Starting today, all public AMIs will have the deprecation time set to two years after their creation date. This means that public AMIs that are more than two years old will by default be deprecated. Once an AMI is deprecated, it will no longer appear in DescribeImages API calls for users that aren’t the owner of the AMI. Deprecating an AMI only reduces the visibility of the AMI in untargeted searches, but continues to be usable and available to you. Users of a deprecated AMI can continue to launch instances and describe the deprecated AMI using its ID.

Back in 1999 the chatterati were full of expectations for the wireless internet. Alan Sugar, Chairman of Amstrad, would have none of it. “I’m not saying that it’s not a wonderful achievement to be able to send e-mail from the middle of a field,” Sugar told me , “it’s a great scientific achievement – but …

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Synspective, a SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite data specialist, has raised US $100m in a Series B funding round, which was led by Sompo Japan Insurance, Nomura SPARX Investment and Pavilion Capital Pte. According to the Japan-based company, it makes it among the top ten largest startups in Japan, putting its total funding value at …

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Toshiba has started shipping a 150V N-channel power MOSFET that uses the latest generation U-MOSX-H process to significantly reduce losses. Additionally, voltage spikes between the drain and source during switching have been reduced, thereby improving EMI performance within switching power supplies. The device is suitable for a wide range of applications including switching power supplies …

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The government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022 report  shows cyber attacks are becoming more frequent with organisations reporting more breaches over the last 12 months Although two in five businesses use a managed IT provider  only 13% review the security risks posed by their immediate suppliers. Almost one in three businesses (31%) and a quarter (26%) …

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C&K has added a cold white illuminated and waterproof key switch to its K12S range. Called K12S Bright White, the “cold white illumination option addresses the growing need for a high-quality switch with brighter illumination for high-volume industrial and automotive manufacturing”, according to the company. The switches are surface-mount and cylindrical: close to 11mm in …

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Analog Devices has had its wirelessly-linked electric vehicle battery management systems certified to the new ISO/SAE 21434 standard for whole-life cyber-security risk management. It is “the highest standard of automotive cybersecurity engineering and management”, according to ADI, managing security “from concept, product development and production, to operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of electrical and electronic systems.” …

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Hynix is mulling a bid for Arm. “I want to buy Arm, if not entirely, it doesn’t have to be buying a majority of its shares to be able to control the company.”  Hynix CEO Park Jung-ho told the Hynix AGM on Wednesday. ”We are reviewing possibly forming a consortium, together with strategic partners, to …

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Bain, the US private equity company, is preparing a bid for Toshiba. Effissimo Capital Management which has been a ling-time activist shareholder in Toshiba says it will sell its 9.9% shareholding in Toshiba to Bain if Bain makes a bid. Effissimo has agreed with Bain not to use its stake to support a bid for …

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Advantech has created a Wi-Fi 6E interface in an M.2 2230 form factor for industrial and medical products. “This Wi-Fi 6E wireless kit is designed for industrial solutions that require faster throughput – the module supports dual-stream Wi-Fi in the 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands,” according to the company. Called AIW-166K, it handles data rates from …

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