WAO ART #242

W Hotels has opened its largest property in Sydney, Australia, with 588 rooms. The hotel is located within The Ribbon, a curved structure designed by Australian architect firm Hassell. The hotel describes itself as a "beacon of bold design" with interiors inspired by the city's history and spirit.

SBM Offshore has been awarded contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel for the Whiptail development project offshore Guyana. The FPSO will be designed to produce 250,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Despite a market downturn, the blockchain gaming industry received $600 million in funding from venture capitalists (VCs) in Q3 2023. This brings the total funding for blockchain games to $2.3 billion so far this year. VCs still see potential in blockchain-based games.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned of grave dangers amid global crises, citing geopolitical tensions, inflation, and interest rates as major threats. In the bank's earnings report, Dimon highlighted a 35% rise in profits but cautioned that positive trends may not persist.

Chinese bitcoin mines in the US are raising national security concerns, according to The New York Times. Some of these mines have ties to the Chinese Communist Party and are located near US infrastructure, such as a Microsoft data center supporting the Pentagon and an Air Force missile base.

A R1 billion solar energy project being developed by Chariot Transitional Power and Total Eren in South Africa's North West province is on track to be completed by the end of 2024. The project will contribute to Tharisa Minerals' goal of reducing carbon emissions by 30% by 2030.

Burkina Faso's military leaders have signed a deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant in order to increase electricity supplies. The country currently has one of the lowest rates of electrification globally, with only 21% of people connected to power.