The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Command Line Interface (CLI) announces the launch of local testing support for Amazon API Gateway Lambda authorizers making it easier for developers to locally test their applications containing API Gateway. The AWS SAM CLI is a developer tool that makes it easier to build, test, package, and deploy serverless applications.

The Amazon Chime SDK now supports Hindi and Thai languages for live transcription of WebRTC media sessions. Amazon Chime SDK lets developers add real-time audio, video, and screen share to their web and mobile applications. Live transcription integrates with Amazon Transcribe to generate live audio transcription for use as subtitles or transcripts. 

Amazon Web Services announces the general availability of Ubuntu Pro on Amazon EC2 in a subscription-included model. You can now easily deploy Ubuntu Pro on-demand instances and purchase Ubuntu Pro Compute Savings Plans from the AWS EC2 console, and get five additional years of Ubuntu security updates from Canonical. You will be charged on a per-second basis for Ubuntu Pro EC2 AMI instances. For any new Ubuntu Pro EC2 AMI deployments, you will now see Ubuntu Pro charges in the Elastic Cloud Compute section of your AWS bill.

Today, we launched a redesigned opportunity management experience within the AWS Partner Central portal. This launch provides AWS Partners, using APN Customer Engagements (ACE), a faster, simpler and intuitive experience to securely collaborate and co-sell with AWS. The improved experience will enable our partners to drive successful customer engagements for their continued growth and profitability.

As well as partnering with the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) for the Girls Into Electronics 2023 initiative, Apple has been holding its Electronic Engineering Academy, a two-day event for young women between the ages of 16-18. The open days – which took place at the company’s new UK HQ at Battersea Power Station – …

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The technological evolution of the datacentre has been addressed  by Imec’s Joris Van Campenhout. “Over the past decade, the consecutive introduction of 100G, 200G and 400G pluggable optics has enabled cloud datacenters to support the ever-growing demand for a plethora of applications, such as video streaming, web browsing, social networking, cloud computing and many more,” …

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Yesterday the SIA welcomed the introduction in the US House of Representatives of legislation to restore full tax deductibility of R&D investments. A similar bill was introduced in the Senate in March. “R&D is the driving force behind semiconductor innovations that have advanced modern technology and made the world smarter, more efficient, and better connected,” …

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Nicomatic has contracted SnapEDA to provide CAD models for two-row versions of Nicomatic’s CMM 220 and 320 micro connector series – a total of over eight million variants. “Options range from 4 to 60 for signal contacts and 4 to 54 for coaxial or power contacts with locking or racking fixings,” according to SnapEDA. “To …

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Tomorrow, the House of Lords Artificial Intelligence in Weapons Systems Committee will hold its third public evidence session on the current state of artificial intelligence in weapons, and how it will impact warfare. The Committee will hear from: Dr Kenneth Payne, Professor of strategy at King’s College London Dr Keith Dear, director of artificial intelligence …

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The connected car market is set for strong growth, spurred by government regulations and increased use of in-vehicle safety features (see below). Figure 1 – Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Global Connected Car Market 2023-2027 As more vehicles become more connected and thus vulnerable to malicious cyber attacks, the importance of …

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