Hacker News with Generative AI: Delays

After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won't launch (arstechnica.com)
Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained "damage" while traveling to the launch site in Florida.

Spaceflight, NASA, Delays

6 points by rbanffy 6 days ago | 0 comments

Origami measuring spoon incites fury after 9 years of Kickstarter delay hell (arstechnica.com)
An attention-grabbing Kickstarter campaign attempting to reinvent the measuring spoon has turned into a mad, mad, mad, mad world for backers after years of broken promises and thousands of missing spoons.

Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Design, Consumer Products, Delays

13 points by Tomte 16 days ago | 7 comments

First ammonia-fueled ship hits a snag (ieee.org)
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply ship undergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned.

Shipping, Renewable Energy, Ammonia, Delays

134 points by pseudolus 21 days ago | 220 comments

What's behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX? (arstechnica.com)
It has been an uncharacteristically messy start to the year for the world's leading spaceflight company, SpaceX.

SpaceX, Spaceflight, Failures, Delays

11 points by _mitterpach 21 days ago | 0 comments

Apple Confirms Delay of AI-Infused, Personalized Siri Assistant (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc.’s turmoil in its AI division reached new heights on Friday, with the company delaying promised updates to the Siri digital assistant for the foreseeable future.

Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Siri, Delays

6 points by mfiguiere 25 days ago | 0 comments

Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets (theguardian.com)
Qantas says it has been forced to delay several of its flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets re-entering Earth.

SpaceX, Aviation, South Africa, Delays

186 points by adrian_mrd 76 days ago | 140 comments

Calgary’s plan to reintroduce fluoride into drinking water pushed back to 2025 (ctvnews.ca)
The City of Calgary’s plan to reintroduce fluoride back into the drinking water supply has been delayed again – and is now set to be ready by 2025.

Calgary, Water Fluoridation, Public Health, Delays

16 points by rexbee 146 days ago | 1 comments

Microsoft just delayed Recall again (theverge.com)
Microsoft is once again delaying the roll out of its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs.

Microsoft, Copilot, AI, Software, Delays

70 points by fooey 152 days ago | 77 comments

Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems (theguardian.com)
Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.

Space Travel, Space Exploration, NASA, Delays

9 points by thunderbong 158 days ago | 0 comments

NASA's problems with launch tower for SLS are getting worse (arstechnica.com)

NASA, Space Exploration, Engineering, Delays

45 points by NavinF 217 days ago | 30 comments

Apple delays highly anticipated device due to 'technical challenges' (twitter.com)

Apple, Technology, Delays, Hardware

10 points by RadixDLT 222 days ago | 6 comments

NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues (arstechnica.com)

Spaceflight, NASA, Delays, Commercial Spaceflight

14 points by TMWNN 239 days ago | 5 comments

Nvidia's Blackwell Reworked – Shipment Delays and GB200A Reworked Platforms (semianalysis.com)