Amazon EC2 Container Registry (ECR) now supports Docker Image Manifest V2, Schema 2 providing the ability to assign multiple tags per image, store Windows container images, and use the Open Container Initiative (OCI) image format. Visit the specification page to learn more about Manifest V2 Schema 2. 

Cypress adds to its FL-L flash family with AEC-Q100 (automotive) qualified 64 and 128Mbit NOR memories with Quad SPI data transfer.

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A new age has dawned: the age of when a full genome can be sequenced for $1,000. It’s an important milestone for medicine. DNA sequencing specialists Yves Moreau and Pol Van Dorpe discuss how DNA sequencers can be made cheaper and more efficient. A genetic passport for everyone? There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in …

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ST saw Q4 operating profit of $112 million up from $2 million in Q4 2015 on revenues of $1.86 billion up from $1.67 billion in Q4 2025.

Read full article: ST Q4 profits up; plans to invest $1bn in manufacturing

Arrow has partnered with Artesyn to offer a configurable AC-DC power supply service from its production facility in Swindon. The distributor will offer configured power supplies from Artesyn’s MP, iMP and low profile (1U) MicroMP (uMP) ranges. It will offer the service on small batches of up to ten units with a 48 hour turnaround …

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Chinese researchers are developing a smart grid control technique to handle wind turbine contributions.

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Qualcomm reported 2016 revenues of $23.5 billion and Q4 revenues of $6.2 billion up from $6 billion in Q3. Net income for Q4 was $1.9 billion, up from Q3’s $1.7 billion but that was hit by an $868 million fine from the Korean FTC. “We are forecasting continued growth of global 3G/4G device shipments in …

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V-Tac’s range of lights will be listed on DIALux’s software by March this year, said V-Tac. “We are delighted to have become a DIALux Partner,” said V-Tac marketing director Anil Sunagar. “The capabilities of their software makes lighting design much easier for everyone.” According to V-Tac, over 600,000 architects, engineers and lighting technicians use DIALux software …

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The ‘wisdom of the crowd’ can be better extracted by asking just two questions, according to MIT’s Sloan Neuroeconomics Lab.

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Stanford University develops artificial intelligence that can diagnose skin cancer as well as dermatologists, it claims.

Read full article: Deep learning diagnoses skin cancer as well as professionals