You can now use Amazon SageMaker to build, train, and deploy models for applications in the AWS Cloud that are subject to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. PCI DSS is a proprietary information security standard administered by the PCI Security Standards Council and applies to all entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data including merchants, processors, acquirers, issuers, and service providers.

Oman’s Nama Holdings has appointed advisors to assist in privatising a number of its subsidiaries in the electricity sector.

Imagination Technologies has released a GPU core that supports multiple, high resolution displays for automotive displays. As driverless cars evolve, there is expected to be a requirement for advanced infotainment in the vehicle, such as 5G-based 4K video streaming, to keep passengers occupied. The PowerVR Series8XT GT8540 four-cluster IP is designed for display in clusters, …

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Equipment and materials distributor, Inseto, has bought IDB Technologies, a specialist supplier of semiconductor wafers and substrates. Inseto supplies the microelectronic and manufacturing sector, and this acquisition adds to its offering to the semiconductor sector. The two companies worked closely together and share many customers. Matt Brown, director, Inseto, explained the synergy between the two …

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At Davos, the UN Broadband Commission set global broadband targets to bring the 3.8 billion people online.

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Lime Microsystems and  Seed Studio have produced a Starter Kit for  the LimeSDR platform based on the Grove Platform and for use with the Raspberry Pi. The kit is priced at $249 (c. £180 / €200). It includes a LimeSDR Mini with antennas optimised for 433/868/915 MHz unlicensed bands, plus a GrovePi+ and a array …

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Toshiba’s struggle to confront reality over the last three years has caused the Japan Exchange Regulation to state how companies faced with scandal should act, reports the Nikkei. The principle should be: “Companies should avoid dressing up a shoddy and insufficient investigation to give it the appearance of objectivity and neutrality.” When Toshiba’s accounting scandal …

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Globalfoundrieses  says its 45nm RF SOI (45RFSOI) technology platform has been qualified and is ready for volume production. Several customers are currently engaged for this advanced RF SOI process, which is targeted for 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) front-end module (FEM) applications, including smartphones and next-generation mmWave beamforming systems in future base stations. As systems move to …

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Samsung is to put its Exynos mobile processors on the open market, says Digitimes. Currently a supplier of flash, DRAM and OLEDs for the phone market, Samsung will be able to offer a comprehensive technology solution including foundry. If priced attractively, such a solution would be compelling for mid-range smartphone producers. Mediatek, the No.3 player …

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Farnell element14 has announced the winners of its annual Community Awards. They come in six categories: Member of the Year, Community Project of the Year, New Product of the Year, RoadTester of the Year, Top Project14 of the Year, and Top Ben Heck Submission. The winners of the element14 2017 Community Awards are: Member of …

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