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Amazon EC2 X2idn and X2iedn instances now available in US West (N California)

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Starting today, memory optimized Amazon EC2 X2idn and X2iedn instances are available in US West (Northern California). X2idn and X2iedn instances, powered by 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors and built using AWS Nitro System, are designed for memory-intensive workloads and deliver improvements in performance, price performance, and cost per GiB of memory compared to previous generation X1 instances. X2idn has a 16:1 ratio of memory to vCPU and X2iedn has a 32:1 ratio, making these instances a great fit for workloads such as in-memory databases and analytics, big data processing engines, and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workloads.

Self-soldering pcbs – what a great idea

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I came across a wonderful idea by someone called Carl Bugeja: pcbs that solder themselves. His idea is to allocate one copper layer within the internal stack as a heater, manufacturing it with a serpentine track of appropriate resistance and power output. In the proof of concept, a control pcb measures the temperature of the …

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Fable: The Double Brothers-in-Law

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Two guys who married eacothers’ sisters once worked together in a company one of them had founded. However, the company was involved in wartime production, the penalty for which was closure by the invading forces after the war. The founder decided to offer up his brother-in-law’s resignation  as the scapegoat to avoid the closure of …

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From landfill to biomedical – CDs born again as flexible biosensors

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I’m old enough to remember when CD players were the new fangled technology, and now the discs head towards landfill. Unless, that is, Binghamton University researchers can help create a second life for them, as flexible biosensors that are inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

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The Cost Of Mobile Internet

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Israel has the cheapest mobile internet in the world, with one gigabyte of data costing on average $0.04 in 2022, according to cable.co.uk, who analyzed 5,292 mobile data plans across 233 countries. Italy places second with $0.12 per 1GB. 5G is now available to around 95 percent of its residents. Italy also maintains the internet of …

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Black Sesame plans IPO

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Black Sesame Technologies of Shanghai, the Xiaomi-backed AI and ADAS IC developer, is considering a Hong Kong IPO, reports Bloomberg. Black Sesame is working with  China International Capital Corp. and Huatai International on the offer. The company was founded in 2016 to pursue AI technologies for image processing, perception algorithms and SoC design. In its …

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Space comms specialist buys UK space startup TXMission

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CesiumAstro, a space comms specialist based in Austin, Texas, has bought the UK startup TXMission, which develops software-defined radios and modems for satellites, ground stations and HAPS (high-altitude platform systems). It says TXMission’s portfolio – communications waveforms and hardware products – will complement its own product lines. Specifically, the Quest and Connect software-defined radios built …

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