Australia Talks 1 Aug 2024: Power hungry data centres & Collins submarine refurbishments

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions. Contact us at [email protected] DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:08:59 - Power hungry data centres in Australia are scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand 00:33:34 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Winchelsea, Victoria 00:53:49 - Federal government signs $2.2billion deal to extend the life of the Collins submarine. New AUKUS subs delivery expected to face challenges 01:21:55 - This week in Australian history 26-31 Jul and 1 Aug 01:32:29 - XXXX bottle top quiz   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit   Sources: Goodbye Natick! Microsoft has given up on one of its coolest projects ever — underwater data center pilot canned despite successful outcomes and won't come back Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably Submarine boss predicts AUKUS project will be slow, expensive and suffer setbacks Federal government signs $2.2 billion deal to extend life of Collins submarines into the 2030s Australia Talks - 18 Apr 2024: Gilmour Space Eris rocket Wikipedia - Winchelsea, Victoria Wikipedia - Thomas Austin (pastoralist) Wikipedia - Rabbits in Australia Wikipedia - Acclimatisation Society Hankering for History National Geographic Australian Food Timeline Aussie Towns Museums Victoria Tanggram - The magic of compounding interest Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian