AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.1.0 is now available. This update adds support for Amazon ECS task metadata endpoints, container health checks, and ECS service discovery.

You can now launch R4, db.t2.xlarge, db.t2.2xlarge, and db.m4.16xlarge instance types when using Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for PostgreSQL in the AWS GovCloud (US) region.

R4 instances are the latest generation of Memory Optimized instances , featuring all previous-generation sizes plus a new 16xlarge instance size. R4 instances are optimized for memory-intensive and latency-sensitive database workloads, including data analytics, in-memory databases, and high-performance production workloads. They offer15.25 to 488 GiB of DDR4 memory and 2 to 64 vCPUs. R4 instances feature Enhanced Networking and support up to 25 Gbps of network bandwidth and 14 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth to storage.

T2 instances offer low-cost burstable CPU performance. The db.t2.xlarge instance offers 16 GiB of memory and 4 vCPU, while the db.t2.2xlarge instance offers 32 GiB of memory and 8 vCPU. These instances are recommended for workloads that require consistent baseline CPU performance with occasional need to burst to higher CPU performance, such as database workloads in development and test environments. 

M4 instances provide a balance of compute, memory, and network resources. The db.m4.16xlarge instance offers 256 GiB of memory and 64 vCPUs. M4 instances feature Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) based Enhanced Networking and support up to 25 Gbps of network bandwidth and 10 Gbps of dedicated throughput to the storage.

You can create a new Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL database instance with just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console , or upgrade an existing instance using point-and-click upgrades. An upgrade operation involves a short period of unavailability for your database instance. Learn more about upgrading your database instances from the Amazon RDS User Guide .

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale PostgreSQL deployments in the cloud. See Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Pricing  for regional availability.

You can now use AWS Glue in two additional AWS regions, Asia Pacific (Sydney) and EU (Frankfurt).

Samsung says it will begin volume production of a 10nm Exynos AP in H2. The chip has four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.3GHz and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.6GHz, and a second-generation Bifrost-based ARM Mali-G72 GPzu. An embedded Cortex-M4F-based low-power sensor hub manages the sensors in real-time without waking the main processor. The …

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EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager says she’s contemplating breaking up Google. “I think it important to keep that question open and on the agenda,” Vestager tells the Daily Telegraph, “we are not there yet but it is important to keep an awakened eye.” The breaking up of Google has been on the European agenda for …

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The Qualcomm board got re-elected at its AGM last week but with lower majorities than is usual at these events. It was pointed out that usually directors get 80/90% majorities for re-election when they run un-opposed, but this board got majorities around the 50/40% mark. CEO Steve Mollenkopf was reported to have had a majority …

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It’s always been a dream of mine to travel into space, although sadly I don’t believe it will ever become a reality.

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Just in case you are pulling your hair out trying to get your brand new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ up and running…. … you need to download the very latest NOOBS and start from scratch. Even quite recent NOOBS, even if it boots on a pre-plus Raspberry Pi 3, might not boot on a …

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EnSilica, the Wokingham SoC designer, has tapped Logixx for a route to volume production of automotive silicon. “EnSilica has been growing rapidly over the past two years because we have extended our services from just design services to include managing the whole process of production manufacturing, packaging and testing,” says Ensilica’s David  Doyle,   “this soup to nuts service …

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After legal actions and delays the 5G spectrum auction has kicked off. Unlike the £22 billion bonanza of 18 years ago, this is expected to be a paupers’ outing – if it raises a lousy billion it will be doing OK. The diminished take reflects a more grown-up approach to spectrum allocation. “Our job is …

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