AWS Step Functions Distributed Map is now available in Middle East (UAE), Europe (Spain and Zurich), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) and Australia (Melbourne) Regions.

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.3.2 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 3.3.2 includes several bug fixes and new features that improve performance. Some of the key features include enhancements to fetch from the closest replica and metrics. Amazon MSK will continue to use and manage Zookeeper for quorum management in this release. For a complete list of improvements and bug fixes, see the Apache Kafka release notes for 3.3.2 .

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) now supports Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments in AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad and Melbourne) regions. Blue/Green Deployments help you with safer, simpler, and faster updates to your Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS databases. 

In a Gallup poll which has been running since 1946, asking Americans who they most admire, Billy Graham has been in the top ten more often than anyone else. Jimmy Carter has remained one of the country’s most beloved presidents and has been revered for his long-standing commitments to NGO Habitat for Humanity and teaching Sunday …

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This was the start of something new: Moral: Every journey starts with a single step

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EPC has created a GaN-based USB PD 3.1 dc-dc evaluation module around one of its integrated power stages and a low-profile (3mm) inductor. Called EPC9177, the converter is intended to meet the demands of multi-port chargers and on-motherboard power conversion from 28 – 48Vin to 12 – 20Vout. The module operates at 720kHz switching frequency and …

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The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has announced £50 million of funding for UK companies to develop communication and navigation services for future missions to the Moon. It is part of the European Space Agency’s Moonlight programme, which ultimately aims to launch a constellation of satellites into orbit around the Moon, from 2028. The aim is …

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Farnell has reached a new distribution agreement with Gateworks to stock rugged, industrial specification SBCs. The Gateworks family of SBCs is an important addition to Farnell’s portfolio as Gateworks products are suitable for use in rugged conditions. