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  • United Kingdom
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
    Brexit

    Brexit postponed

    United Kingdom
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019

    On 20 March 2019, the Prime Minister wrote to European Council President Tusk requesting that Brexit be postponed until 30 June 2019.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
    Marvel Studios

    Feige revealed that the majority of characters would be back with Marvel Studios

    U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019

    In March 2018, Feige revealed that the majority of characters would be back with Marvel Studios, though there were still "some with a couple of other players involved that would have to be negotiated with." The deal was completed on March 20, 2019.




  • California, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
    Oculus

    Oculus Rift S

    California, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019

    On March 20, 2019, at the Game Developers Conference, Facebook announced the Oculus Rift S, a successor to the original Oculus Rift headset. It was co-developed with and manufactured by Lenovo and launched at a price of US$399. The Rift S contains hardware features from the Oculus Go and Oculus Quest, including Oculus Insight, integrated speakers, and a new "halo" strap. The Rift S uses the same 1440p fast-switching LCD display and lenses as the Oculus Go (a higher resolution in comparison to the original model, but lower in comparison to Oculus Quest), running at 80 Hz, and is backward compatible with all existing Oculus Rift games and software. Unlike the original Oculus Rift, it does not have hardware control for inter-pupillary distance.




  • Cupertino, California, United States
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
    Airpods

    The 2nd Generation

    Cupertino, California, United States
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019

    Apple announced the 2nd generation AirPods on March 20, 2019. They are the same design as the first generation but have updated features. They include an H1 processor which supports hands-free "Hey Siri", Bluetooth 5 connectivity. Apple also claims 50% more talk time and faster device connection times. The "Announce Messages with Siri” feature was added in iOS 13.2, which allows the user to dictate text messages to Siri.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
    Google LLC

    The European Commission Imposed a €1.49 Billion Fine On Google

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019

    On March 20, 2019, the European Commission imposed a €1.49 billion ($1.69 billion) fine on Google for preventing rivals from being able to “compete and innovate fairly” in the online advertising market.




  • Cupertino, California, United States
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
    Airpods

    End of The first Generation

    Cupertino, California, United States
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2019

    Production of the 1st generation AirPods was discontinued on March 20, 2019, after the 2nd generation was released.




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