This release of the AWS Deep Learning AMIs support Apache MXNet 1.0 , including a new model serving capability for MXNet that packages, runs, and serves deep learning models with just a few lines of code. Also included are a new gradient compression capability, and a new model converter that converts neural network code written with the Caffe framework to MXNet code, making it easier for developers to take advantage of MXNet’s scalability and performance.  

Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility now supports hash joins to speed up equijoin queries. Aurora’s cost-based optimizer can automatically decide when to use hash joins; you can also force their use in a query plan. In our internal testing, use of hash joins improved the latency of queries in a decision support benchmark when using a cold buffer pool by up to 8.2x on an R3.8xlarge instance.

Utility named winner in the Private Category for its assessment and repair of a 30-inch transmission main under a major state highway.

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The PM is all aglow. Peace has broken out around the Cabinet table – pro tem at any rate – and I am left marvelling at how quickly these politicos lurch from loyalty to treachery and back again. The EU deal was cleverly arranged to make it look a painful process to any other potential …

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Uber goes to court in London this morning to appeal against the suspension of its licence. The court hearing is at Westminster Magistrates Court which is expected to set a date for a another court hearing. The process could go on for months during which time Uber can operate. “We continue having constructive discussions with …

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iPhone X shipments are slowing, reports Digitimes. Apple’s forecast for November shipments is said to have slipped 30%. The supply chain is expecting weaker sales in December. The slow sales come as the wait time for the iPhone X has been brought down from 5-6 weeks to 1-2 weeks. Suppliers expect orders in January and …

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Watch NI’s video to see how wireless researchers at Nokia and leading universities are developing communication systems that are defining the new 5G landscape.

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NAND ASPs will ease in Q1 says DRAMeXchange citing better yields leading to more output and the seasonal dip in demand. Demand from notebooks, servers and phones is expected to fall 15% while  the NAND bit output is expected to rise 5%. ‘Consequently, NAND Flash market will experience an oversupply in 1Q18 and contract prices …

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Micron has launched a law case in the North California District Court alleging that UMC and its mainland China DRAM partner Fujian Jin Hua IC copied its DRAM production process. ‘The misappropriation of the Micron trade secrets has caused and will continue to cause Micron irreparable and substantial injury,’ says Micron’s lawsuit. Fujian Jin Hua …

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