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During the maiden voyage of the two CF 5000 vessels, Damen is monitoring performance via its onboard IoT system, Damen Triton. This award winning system collects and analyses data from thousands of sensors located around the vessel. Based on ship design criteria and benchmark information, this data then provides valuable insight into maintenance requirements and vessel performance, amongst other things. In this instance, Damen is using the data provided by Triton to assess the performance of the new vessels and to gather information to ensure the continual evolution of the design. Damen Commercial Director Cargo Vessels Remko Bouma says, “we are delighted to welcome Squtrixo as a first time Damen client, and the launching customer of the CF 5000. Based on the information from the Damen Triton system onboard, we can see that the vessels are performing as expected. We are also confident that the CF 3850 will perform to the full satisfaction of Squtrixo. This delivery will marks the 27th of the new, improved CF 3850. The next generation vessel has rapidly, and repeatedly, proven itself to be a thoroughly efficient and reliable platform.” The CF 3850 has long been a popular vessel in Damen’s portfolio. In recent years, the shipbuilder has relaunched the design with improved efficiency, suitable for current and forthcoming emissions regulations. In addition to the increased efficiency of the standard design, Damen offers a range of additional options to further boost the sustainable credentials of the vessel. This includes various hybrid propulsion arrangements, as well as the possibility to operate on bio-diesel. The vessels are also prepared for installation of innovative technologies such as wind assisted propulsion, to further reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Due to the rising demand for the popular CF 3850, Damen began a partnership with the Ba Son Shipyard in Vietnam to construct the design, in addition to the production of the vessel at the Damen Yichang Shipyard in China. Like the CF 3850, the CF 5000 is designed for fuel economy. The new design features many of the same features as the CF 3850, but with an increased cargo capacity. The new series boasts a hold capacity of 7000m3 and can carry up to 5160 tonnes of cargo. A subdivision with grain bulkheads and tween decks increases loading possibilities. Source: DAMEN
Big boost for Liverpool tonight as positive update emerges on key first-team playerSchmitt says it's a 'slur' to call Gabbard a 'Russian asset'A 7-year-old dispute between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence "dictatorship" is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker's ongoing shift into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year alleging it had betrayed its founding aims as a nonprofit research lab benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. The world's richest man, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X, last year started his own rival AI company, xAI. Musk says it faces unfair competition from OpenAI and its close business partner Microsoft, which has supplied the huge computing resources needed to build AI systems such as ChatGPT. “OpenAI and Microsoft together exploiting Musk’s donations so they can build a for-profit monopoly, one now specifically targeting xAI, is just too much,” says Musk's filing that alleges the companies are violating the terms of Musk’s foundational contributions to the charity. OpenAI is filing a response Friday opposing Musk’s requested order, saying it would cripple OpenAI’s business and mission to the advantage of Musk and his own AI company. A hearing is set for January before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland. At the heart of the dispute is a 2017 internal power struggle at the fledgling startup that led to Altman becoming OpenAI's CEO. Musk also wanted the job, according to emails revealed as part of the court case, but grew frustrated after two other OpenAI co-founders said he would hold too much power as a major shareholder and chief executive if the startup succeeded in its goal to achieve better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence , or AGI. Musk has long voiced concerns about how advanced forms of AI could threaten humanity. “The current structure provides you with a path where you end up with unilateral absolute control over the AGI," said a 2017 email to Musk from co-founders Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman. “You stated that you don't want to control the final AGI, but during this negotiation, you've shown to us that absolute control is extremely important to you.” In the same email, titled “Honest Thoughts,” Sutskever and Brockman also voiced concerns about Altman's desire to be CEO and whether he was motivated by “political goals.” Altman eventually succeeded in becoming CEO, and has remained so except for a period last year when he was fired and then reinstated days later after the board that ousted him was replaced. OpenAI published the messages Friday in a blog post meant to show its side of the story, particularly Musk's early support for the idea of making OpenAI a for-profit business so it could raise money for the hardware and computer power that AI needs. It was Musk, through his wealth manager Jared Birchall, who first registered “Open Artificial Technologies Technologies, Inc.”, a public benefit corporation, in September 2017. Then came the “Honest Thoughts” email that