Cruise operators see brighter horizon as vaccines spur bookings
27 Feb, 2021 07:30 PM
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Cruise lines had to wave goodbye to hopes of sailing in 2020 after virulent strains of Covid forced their ships to anchor. Photo / Getty Images
Financial Times
By: Alice Hancock in London Royal Caribbean s disclosure this week of a $1bn loss for the fourth consecutive quarter marked the end of a gloomy year since a Covid outbreak on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship brought the industry to a standstill.
But investors finally found cause for celebration, pushing the company s share price up almost 12 per cent as it revealed a bump in bookings spurred by fresh confidence around vaccines and lockdown easing.
The Atlantic Daily: Americans’ Long-Awaited Return to Normal
At long last, Americans are able to see the relief on the horizon, and the end of the outbreak that’s cost the country more than 500,000 lives.
February 24, 2021
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The end is in sight. We preview the country’s long-awaited Return to Normal.
At long last, Americans are able to see the relief on the horizon, and the end of the outbreak that’s cost the country more than 500,000 lives.
Horizon, SAIC form auto chip alliance By WANG YING in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-23 09:27 Share SAIC employees inspect cars on an assembly line in Shanghai in February. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese automobile giant SAIC Motor Corp Ltd will join hands with smart chip company Horizon Robotics to further expand in the automobile chip arena.
SAIC and Horizon will leverage their strengths to explore cutting edge technologies in automobiles and in research and development of intelligent and connected vehicles to gain a vantage position in smart vehicle development, said an agreement signed between the two sides on Feb 10. The cooperation looks to fully integrate the respective strengths to build a brand-new collaborative model in automotive AI development, and for intelligentization of the automobile industry, said Yang Xiaodong, vice-president of SAIC Motor, and general manager of SAIC Passenger Vehicle.
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In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Karl Flinders joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald, and Brian McKenna to discuss the Post Office Horizon system that brought havoc to the lives of subpostmasters and subpostmistresses
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Karl Flinders joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna to discuss the Post Office Horizon computer system that wrought havoc in the lives of subpostmasters and subpostmistresses.
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