You can now access D-Wave’s Advantage 4.1 quantum annealing system on Amazon Braket, the AWS quantum computing service. According to D-Wave, the new Advantage quantum processing unit (QPU) has more than 5,000 active qubits with 15-way connectivity to enable researchers and developers to explore larger and more complex optimization problems.

AWS Backup Audit Manager now allows you to generate reports to track the compliance of your defined data protection policies in AWS Backup. You can create a report plan in AWS Backup Audit Manager to deliver compliance reports in your designated Amazon S3 bucket. You can use these reports to identify violations of your data protection policies, perform remediation, and demonstrate compliance of your data protection policies to meet regulatory requirements.

Amazon OpenSearch Service (successor to Amazon Elasticsearch Service) now supports cross-cluster replication, enabling you to automate copying and synchronizing of indices from one domain to another at low latency in same or different AWS accounts or Regions. With cross-cluster replication, you can achieve high availability for your mission critical applications with sequential data consistency. 

Finland has the highest proportion of people in the world with unlimited data plans, says the Statista Global Consumer Survey. 65% of Finns have unlimited data plans compared to 53% in Switzerland and 46% in the USA. By contrast, only 6% of Germans enjoy uncapped data despite having the world’s 4th highest GDP. In the …

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Eutelsat Communications, the Paris-based satellite operator, has confirmed it has received, and rejected, an unsolicited takeover bid. The relevant governance bodies of the company have unanimously decided not to engage in discussions based on the terms of a proposal from Mr. Patrick Drahi, it said. Drahi’s bid priced Eutelsat at 12.10 euros per share, for “a …

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While the car industry expects to lose 7.7 million vehicle sales at a cost of $210 billion, Tesla shrugged off chip shortages to deliver a record number of cars in Q3. Tesla has handled chip supplies better than the rest of the car industry. Sales have increased every quarter for six successive quarters. Q3 sales …

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Annual GaN power devices revenue for 2021 will reach $83 million – a 73% YoY increase, says TrendForce.  Navitas is projected to obtain a 29% market share (measured by total shipment) and overtake Power Integrations (PI) for the top position this year.   Thanks to Navitas’ proprietary GaNFast power IC design and great relationships with …

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Standards body ETSI is to create a specification for reflective RF ‘reconfigurable intelligent surfaces’ (RISs). “RIS is a new type of system node leveraging smart radio surfaces with thousands of small antennas or metamaterial elements to dynamically shape and control radio signals,” according to the organisation. The surfaces can be used to modify system coverage …

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Sumco is to spend $2 billion to expand production of  300 mm silicon wafers, reports the Nikkei. “With our existing manufacturing facilities, supply can’t keep up with demand,” says Chairman Mayuki Hashimoto. Helping to pay for the expansion will be an issue of 60 million new shares – representing a fifth of its outstanding stock …

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Osram has created an ambient light sensor for mobiles and wearables that includes UV-A light detection. “While the UV-C portion of sunlight is blocked by the earth’s atmosphere, UV-A and UV-B radiation reaches the earth’s surface,” according to the company. “UV-B radiation penetrates only the upper layers of the skin and is responsible for sunburn. …

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