Jack Ma retires as Alibaba’s CEO

The reign of Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group, came to an end on Tuesday (September 10) with an official announcement of his retirement as executive chairman in the 20^th anniversary of the Chinese e-commerce site. The 55-year-old Jack Ma dressed like a rock star in his farewell program. Not only that but also he and his successor Daniel Zhang sang a song titled "You Raise Me Up" in front of the Alibaba employees. This event took place in Hangzhou, China.

According to a report, Jack Ma, who is the richest man in China, wants to go back to his previous profession- teaching. He wrote, “I still have lots of dreams to pursue… I want to return to education, which excites me with so much blessing because this is what I love to do.”

Jack Ma led the company from the front for twenty years and turned it from a small start-up into a billion dollar enterprise. So, his leaving and the handover of power to a new CEO, Daniel Zhang, will start a new era in Alibaba Group. It is time to see how long he can carry on the success of this company.

September 10 is also memorable for another reason. On this day, American tech giant, Apple, introduced the latest version of iPhone, iPhone 11, at the Apple Park in California, United States.

Source- https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2019/09/11/jack-ma-marks-alibaba-retirement-with-rockstar-party/#282235cf1a62

Bell Nexus: A Flying Taxi

If you had watched the science fiction movie, Avatar, you might have noticed the imaginary helicopter and regretted that if it were real. However, you will not have to wait for a long time to see this concept helicopter in real shape. Bell, a Texas-based firm, showcased the prototype of its air taxi, named Bell Nexus, at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. They demonstrated the interior of this air taxi model at the same show last year. It indicates that the company has made significant progress in this aircraft and is likely to launch it as soon as possible. If everything goes well then it might be seen testing sooner than the expected time. There is a possibility that the air taxi will be inaugurated at the middle of the 2020. Those days are not far away when people will take air ride like car and motor ride using smartphone apps. Thanks to this advanced technology, we will not have to sit hours after hours in traffic jam.

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Bell Nexus is a hybrid-electric air taxi that can take off and land vertically. It has six tilting ducked fans, three on each side. This vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology will help the vehicle to move through the air safely. It has five seats, including a pilot cockpit. It weighs around 6000 pound and can cover 150 miles with the highest speed of 150 miles per hour. 

Source:

https://www.gpsworld.com/bell-helicopter-unveils-full-scale-air-taxi-at-ces-2019/

http://www.thedrive.com/tech/25848/bell-reveals-the-worlds-first-realistic-air-taxi-concept-at-ces-2019

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/16/bell-reveals-its-5-seat-nexus-air-taxi-at-ces-las-vegas/