Elon Musk says he has the financial backing for his proposed Twitter takeover

Post Views: 176 Update 4/21 11:28AM ET: A Twitter spokesperson tells Engadget the company has received Musk's updated proposal, but that it's still conducting a "careful, comprehensive and deliberate review" of the offer. You can read the full statement below. "We are in receipt of the updated, non-binding proposal from Elon Musk, which provides additional…

Sennheiser says its new Sport earbuds can reduce noise from your own body

Post Views: 193 There's an intriguing system called Adaptable Acoustic that allows you to choose between open and closed ear adapters and tweak equalizer settings to find your ideal sound for workouts. The Focus EQ setting, combined with the closed ear adapter, is designed to block out external audio.  You'll be able to adjust how…

'It Takes Two' will reportedly become an Amazon movie (updated)

Post Views: 182 We've asked Amazon for comment. The Prime Video operator's involvement would make sense when dj2 has a "first look" deal with Amazon, as do the movie's executive producers (and writers) Pat Casey and Josh Miller. It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios' Josef Fares and Oskar Wolontis will also executive produce. Update 4/21…

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…