Musk described as the “final straw.” “Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a nonprofit,” Musk wrote back. Musk didn't immediately respond to emailed requests for comment sent to his companies Friday. Asked about his frayed relationship with Musk at a New York Times conference last week, Altman said he felt “tremendously sad” but also characterized Musk’s legal fight as one about business competition. “He’s a competitor and we’re doing well,” Altman said. He also said at the conference that he is “not that worried” about the Tesla CEO’s influence with President-elect Donald Trump. OpenAI said Friday that Altman plans to make a $1 million personal donation to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration. —————————— The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP’s text archives. Matt O'brien, The Associated Press
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially criticized “false claims” made by public safety technology provider , a move that could clear the path for some of the company’s clients to cancel their contracts. It is the latest controversy to emerge from the growing weapon- and in government technology. Based in Massachusetts, Evolv sells security screening systems backed by artificial intelligence that can detect weapons. Schools and have used the tools to help secure their operations. The , for instance, earlier this year signed a $5.46 million, four-year deal to use Evolv technology even as the FTC was investigating the marketing claims. In a settlement, the federal agency said Evolv “deceptively advertised” that its “scanners would detect all weapons” while ignoring “harmless” personal items carried by people, and via a process that required less labor than metal detectors. In reality, according to the FTC, the company’s technology “failed in several instances to detect weapons in schools while flagging harmless personal items typically brought to schools, like laptops, binders and water bottles.” In one instance, a knife missed by the company’s scanners was used in 2022 in a school stabbing, according to the agency. The company also advised schools to “add conveyor belts and other measures,” contradicting the labor-reduction claims. “To reduce false positive rates, Evolv in 2023 introduced a more sensitive setting for Express users with the goal of detecting more knives,” the FTC said. “Despite this, Evolv said some knives will be missed, more false alarms will occur and additional staffing may be required to run the machines.” More than 800 schools in 40 states have deployed Evolv weapons-detection scanners, according to the FTC. As part of the proposed settlement, Evolv would let some of its K-12 school clients — those who signed deals with the company between April 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023 — to cancel those contracts. , Evolv said that it “disagrees with the FTC’s allegations” and has not admitted wrongdoing, but has decided to resolve the issue so it can focus on its “core mission of protecting lives through innovation.” The company said the federal agency did not “challenge the core efficacy” of the company’s products, including its use of AI. “Instead, the focus of the inquiry was related to how the technology was described for a period of time in historical marketing materials,” the Evolv statement read. The proposed settlement of the FTC has no mention of any financial penalties. “We worked collaboratively with the FTC to resolve this matter and are pleased that the FTC did not challenge the fundamental effectiveness of our technology and that the resolution does not include any monetary relief,” said Mike Ellenbogen, interim president and CEO of Evolv Technology, in the statement. “We appreciated the opportunity to demonstrate for the FTC our Evolv Express system and our customers’ diligence in researching, testing and ultimately deploying our solution in myriad environments.” The proposed settlement prohibits the company from making “any misrepresentations about” the power of its products to detect weapons while ignoring “harmless personal items”; the accuracy and speed of its technology; comparative labor costs; testing; and “any material aspect of its performance,” an area that covers artificial intelligence. Evolv is hardly the only weapon- or gunshot-detection tech supplier to face recent scrutiny. In and , for instance, the use of ShotSpotter gunshot detection tools for police has attracted opposition, with debates involving the accuracy of the technology as well as . Potential violations of personal privacy also have sparked resistance to other competing technologies, as seen again in Chicago with an idea to use on mass transit.Freiburg survives late onslaught to beat Wolfsburg in Bundesliga thriller
Georgia QB Carson Beck’s status for Sugar Bowl uncertain as he considers treatment options on elbowKINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Javonte Brown had 17 points in Rhode Island's 91-53 victory against Charleston (SC) on Sunday. Brown added seven rebounds and four blocks for the Rams (5-0). Jamarques Lawrence shot 6 for 11, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc to add 16 points. Sebastian Thomas shot 5 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points. AJ Smith finished with 10 points for the Cougars (4-2). Derrin Boyd added nine points and four assists for Charleston (SC). Deywilk Tavarez also had nine points. Rhode Island took the lead with 19:31 left in the first half and did not give it up. Brown led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 45-16 at the break. Rhode Island outscored Charleston (SC) by nine points over the final half, while Lawrence led the way with a team-high eight second-half points. NEXT UP Both teams next play Wednesday. Rhode Island plays Detroit Mercy and Charleston (SC)plays Northern Kentucky at home. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
