Starting today, Amazon EC2 Is4gen and Im4gn instances, the latest generation storage-optimized instances, are available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region. Is4gen and Im4gn instances are built on the AWS Nitro System and are powered by AWS Graviton2 processors. They feature up to 30TB of storage with the new AWS Nitro SSDs that are custom-designed by AWS to maximize the storage performance of I/O intensive workloads such as SQL/NoSQL databases, search engines, distributed file systems and data analytics which continuously read and write from the SSDs in a sustained manner. AWS Nitro SSDs enable up to 60% lower latency and up to 75% reduced latency variability in Im4gn and Is4gen instances compared to the third generation of storage optimized instances. These instances maximize the number of transactions processed per second (TPS) for I/O intensive workloads such as relational databases (e.g. MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL), and NoSQL databases (KeyDB, ScyllaDB, Cassandra) which have medium-large size data sets and can benefit from high compute performance and high network throughput. They are also an ideal fit for search engines, and data analytics workloads that require very fast access to data sets on local storage.

Amazon S3 Replication Time Control (S3 RTC) now provides a predictable replication time backed by a Service Level Agreement (SLA) in the AWS China (Beijing) and AWS China (Ningxia) Regions. S3 RTC helps customers meet compliance or business requirements for data replication, and provides visibility into the replication process with Amazon CloudWatch Metrics.

Amazon Kendra is an intelligent search service powered by machine learning, enabling organizations to provide relevant information to customers and employees, when they need it. Starting today, AWS customers can use the Amazon Kendra Dropbox connector to index and search documents from Dropbox data source.

The emerging tech hype is all to do with three things: 1. New experiences – like metaverse, NFTs, digital twinning and Web3; 2. AI automation – like design by AI, ML code generation and autonomic systems; 3. Technology delivery vehicles – like FinOps, cloud data ecosystems, cloud sustainability, computational storage, cybersecurity mesh architecture, data observability, …

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Okay, I admit it, I’m late to the party, but I’m not a gamer. But even I’ve now heard about the Steam Deck, a Linux-powered handheld gaming device.

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The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is backing Clearspace and Astroscale to design missions to help clear hazardous space junk. The contracts – worth £4 million – have been awarded following the completion of a feasibility study of the CLEAR mission to remove two UK-registered derelict objects from low Earth orbit. A consortium – led by …

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Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced the Tessent Multi-die software solution, which helps customers  speed and simplify critical design-for-test (DFT) tasks for next-generation ICs based on 2.5D and 3D architectures. As demand for smaller, more power efficient and higher performing ICs continues to challenge the global IC design community, next-generation devices increasingly feature complex 2.5D …

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Yesterday Arm appointed Splunk’s CFO Jason Child (pictured) as its new CFO as the company prepares for its public listing. Child will join Arm on November 2  and lead the company’s global finance and IT organisations, reporting to CEO Renee Haas.  “Jason is an experienced leader in global finance and technology,” said Haas, “his extensive …

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Classiq, the Tel Aviv quantum computing software developer, has expanded its Series B round from $36 million to $49 million after an investment by Canadian-Israeli VC Awz Ventures. Along with significantly growing its R&D team—(to increase from 50 to 100 workers in 2023), the firm also announced near-term growth in Japan and Europe, opening local …

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Cambridge-based start-up Pulsiv is aiming to replace LLC front-ends in ac-dc power supplies with a proprietary design which “can be combined with commodity fly-back DC-DC converters to displace higher-cost LLC solutions”, it claims. According to the company, it has demonstrated a universal input single-switch 150W fly-back power supply design that delivers 97.5% average (99.5% peak, …

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