NASA enlists SpaceX and Amazon to help develop next-gen space communications

Post Views: 168 All the participants are expected to be able to conduct in-space demonstrations by 2025 and show that their technology is capable of "new high-rate and high-capacity two-way communications." NASA will sign multiple long-term contracts with the companies that succeed in developing effective communication technologies for near-Earth operations by 2030. source

FAA blamed after parachute show leads to Congress evacuation

Post Views: 203 The FAA acknowledged the incident and promised an "expeditious" review. "We know our actions affect others, especially in our nation's capital region, and we must communicate early and often with our law enforcement partners," it said in a statement. The plane's entire voyage was tracked by FlightRadar24 (above). source

Sheryl Sandberg reportedly used Facebook resources to help embattled Activision CEO

Post Views: 183 According to the report, the British tabloid MailOnline was pursuing a story based on allegations made by a former girlfriend of Kotick’s, and a temporary restraining order she had received against him. But Sandberg and Kotick worked together on two separate occasions, in 2016 and in 2019, to strategize on how to…

Amazon reportedly paid no income tax on $55 billion in European sales in 2021

Post Views: 200 The Amazon EU Sarl unit is based in Luxembourg and reports revenue from its divisions in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden and the Netherlands. Its sales increased by 17 percent in 2021. “Across Europe, we pay corporate tax amounting to hundreds of millions of euros,” an Amazon spokesperson told…

Apple Store workers in Atlanta are forming a union 'because we love this company'

Post Views: 200 "One of the biggest things that we're fighting for is going to be for fair pay and a livable wage, because with Atlanta being such a huge city, it's just getting more and more expensive to live here," Daniels told Engadget. "Everybody deserves the opportunity to be able to not worry about…

Lexus announces the RZ, its first purpose-built EV

Post Views: 203 Given this is Toyota’s luxury brand, there’s plenty of mention of omotenashi, the Japanese concept of overwhelming your guests with hospitality. Here, Lexus says that owners can expect lots of interior space and plenty of comfort, both for the driver and their passengers. Rear passengers look like they’ll get decent legroom, and…

'Sonic Origins' brings four remastered games to console and PC on June 23rd

Post Views: 201 Every game has remastered graphics and other "enhancements" for modern hardware. You can play all of them as they were originally intended (including the old aspect ratio), but you can also experiment with features and modes that were never available on your Genesis or Mega Drive. You can play as Sonic, Tails…