Amazon Inspector expanded security assessments to include Debian 8 and Debian 9 for Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) and Security Best Practices. To run security assessments, simply install the Amazon Inspector Agent on the desired Amazon EC2 instances, configure your assessment in the Inspector console, and run your assessment.
 

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Fanstel of Scottsdale Arizona which  develops and manufactures Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth–enabled modules including Nordic Semiconductor-based BlueNor and Toshiba-based BlueFan modules. BlueNor are BLE modules that incorporate a Nordic  nRF52 system-on-chip (SoC) and an Arm Cortex microcontroller. The BlueNor BT832 Series modules combine a Nordic nRF52832 SoC and an Arm …

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£5.5m has been distributed amongst projects that address equality, diversity and inclusion in engineering and the physical sciences in the UK by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). “Anyone who has recently walked into a university engineering department or STEM employer knows that the workforce does not reflect the UK’s wider population,” said …

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“We are being exposed to blue light continuously, and it’s no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye’s retina,” said University of Toledo researcher Dr Ajith Karunarathne (pictured). “Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration.” The mechanism identified involves a vitamin …

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Display specialist,  Review Display Systems, has opened a branch in the USA. The UK supplier of displays and embedded systems and design solutions, has opened offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Headed by Alan Beale, the company will serve clients in the US. Alan has a business and engineering background, having worked in graphics, computing and renewable energy sectors for …

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According to the University of Toledo, it has found a mechanism for a direct link between blue light exposure and age-related macular degeneration. A quick look at the scientific report revealed that when the researchers tried light at 445, 488, 515 and 594nm,  only light at 445nm did any damage. The university is mentions sunlight …

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    Designers can used the integrated development environment (IDE) to quickly go from C++ to FPGA using the HLS and Achronix’s ACE design tools. The combination can reduce the development effort for 5G wireless and other design applications that require high performance FPGA technology in SoCs, configured using a proven C‑based design flow. Ellie Burns, director of marketing, Calypto Systems division, …

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There was once a start-up which wanted to licence transistor technology. It was a time of exchange controls and the government of the start-up’s country refused to allow the start-up to send the $25k ($230k in today’s money) to the licensor. “The bureaucrats could not see the use for such a device and were not eager to …

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Israeli company, ERM Advanced Telematics has combine WiFi, Bluetooth and 4G capabilities into a neat, 120G tracker device. Designed for use by vehicle manufacturers, as well as fleet management companies, the is modular, to allow capabilities to be added either from ERM or third parties. The tracker integrates vehicle tracking, driver behaviour monitoring, theft protection, Bluetooth, WiFi …

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