Amazon Textract is a managed machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from scanned documents. We regularly improve the accuracy of the underlying machine learning models and add new features based on customer feedback. Today, we are pleased to announce accuracy enhancements for the AnalyzeDocument – Forms feature to help customers automate their document processing workflows.
AWS Network Firewall is now available in four additional AWS Regions
Starting today, we are launching the AWS Network Firewall service in Europe (Zurich), Europe (Spain), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Regions, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ Deployment with two readable standbys supports logical replication
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Multi-AZ Deployments with two readable standbys now supports logical replication. With logical replication, you can stream data changes from Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL to other databases for use cases such as data consolidation for analytical applications, change data capture (CDC), replicating select tables rather than the entire database, or for replicating the data between different major versions of PostgreSQL.
AWS Config now supports 16 new resource types
AWS Config now supports 16 more resource types for services, including AWS Private Certificate Authority, AWS AppConfig, AWS App Mesh, AWS App Runner, Amazon Connect Customer Profiles, AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Kendra, Amazon Kinesis Video Streams, Amazon CloudWatch Logs, AWS Network Manager, Amazon Pinpoint, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).
Amazon SQS announces support for dead-letter queue redrive via AWS SDK or CLI in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
On June 8th, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) announced support for dead-letter queue (DLQ) redrive via AWS SDK or Command Line Interface (CLI). Today, SQS announces support for dead-letter queue redrive via AWS SDK or CLI in the AWS GovCloud (US-West and US-East) Regions. Dead-letter queue redrive is an enhanced capability to improve the DLQ management experience for Amazon SQS customers. Now, customers can use AWS SDK or CLI to programmatically manage the lifecycle of their unconsumed messages at scale.
Fly-Bys
According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, a number of asteroids have already passed by a little too close for comfort this year. The 2005 YY128, which flew by the Earth on February 16, had a maximum possible diameter of more than 1,000 meters (0.6 miles). In recent years, scientists have been discovering …
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What caught your eye this week? (Pragmatic, Uno versions, Wildfires)
For example, what caught David Manners’ eye this week was the flexible IC company Pragmatic offering MPW (multi-project wafer) runs…
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Fable: The Startup With Chutzpah
42 years ago, a scrappy startup which was one of the pioneers of a new industry, found that one of the world’s biggest companies had entered its market. Undaunted, the startup took out an ad in the Wall Street Journal welcoming its new rival to the arena and adding: “We look forward to responsible competition …
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Vodafone and Sandbox hook up for quantum-safe networks
Vodafone and SandboxAQ (a spin-off from Alphabet) have conducted a proof-of-concept test for a quantum safe VPN. The test was conducted using standard smartphones, connected to the VPN, that had been specifically adapted by Vodafone/SandboxAQ using cryptography algorithms from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Adapting a standard smartphone for the test …
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Northumbria Uni, Lockheed Martin detect nanojets with ML algorithms
Northumbria University is collaborating with Lockheed Martin for research into the role played by ‘nanojets’ and the reconnection of the Sun’s magnetic field lines for generating the Solar Corona’s heat. In a bid to gather more evidence about how often nanojets occur and how they impact coronal heating, Northumbria PhD student Ramada Sukarmadji, under the …
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