HALIFAX — Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage has been sworn in as Nova Scotia’s 34th lieutenant-governor. Savage was installed during a ceremony today at the Nova Scotia legislature. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Savage’s appointment as the King’s representative in Nova Scotia in October. He replaces Arthur J. LeBlanc who had held the position since 2017 and who carried out his last official function on Thursday, presiding over the swearing in of the provincial government’s new cabinet. Savage served 12 years as mayor of Atlantic Canada’s largest city and announced in February that he wouldn’t seek re-election. Previous to becoming mayor, Savage served for seven years as the MP for the federal riding of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. The Canadian PressGeorgia QB Carson Beck's status for Sugar Bowl uncertain as he considers treatment options on elbow
Florida Lawmaker Switches to Republican Party After Winning Election as a Democrat: 'I'm Tired of Being the Party of Protesting'Nearly 200 countries agreed to triple the amount of money available to help developing countries confront rapidly warming temperatures. But the deal reached at the close of the two-week COP29 summit in Azerbaijan resulted from fractious and at times openly hostile negotiations, producing an agreement that even its supporters may see as insufficient and disappointing. The process of global climate cooperation will lurch forward from here under the weight of heavier existential questions. Global temperature rise is on the cusp of 1.5 degrees Celsius — a critical tipping point for avoiding the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. “We needed to leave Baku with an agreement to keep the multilateral system alive,” said Juan Carlos Monterrey-Gomez, Panama’s special representative for climate change. “We kept the system alive. But I think 1.5 is dead.” Rich countries have pledged to provide at least $300 billion annually by 2035, through a wide variety of sources, including public finance as well as bilateral and multilateral deals. The agreement also calls on parties to work toward unleashing a total of $1.3 trillion a year, with most of it expected to come through private financing. Developed and developing countries entered the negotiations far apart. At one point on Saturday, the talks appeared to be on the brink of collapse, before numerous closed-door meetings brought a deal closer. Rich nations are grappling with a slew of fiscal and political constraints, including inflation, constrained budgets and rising populism. The election of Donald Trump and his threat to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Paris climate agreement also cast a shadow on the summit. Under a compromise, rich nations eventually agreed to commit $50 billion more than called for in a draft agreement on Friday. They had also made any agreement contingent on reaffirming last year’s COP28 outcome in Dubai that included a vow to transition away from fossil fuels. But Saudi Arabia, leading a bloc of Arab nations, opposed the move to single out any sector. “There is definitely a challenge in getting greater ambition when you are negotiating with the Saudis,” John Podesta, the top U.S. climate negotiator, told reporters. “At a time when the world is facing such catastrophic effects from climate change an inch at a time is not enough.” In the end, developed countries had to settle for simply reaffirming the deal reached last year at COP28 in Dubai, without explicitly referencing “fossil fuels” by name. ‘Too little’ The promised funding falls short of the trillions of dollars poor and vulnerable nations say they need to climate-proof their economies. They also want more of that money to come in the form of grants and other affordable financial support, since market-based loans risk deepening their debt burdens. The deal’s adoption came over the objections of India, whose delegates had raised their hands in an attempt to intervene, and as the gavel fell, walked up to the stage in a failed bid to get attention. India’s representative Chandni Raina called the deal inadequate. called the deal inadequate. “The goal is too little, too distant,” she said, her speech punctuated frequently by applause and cheers. Still, for some the result will likely serve as proof the COP process is still the best approach for coordinating global action to meet the escalating challenges of climate change. “COP29 took place in tough circumstances but multilateralism is alive and more necessary than ever,” Laurence Tubiana, chief executive office of European Climate Foundation, an architect of the landmark Paris Agreement. The new agreement will help inform individual country commitments for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 as well as the next round of U.N. climate talks in Brazil. Many developing nations emphasized the smaller-than-hoped finance commitment would slow their transitions to emission-free energy and constrain their ambition in setting carbon-reducing targets due in February.Brown's 17 lead Rhode Island over Charleston (SC) 91-53
