Matt Bevan
@mattbevan.bsky.social
Host/writer of 'If You’re Listening’ from ABC News. http://seedisclaimer.com
Contact me via ifyourelistening [at] abc.net.au
Contact me via ifyourelistening [at] abc.net.au
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How much energy, water and money is the AI boom consuming? | If You're Listening
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A lot of people have voiced concern about the energy and water consumption of AI data centres. In this week’s If You’re Listening, we’ve taken a close look at the data: youtu.be/_mJLTOs5i44?...
Every other public broadcaster in the world watching Trump attack the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Every other public broadcaster in the world watching Trump attack the BBC
My wife and I both work from home.
Me just now: You know, I reckon tha-
Her: I'm about to start my meeting.
Me: Oh, never mind.
Her: I've got a second if you need to tell me something.
Me: Oh, no I was just about to voice an opinion about the French.
Her: I'll start my meeting now.
Me: Ok.
Me just now: You know, I reckon tha-
Her: I'm about to start my meeting.
Me: Oh, never mind.
Her: I've got a second if you need to tell me something.
Me: Oh, no I was just about to voice an opinion about the French.
Her: I'll start my meeting now.
Me: Ok.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My wife and I both work from home.
Me just now: You know, I reckon tha-
Her: I'm about to start my meeting.
Me: Oh, never mind.
Her: I've got a second if you need to tell me something.
Me: Oh, no I was just about to voice an opinion about the French.
Her: I'll start my meeting now.
Me: Ok.
Me just now: You know, I reckon tha-
Her: I'm about to start my meeting.
Me: Oh, never mind.
Her: I've got a second if you need to tell me something.
Me: Oh, no I was just about to voice an opinion about the French.
Her: I'll start my meeting now.
Me: Ok.
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John Laws is dead, so as well as remembering him for outrageous on-air statements and the cash-for-comment affair, let me take this opportunity to remind everyone that in 1976 he released an album of country music covers called You've Never Been Trucked Like This Before
It reached 69 on the charts
It reached 69 on the charts
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
John Laws is dead, so as well as remembering him for outrageous on-air statements and the cash-for-comment affair, let me take this opportunity to remind everyone that in 1976 he released an album of country music covers called You've Never Been Trucked Like This Before
It reached 69 on the charts
It reached 69 on the charts
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
A lot of people have voiced concern about the energy and water consumption of AI data centres. In this week’s If You’re Listening, we’ve taken a close look at the data: youtu.be/_mJLTOs5i44?...
How much energy, water and money is the AI boom consuming? | If You're Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A lot of people have voiced concern about the energy and water consumption of AI data centres. In this week’s If You’re Listening, we’ve taken a close look at the data: youtu.be/_mJLTOs5i44?...
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
They're not going to do this but the route should be going down the east side of Lake Macquarie and Lake Tuggerah:
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
They're not going to do this but the route should be going down the east side of Lake Macquarie and Lake Tuggerah:
Japan beat Canada. It is finally a real World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Japan beat Canada. It is finally a real World Series.
Does this mean Canada is part of America now? Is that how this works? #worldseries
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Does this mean Canada is part of America now? Is that how this works? #worldseries
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Gaza is not just decimated. It appears beyond repair. That is devastating. Great reporting by Matt Bevan.
This is such a good show. @mattbevan.bsky.social provides much needed context and in depth reporting .
youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM
youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM
Can Gaza ever be rebuilt? | If You're Listening | ABC NEWS In-depth
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October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Gaza is not just decimated. It appears beyond repair. That is devastating. Great reporting by Matt Bevan.
Lots of people are comparing the current level of investment in AI to the Dot-Com Bubble of 1999-2000. I had a closer look at the similarities and differences: youtu.be/ZIbEn5oH4jA?...
Is the AI bubble too big to burst? | If You're Listening | ABC NEWS In-depth
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October 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Lots of people are comparing the current level of investment in AI to the Dot-Com Bubble of 1999-2000. I had a closer look at the similarities and differences: youtu.be/ZIbEn5oH4jA?...
This is a photo from Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln bedroom ensuite and um… can people in the East Wing and Treasury Building just… watch White House guests poop?
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is a photo from Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln bedroom ensuite and um… can people in the East Wing and Treasury Building just… watch White House guests poop?
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ABC's @mattbevan.bsky.social uses a comparison with the destruction of Mosul, Iraq (2017) to explain the unimaginable level of devastation in Gaza. Superb "If You're Listening" ep. (Bevan also makes some key points by the facts he leaves unspoken.) #Israel #Palestine #Gaza youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM?...
Sizing up the Gaza rebuild | If You're Listening | ABC NEWS In-depth
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October 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
ABC's @mattbevan.bsky.social uses a comparison with the destruction of Mosul, Iraq (2017) to explain the unimaginable level of devastation in Gaza. Superb "If You're Listening" ep. (Bevan also makes some key points by the facts he leaves unspoken.) #Israel #Palestine #Gaza youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM?...
My 4 kids are currently trying to play with water bombs
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My 4 kids are currently trying to play with water bombs
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This is such a good show. @mattbevan.bsky.social provides much needed context and in depth reporting .
youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM
youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM
Can Gaza ever be rebuilt? | If You're Listening | ABC NEWS In-depth
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is such a good show. @mattbevan.bsky.social provides much needed context and in depth reporting .
youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM
youtu.be/qBsxXZ7d9xM
Rough year for the Heard Island penguins. First Trump slaps them with tariff and now this.
Breaking: Deadly strain of bird flu suspected on remote Australian island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/bird-flu-suspected-remote-sub-antarctic-heard-island-nuyina/105928676
Breaking: Deadly strain of bird flu suspected on remote Australian island
Suspected bird flu has reached Australia's sub-Antarctic Heard Island, with signs of the deadly H5 avian disease observed in elephant seals.
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Rough year for the Heard Island penguins. First Trump slaps them with tariff and now this.
The Australian Government has launched an "ESCAPE. HIDE. TELL." campaign to help people respond if they're confronted by an armed attacker.
I mean... I feel like "run away, hide, call for help" is something that 3.7 billion years of evolution has hardwired into our DNA but sure, thanks for the tip.
I mean... I feel like "run away, hide, call for help" is something that 3.7 billion years of evolution has hardwired into our DNA but sure, thanks for the tip.
October 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Australian Government has launched an "ESCAPE. HIDE. TELL." campaign to help people respond if they're confronted by an armed attacker.
I mean... I feel like "run away, hide, call for help" is something that 3.7 billion years of evolution has hardwired into our DNA but sure, thanks for the tip.
I mean... I feel like "run away, hide, call for help" is something that 3.7 billion years of evolution has hardwired into our DNA but sure, thanks for the tip.
Checking in on the White House renovations…
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Checking in on the White House renovations…
Lol Melbourne-Adelaide
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Lol Melbourne-Adelaide
Australians on Facebook reading American news: Yeah, you tell him! No Kings!!!
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile:
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Australians on Facebook reading American news: Yeah, you tell him! No Kings!!!
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile:
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Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
Lol you think?
BREAKING: Microsoft, $MSFT, leaders worried that meeting OpenAI’s rapidly escalating compute demands could lead to overbuilding servers that might not generate a financial return, per the Information
October 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Lol you think?
Of course he’s not wearing the face mask properly. Very on brand.
You could have slapped this picture of Trump wearing a crown and garish make-up on any protest poster today. They don't dispute who he is, they celebrate it.
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Of course he’s not wearing the face mask properly. Very on brand.
Ahyes, thanks Grok, very helpful information
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Ahyes, thanks Grok, very helpful information