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SpaceX notched a big milestone with a launch of its Starlink internet satellites on Wednesday night (Dec. 4).A Falcon 9 rocket launched 20 Starlink spacecraft from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday at 10:05 p.m. EST (7:05 p.m. local California time; 0305 GMT on Dec. 5) and deployed them in low Earth orbit (LEO) about 61 minutes later as planned.Thirteen of the newly launched satellites are capable of beaming service directly to satellites, rounding out the first shell of this specialized network.The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on a ship at sea on Dec. 4,…

Tiger Woods hopes American golfers get five million dollars each to play in the Ryder Cup next September and give the money to charity. Players have competed in the Ryder Cup for nearly a century without receiving appearance fees, but that could change for the 2025 contest at Bethpage Black in New York. Multiple reports have suggested United States’ players will be paid as Keegan Bradley’s 12-strong team attempt to reclaim the cup currently in European hands, with each member receiving around $400,000 (£315,000) to tee it up in the biennial event. Woods was part of the American team at…

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier is expected to tender his resignation today, hours after being ousted in a no-confidence vote.Barnier’s government collapsed after MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him, just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron.Barnier is likely to stay on as caretaker prime minister while Macron chooses a successor, a process which could take weeks.Last night’s vote was the first time a French government had been voted down by parliament in more than 60 years.Marine Le Pen’s far right and the left-wing New Popular Front both united to vote down Barnier’s…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Oil companies Shell and Equinor are to combine their UK offshore oil and gas assets to form a new company they say would be the biggest independent producer in the North Sea.The new company formed by their UK subsidiaries will be a 50-50 joint venture holding Equinor’s stakes in three North Sea fields and Shell’s stakes in nine.“With the once prolific [North Sea] basin now maturing . . . the combination of portfolios and expertise will allow continued economic recovery of this vital UK…

OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and one of the most prominent artificial intelligence companies in the world, said today that it has entered a partnership with Anduril, a defense startup that makes missiles, drones, and software for the United States military. It marks the latest in a series of similar announcements made recently by major tech companies in Silicon Valley, which has warmed to forming closer ties with the defense industry.“OpenAI builds AI to benefit as many people as possible, and supports US-led efforts to ensure the technology upholds democratic values,” Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, said in a statement Wednesday.OpenAI’s AI…

A small, but significant development in Bitcoin’s much-debated decentralized consensus process is taking place, with some developers moving to publicly gauge sentiment of warring soft fork proposals that would augment the software rule set. Follow Rizzo on X.https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/ More specifically, the effort began today with the creation of a page on the Bitcoin Wiki website called “Covenants Support,” whereon the network’s pseudonymous developers are able to attest as to their interest in no less than nine proposals, with a six option rating system.The effort is not affiliated with Bitcoin Core, the network’s major software implementation.Yet, it’s notable, as the process…

Over the past year, the Ethereum Foundation has significantly grown its team of dedicated security researchers and engineers. Members have joined from a variety of backgrounds ranging from cryptography, security architecture, risk management, exploit development as well as having worked on red and blue teams. The members come from different fields and have worked on securing everything from the internet services we all depend on each day, to national healthcare systems and central banks. As The Merge approaches, a lot of effort from the team is spent analyzing, auditing and researching the Consensus Layer in various ways as well as…

PRESS RELEASE – (Nasdaq: SVCO), a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation, is proud to announce its participation in the Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins (SMART) USA Institute. This first-of-its-kind initiative, part of the CHIPS Manufacturing USA program under the CHIPS and Science Act, focuses on leveraging digital twin technologies to advance semiconductor design, manufacturing, and packaging. The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS for America program has entered into negotiations to provide Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) $285 million to establish and operate…

HENI and Invader, the enigmatic street artist famed for his pixelated mosaics, unveil two new collections that intertwine street art with contemporary fine art. The release includes the Camouflage screenprint series, alongside Alias and Pixel Pieces ceramic mosaic works, now available on HENI Editions and HENI Primary, respectively. The Camouflage Series: Art in Disguise Invader’s Camouflage series includes 21 unique screenprint editions, showcasing his iconic Space Invader figure cleverly embedded within intricate camouflage patterns. These works explore the theme of visibility and concealment, blending digital aesthetics with natural motifs. Each screenprint, set in an aluminum frame, is hand-signed and numbered,…