Amazon ElastiCache for Redis now supports encryption in-transit and at-rest for secure internode communications to help keep personally identifiable information (PII) safe. The new encryption in-transit feature enables you to encrypt all communications between clients and Redis server as well as between the Redis servers (primary and read replica nodes). The encryption at-rest feature allows you to encrypt your backups on disk and in Amazon S3 . Additionally, you can use the Redis AUTH command for an added level of authentication. 

We are excited to announce the availability of Amazon EC2 P3 instances, the next-generation of EC2 compute-optimized GPU instances. P3 instances are powered by up to 8 of the latest-generation NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs and are ideal for computationally advanced workloads such as machine learning (ML), high performance computing (HPC), data compression, and cryptography. They are also ideal for specific industry applications for scientific computing and simulations, financial analytics, and image and video processing.

Amazon EC2 Systems Manager Parameter Store now supports versioning for each parameter.

Amazon EC2 Systems Manager now supports the ability to run any script or Systems Manager Document stored on GitHub or Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

Starting today, you can open Microsoft Office, .pdf, and .txt files directly from the Amazon WorkDocs web client using the default application installed on your computer. When you save your changes, the file is automatically updated on Amazon WorkDocs. With this feature, you no longer need to manually download, save, and upload files when using the web client.

AWS Batch now supports user tags that will automatically propagate to Spot instances launched by your Managed Compute Environments. This makes it easier for AWS Batch customers to track ownership, drive their cost accounting processes, implement compliance protocols, and to control access to Spot instances via IAM policies. 

Facility in Tomball, Texas, to expand focus on global upstream and downstream applications.

Island Water Technologies was contracted by the Canadian Military to provide a modular wastewater treatment unit that uses renewable power and energy storage and would be suitable for remote camps and humanitarian operations.

DENSO will market a 24 inch automotive head-up display (HUD) which will be used by the 2018 Lexus.

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Foxconn has invested in a three year-old Californian blockchain start-up called Abra which has a blockchain-based app for bitcoin dealing. “We’ve added some great investors, including Foxconn’s venture subsidiary HCM International, Silver8 Capital and Ignia,” says Abra co-founder and CEO Bill Barhydt. Other investors include Arbor Ventures, American Express Ventures, Jungle Ventures, Lehrer Hippeau and …

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