EnergyOct 11 · 1/12
2,465
Likes on the post
a16z chart links electricity use to national wealth
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24,973
Likes on VC chart posts, this week
VC chart post likes rise 68 percent this week
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MachinesOct 7 · 3/12
16.5%
Battery-electric share, 2025 (IEA)
Plug-ins took 25% of global car sales in 2025, up from 0.7% in 2015
Read the briefAIOct 7 · 4/12
1 trillion
Mistral Large 4 (total params)
Ten open-weight models passed 1T parameters. All ten came from China
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SpaceOct 7 · 5/12
4.60 million km²
2026 minimum (5-day mean)
Arctic ice's 2026 low: 4.60 M km², 11th lowest in 48 years
Read the briefAIOct 7 · 6/12
28.1%
Bot share, week of 4 May
Bots now make up 36% of English Wikipedia pageviews, up from 28% in May
Read the briefGadgetsOct 7 · 7/12
36 days
Enduro 4, smartwatch mode
Garmin Enduro 4 claims 36 days of smartwatch battery, 17x Apple Watch Ultra 4
Read the briefAIOct 7 · 8/12
1491
Best Chinese open model, 2 Oct 2026
China's best open model leads the US by 46 Arena points, down from 72
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MachinesOct 7 · 9/12
295 miles
Median EPA range, MY2026
Median EPA range for new EVs climbed from 82 to 295 miles since 2012
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EnergyOct 7 · 10/12
+41.3%
Water & sewerage CPI, 2025 vs 2016
Water and sewer prices rose 41% since 2016, vs 34% for all items
Read the briefEnergyOct 7 · 11/12
42.4 TWh
Data-center electricity, 2025
Google's data centers used 42.4 TWh in 2025, 2.9x their 2020 level
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SpaceOct 7 · 12/12
17,257
Active payloads in orbit