Not wages, but purchasing power.
@ninadschick
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German Eurocrat Announces €200bn AI Investment Plan
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She must have seen the singularity, how else do you explain a German Eurocrat coming out with €200bn for AI?
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Purchasing Power Stagnation Versus Wage Growth Analysis 2026
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In any case the ca. 40% figure is on purchasing power, not stagnant wages.
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UK Nuclear Strategy Faces Resistance Amid Economic Growth Push
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Even the lacklustre Keir Starmer recognizes the urgency. In a desperate bid to revive 'economic growth,' he is pushing a "Build, baby, build" strategy to fast-track nuclear development, But—because this is the UK—the plan is already running into resistance. The latest obstacle?
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Industrial Electricity Crisis: Grid Instability and Import Dependence
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The consequences? – The highest industrial electricity prices in the world – An unstable grid – Heavy dependence on energy imports
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France Secures €109bn for AI Data Centres UK Lags
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As France secures €109 bn to build data centres to power AI, let's see how the UK compares. TD'LR: It's depressing. Britain once had two major energy advantages: 1) North Sea oil 2) Nuclear leadership
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Industrial Intelligence: The AI Infrastructure Build-Out Race
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Reflections on #AISummitParis The AI Infrastructure Build-Out We are witnessing the birth of Industrial Intelligence—a shift that demands an entirely new type of infrastructure. We’re in the build-out phase—constructing the industrial backbone of the AI economy. A race
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France’s Nuclear Grid: AI Infrastructure Advantage
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It's all about the energy baby. France runs a 75% nuclear-powered grid, unlike its European counterparts still hooked on fossil fuels and energy imports. France even exported 90 terawatt-hours of electricity last year. This gives France a unique advantage to scale AI
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France Powers Data Centers for AI Infrastructure
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And in the meantime France will power the data centres
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Germany’s Green Energy Trade-offs and Industrial Competitiveness
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I’m German, I understand the context. It’s just a question of being honest about the trade offs. Don’t think the Germans voted for perverse outcomes like going green to burn coal, or for decimating the competitiveness of their industrial backbone.