IPO delays are bumming me out
A spurt of delays could derail the end-of-year IPO cavalcade, pushing some major flotations into 2021 and possibly complicating next year’s public-liquidity run. On Saturday, the NYT reported that gaming development platform Roblox would delay.....»»
Boeing delays key uncrewed test flight to ISS
Boeing delayed an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday over a propulsion issue, pushing back a key test it last attempted in 2019......»»
NASA delays Boeing’s Starliner test flight — here’s how to watch
NASA is gearing up for a crucial test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. Here's how to watch the launch on Tuesday, August 3......»»
Google Delays Return To Office, Mandates Vaccines
Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. The Associated Press reports: The announcem.....»»
Tesla delays Semi truck to 2022; Cybertruck back-burnered for Model Y
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned about battery supply constraints before and the effect it might have on the Tesla Semi. That warning was apparently warranted. Tesla is pushing the launch of its electric Semi truck program to 2022 due to supp.....»»
European Commission Starts Legal Action Against 23 EU Countries Over Copyright Rules
France, Spain, Italy and 20 other EU countries may be taken to court for their tardiness in enacting landmark EU copyright rules into national law, the European Commission said on Monday as it asked the group to explain the delays. From a report: The.....»»
Apple delays return to offices by at least one month due to rising Covid cases
News of the delay comes from Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with the matter. It means Apple has become one of the first US tech giants to alter its plans for a return to in-person work as a result of the highly transmissible Delta variant tha.....»»
EV battery competition heating up
Tesla's new 4680-format battery cells reportedly are facing delays as competition in the electric vehicle (EV) battery sector heats up. Taiwan-based Foxconn (Hon Hai) is clearly among those who are seeking to play a major role in the EV battery secto.....»»
Google delays in-app billing crackdown after wave of US antitrust lawsuits
Play Store apps were supposed to switch to Google's billing by September 30. Enlarge (credit: Google Play) Earlier this month, Google was sued by dozens of state attorneys general over its Play Store policies. Just over a week later, the comp.....»»
How NASA is testing the James Webb Space Telescope before its launch
The James Webb telescope has suffered a series of delays but is creeping towards launch, with the completion of three milestones in its final round of testing......»»
Rivian delays the launch of its R1T pickup truck, now ships in September
Rivian's electric "R1T" pickup truck, which seeks to offer a more practical alternative to Tesla's flashy and controversial "Cybertruck," is now set to arrive in customers' driveways come September. The R1S SUV will follow shortly after, but we don't.....»»
Rivian delays deliveries of R1T, R1S electric vehicles again
Rivian is pushing back deliveries of its long-awaited R1T electric pickup truck and R1S SUV several more months due to delays in production caused by “cascading impacts of the pandemic,” particularly the ongoing global shortage of semicon.....»»
Iran"s Rail Network Hit by Possible Cyber Attack, State TV Says
A potential cyber attack on Iran's state railway company created "unprecedented chaos" at stations across the country and led to cancellations and delays on hundreds of lines, state TV reported. From a report: Departure notice boards showed blanket c.....»»
Omitting delays from outbreak models grossly underestimates epidemic severity
For livestock diseases, like foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and swine flu, rapid culling and carcass disposal are well-established strategies for halting an outbreak and limiting its impact. However, even when infection is quickly detected delays in th.....»»
Intel Delays Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPU Production To Q1 2022
Intel has delayed production of its next-generation Xeon Scalable CPUs, code-named Sapphire Rapids, to the first quarter of 2022 and said it will start ramping shipments by at least April of next year. From a report: The Santa Clara, Calif.-based com.....»»
Google delays FLoC rollout until 2023
With regulators, privacy advocates, and major websites condemning FLoC, Google relents. Enlarge / Vivaldi's graphic on FLoC. (credit: Vivaldi) Google has delayed its plan to upend web advertising and user tracking by dropping third-party coo.....»»
Google Delays Blocking Third-Party Cookies in Chrome Until 2023
Google is announcing today that it is delaying its plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome browser until 2023, a year or so later than originally planned. From a report: Other browsers like Safari and Firefox have already implemented som.....»»
Low-Budget Games Steal Spotlight After Covid Delays Big Names
The annual video game convention E3 is normally full of teasers for splashy, graphic-rich games from big-name studios and surprise announcements about new titles. But this year's online-only event was much quieter, with many hot releases delayed as a.....»»
Southwest Airlines Delays and Cancels Flights for a Third Day
Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed or canceled again on Wednesday as the company sought to resolve disruptions from earlier in the week amid a pickup in summer travel. From a report: The headaches for Southwest, which is widely credi.....»»
Huawei officially launches HarmonyOS for smartphones
Think you’re living in a hyper-connected world? Huawei’s proprietary HarmonyOS wants to eliminate delays and gaps in user experience when you move from one device onto another by adding interoperability to all devices, regardless of the s.....»»
Atari will finally launch the VCS at retail this month
Public confirmation of Atari’s interest in getting back into the hardware business came in mid-2017, but it’d be another full year before the firm launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Atari VCS. Multiple delays followed, and at one point, the.....»»