European aviation needs a flight path grounded in global opportunity
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Emirates 24/7
14 minutes ago
- Emirates 24/7
THE GHOST OF NOKIA HAUNTS INTEL: CAN THE CHIP GIANT AVOID A SIMILAR FATE?
In a rapidly changing economic landscape, there is no room for stasis. Even technology giants are not immune to the harsh reality of change. Innovation is the only ticket to survival. But what happens when a behemoth like Intel stumbles? Is the company destined to repeat the tragic story of Nokia, the one-time king of mobile phones that collapsed almost overnight? At its peak, Nokia dominated the global mobile phone market, controlling half of it. However, its refusal to embrace the nascent Android operating system, its stubborn adherence to its own Symbian OS, and its later pivot to Windows Mobile revealed a pattern of inflexibility and a failure to adapt to fundamental market shifts. Between 2007 and 2013, Nokia lost almost everything. The company ignored the rise of touchscreen smartphones and underestimated the crucial role of third-party apps in attracting users. Despite being widely considered "too big to fail," Nokia's fall was spectacular. While the Nokia name still exists today through a limited number of Android-based devices, it has never recovered its former glory. It serves as a stark reminder that arrogance and stagnation can bring down any entity, no matter its size. Intel on a Perilous Path Intel's history is filled with success; for decades, it has been the bedrock of the processor industry. However, recent years have shown signs of decline. The company has suffered from a series of misguided technical decisions, such as the flawed Netburst architecture in its Pentium 4 processors, which was plagued by performance and overheating issues. This was followed by the failed Itanium project and the Larrabee graphics card initiative, which was shuttered before it ever saw the light of day. According to tech analyst Sydney Butler, Intel has not learned from its past failures. Instead, it has become overly cautious, trying to avoid mistakes by avoiding risk altogether. Butler considers this 'the greatest mistake' on its current trajectory. The Severest Blow Intel's failure to rapidly update its architectural structure led to Apple's strategic decision to develop its own ARM-based processors. With that move, Intel lost one of its most critical clients. Now, Intel faces the risk of losing its customers in the PC market as well. Microsoft has partnered with Qualcomm to produce ARM-based processors for laptops. If Qualcomm can improve its performance to rival Apple's chips, other PC manufacturers may abandon Intel. ARM processors are known for their lower power consumption and reduced heat generation, which minimizes the need for expensive cooling technologies. However, this transition would require extensive efforts from developers to re-engineer applications for the new architecture, moving away from the x86 architecture that Intel provides development kits for. Similarly, Windows itself would need to adopt Intel's new architectures as expected. A Leadership Crisis A new crisis has been added to Intel's woes: this time, a leadership one involving its new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan. In March, Tan took the helm, but he was soon accused of having ties to Chinese military-affiliated companies, a matter that has caused widespread concern among U.S. politicians. Republican Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel's board, alleging that Tan holds stakes in companies with Chinese military ties and accusing him of participating in a breach of U.S. export controls during his time leading Cadence Design Systems. This was followed by a direct call from President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform for Tan's immediate dismissal. The company's stock subsequently dropped by 3% in a single day, despite a positive performance by other technology stocks. Is There Salvation? Between erratic technical decisions, a lack of innovation, client loss, and leadership crises, Intel stands at a critical crossroads. It must either reinvent itself and reclaim its leadership role in the processor sector or join Nokia in the ranks of fallen giants. The question is no longer whether Intel can fall, but whether it can survive the final blow. The tech world is unforgiving. It operates like a high-speed train, crushing anyone who fails to keep up. Will Intel manage to survive beneath its wheels?
Al Etihad
2 hours ago
- Al Etihad
Air Canada suspends plan to resume flights as union vows to continue strike
17 Aug 2025 23:24 Toronto (AFP)Air Canada on Sunday suspended its plan to resume flights over a strike by flight attendants that has effectively shut down the airline and snarled summer travel for its passengers around the announcement came despite the country's industrial relations board ordering an end to the strike by around 10,000 flight attendants, which had prompted the airline to say it would resume flying on Sunday."Air Canada... has suspended its plan to resume limited flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge," citing a decision by the union representing the workers to continue with striking, despite the government directive."The airline will resume flights as of tomorrow evening," the flag carrier said in a the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) "directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties by 14:00 EDT on August 17, 2025," the airline Canada cabin crew walked off the job early Saturday after rejecting an updated contract later, Canada's labour policy minister, Patty Hajdu, invoked a legal provision to halt the strike and force both sides into binding arbitration."The directive, under section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, and the CIRB's order, ends the strike at Air Canada that resulted in the suspension of more than 700 flights," the Montreal-based carrier Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which is representing the workers, sought wage increases as well as to address uncompensated ground work, including during the boarding process. In a statement on Sunday, CUPE's Air Canada unit said the strike would continue."CUPE National President Mark Hancock made it loud and clear that our members will NOT be returning to work until such time as the government orders Air Canada back to the bargaining table where we can reach an attempted agreement that our members can vote on," it said. "We will not have our rights and protections removed."The union urged passengers not to go to the airport if they had a ticket for Air Canada or its lower-cost subsidiary Air Canada earlier slammed the Canadian government's intervention as "rewarding Air Canada's refusal to negotiate fairly by giving them exactly what they wanted.""This sets a terrible precedent," it said. The union also pointed out that the chairwoman of CIRB, Maryse Tremblay, previously worked as legal counsel for Air ruling on whether to end the strike was "an almost unthinkable display of conflict-of-interest," the union posted on Thursday, Air Canada detailed the terms offered to cabin crew, indicating a senior flight attendant would on average make CAN$87,000 ($65,000) by has described Air Canada's offers as "below inflation (and) below market value."In a statement issued before the strike began, the Business Council of Canada warned an Air Canada work stoppage would exacerbate the economic pinch already being felt from US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Canada's flag carrier counts around 130,000 daily passengers and flies directly to 180 cities worldwide.
Khaleej Times
3 hours ago
- Khaleej Times
Dubai Airport's new AI corridor allows passengers to clear immigration without stops: Alkhaleej
Dubai Airport (DXB) is now home to an AI-powered corridor, allowing multiple travellers to pass through immigration controls within seconds. The new service allows up to 10 people to pass through at the same time, without having to stop or present identification documents, according to local newspaper Alkhaleej. The airport systems now recognise passenger data even before they arrive at border crossings, said Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai. The new AI-powered corridor also speeds up process es and doubles the capacity of airports, as multiple passengers can be processed at once. In addition, AI also helps in detecting violations as it refers any suspicious passport directly to forgery experts, Al Marri added. The new service is the first of its kind worldwide and comes as part of an integrated system that puts the experience of "boundless travel" within travelers' reach, Al Marri stated. DXB maintained its position as the world's busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic for 2024, according to a report by Airports Council International (ACI) World. Travellers' impressions Many passengers who walked through the corridor expressed their admiration for the quick clearing service. 'I travelled with my family and the experience was smooth and exceptional. The procedures have become much faster thanks to this corridor, as travel can now be completed in record time without the need to stop at passport control counters,' said Mohammed Amer from Syria. Another traveller called Mahmoud Balou from Canada praised Dubai's efforts to adopt the latest technologies that help cut waiting time and prevent congestion, making the travel experience more enjoyable and seamless, according to the Alkhaleej report.
