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Apple is taking one final shot at entering the automotive industry with its plans for its own car. Their saving grace? Their latest revamp of Apple CarPlay, which was originally introduced to fend off Androids. (Link)
Microsoft has announced that soon, Microsoft Office 2024 will be available without a subscription. This launch is expected to happen later this year, while a commercial preview of their Office Long-Term Servicing Channel 2024 is expected to be available in April. (Link)
Uber is finally held accountable for loss of taxi drivers’ income: Thousands of taxi drivers in Australia will be compensated by Uber who has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million). (Link)
Nuvei Corp, a Canadian payments processor company that won the investment of actor Ryan Reynolds in 2023, is now in talks with Advent International, a private equity firm for a buyout. (Link)
PS5 Pro leaks suggest Sony's next console PS5 Pro (probably) is a big leap over the PlayStation 5. A more powerful PlayStation 5 is due out this year as the console's specs reportedly leak. (link)
Did you know? 😯
Alibaba has appointed a new leader for Freshippo?
Hou Yi, the former CEO of Freshippo has been replaced with CFO Yan Xiaolei.
Hou is reported to retire but will continue to serve the company as a senior adviser.
This decision was made as part of Alibaba’s attempt to regain growth.
AirPods are about to get serious upgrades?
Apple is planning to launch two new AirPods later this year
It is reported that these two new versions of AirPods will really replace the second and third generation of AirPods.
The upgrades are said to be game-changing, so much that Apple is planning the biggest AirPods launch ever.
Our universe might be 27 Billion Years Old
Theoretical physicist Rajendra Gupta from the University of Ottawa (Canada) published a very interesting proposal.
His study suggests that our universe does not need dark matter in order to exist.
Fossilized sound waves also suggest that the Big Bang might have taken place 13 billion years earlier.
Ninja Van is waiting for profits to improve before debuting in the stock market scene.
Tata Sons Ltd. wants to raise $1.1 billion selling shares.
Space One Co.’s rocket explodes just seconds after launch.
Wiz Inc. will be buying Gem Security for $350 million.
Tech throwback: March 18, 1999
On March 18, 1999, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 5.0
After the launch of Internet Explorer 4.5, Microsoft decided to introduce Internet Explorer 5.0 on March 18 1999. This release came with Windows 98 second edition and also Office 2000, which supported bi-directional text, XML, XSLT and other notable functions.
The Internet Explorer 5 also came with Outlook Express 5, and the release of Microsoft’s first version of XMLHttpRequest (Ajax).
Amazing and nostalgic, right?
That’s all for today. Until tomorrow!