THE humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables together, has become an unlikely scourge of the auto industry.... They are labour-intensive to make, and almost every model’s is unique, so shifting production is hard to do quickly. The supply disruptions in Ukraine were a rude awakening for the auto industry.... “ It’s a fundamental change in the way that we design cars.” The new generation of wire harnesses, used by electric natives like Tesla, can be made in sections on automat

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd reported a 51% rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, buoyed by robust data centre demand for high-margin memory chips, but cautioned that component shortages will likely continue in the second half. Samsung said demand for server chips is expected to be solid in the second half, but the pace at which component shortages are resolved will need constant monitoring. Operating profit at the world's top memory chip and smartphone maker rose to 14.1 trillion won($ 11.

LONDON( BLOOMBERG)-Britain promised to open hundreds of more vaccination sites in the coming days, including at football stadiums and racecourses, as it tries to massively ramp up delivery of booster shots amid a surge in Omicron cases. The move comes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid told Parliament the new coronavirus strain now accounts for 20 per cent of confirmed Covid-19 cases in England, while the estimated number of daily infections is about 200, 000, according to modelling from the UK

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Open this photo in gallery The Quebec government's new vaccine passport smartphone application called VaxiCode is shown on a phone in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug.... The technology is based around a quick response code containing a person’s name, date of birth and information about the vaccinations they have received. Starting Sept.... Quebec residents are encouraged to download VaxiCode and upload their QR code into it. VaxiCode Verif is a readeri....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the new model of public finance, where states were allowed to exceed their annual borrowing limits in 2020-21 only if they undertook certain pre-specified reforms, is a classic example of the new model of ‘reforms by conviction and incentives. ’In a blog posted on LinkedIn, Modi said India has seen a model of “ reforms by stealth and compulsion.” This is a new model of “ reforms by conviction and incentives.” “ This was a nudge, incentivising sta

PETALING JAYA: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia leaders should be “ role models ” for society, demonstrating integrity and other noble values worthy of emulation, says party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin, who resigned as prime minister on Aug 16, said party members must remain patient and calm in facing obstacles, while systematically inculcating good leadership values within the party that marked its fifth year of existence yesterday.“ We must always emphasise the principles of un

”, he added.“ Never again should the Government rely on dubious modelling.” Miriam Cates, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, said far too little attention had been paid to the collateral damage of lockdowns.“ This wasn’t just a paper exercise, ” she said.... “ These models and the weight they have been given has caused serious destruction to lives, “ Who was modelling the outcomes of child abuse, of poverty, of loneliness and despair and fear?... ” Responding to the debate, Maggie Throup,

Hong Kong once seemed like a model for how to control the coronavirus.... And with a vaccine still many months away, they say, even the most vigilant countries are susceptible to sudden surges in cases.... Potential vaccines from Oxford and a Chinese company have triggered immune responses, studies find....

Those studies, involving tens of thousands of volunteers, compared the rate of COVID-19 infections in people who received the shot with the rate in participants who got a placebo.... Such randomized, controlled trials may no longer be considered ethical in some countries, as researchers cannot give a dummy shot to people where an effective vaccine is widely available.... Such a benchmark is “ urgently needed ” to help overcome challenges faced by vaccine developers and boost availability of sh