In brief: NASA has confirmed that the James Webb Space Telescope won't be ready in time for its scheduled March 2021 launch. For once, the delay isn't the result of mismanagement or cost concerns, but rather, the global pandemic.

Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for the science mission directorate at NASA, revealed during a recent online meeting of the Space Studies Board that the James Webb Space Telescope will not launch in March 2021 as scheduled.

NASA, if you recall

What just happened? The Internet Archive has announced plans to shut down its National Emergency Library (NEL) a full two weeks ahead of schedule after being sued by a group of publishers last week.

The Internet Archive launched the NEL in late March in response to the emerging Covid-19 pandemic. The idea was to help better serve displaced learners as libraries, schools and colleges around the nation shut down to help contain the spread of the virus by suspending check-out waitlists on the more than 1.4 million

Recap: Keller is a veteran microprocessor engineer with many years of experience in the industry. Following an early stint at Digital Equipment Corporation, he stepped up to the big leagues, taking a job with AMD in 1998 that saw him work on the launch of the AMD Athlon (K7) processor. He later served as the lead architect on the AMD K8 microarchitecture.

Intel has announced that effective immediately, Jim Keller has resigned from his position with the company. He has, however, agreed to

What just happened? Microsoft has added a new item under Settings->About (Windows Specifications) called Windows Feature Experience Pack for users on Windows 10 and Server who've updated their PCs to version 2004 (May 2020 update). Apart from the feature being a collection of 'critical' shell components with a 44.15 MB install size, Microsoft has not given detailed info on what the pack might be or what it does, leading some to believe it could

Rumor mill: The Galaxy S20 is an excellent handset, but, as is the case with most flagship phones these days, it’ll put a huge dent in your wallet. According to a new report, however, a cheaper version of the phone featuring many of its best features will arrive next year.

We picked the Galaxy S20 (and S20+) as the top Android flagship in our Best Smartphones feature , but you can expect to pay around $1,000

What just happened? Despite early optimism that it would go ahead, Computex 2020 has been canceled. The event joins a long list of in-person trade shows, conferences, and events that never went ahead this year as a result of Covid-19.

Back in March, officials decided to push Computex’s date back from June 2 – June 6 to September 28. The move wasn’t without precedent; in 2003, the SARS outbreak in Asia saw that show

In a nutshell: The European Commission is preparing its conclusions in the Amazon antitrust case, which could turn ugly for the retail giant, who faces a fine of up to ten percent of its 2019 global revenue for using third-party seller data to guide its own product strategies on the Amazon Marketplace.

The EU crusade against US big tech continues, with plans to file antitrust charges against Amazon for controversial business practices that have riled up third-party sellers who have struggled to compete with the retail giant on