＊第二季＊【EP. 25】#281 經濟學人新聞評論【優步、無人車、Aurora、拜登的國防部長、英國脫歐、北愛爾蘭問題、貿易協議】

1️⃣Uber ended its attempt to develop a driverless car. The ride-hailing firm will instead sell its autonomous-vehicle unit to Aurora, a Silicon Valley start-up… 優步 (Uber) 終結了其開發無人駕駛汽車的嘗試。這家 (線上) 叫車服務公司將改出售其自動駕駛汽車部門予矽谷一新創公司 Aurora… 2️⃣Joe Biden is reportedly set to announce Lloyd Austin, a four-star army general, as his choice for secretary of defence. That continues Mr Trump’s recent practice of placing military brass in top national-security posts conventionally held by civilians… 據報導，拜登 (Joe Biden) 決定要任命四星陸軍上將奧斯汀 (Lloyd Austin) 作為他的國防部長人選。這延續了總統川普近期將軍方高層安排在傳統上由文官擔任的國家安全最高職位之做法… 3️⃣The British government said that it has reached an agreement in principle with the EU over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocols set out in Britain’s withdrawal treaty… 英國政府表示已就 (於今年 1月簽署的) 英國脫歐之協議中有關北愛爾蘭的協定與歐盟在原則上達成共識… -- Hosting provided by SoundOn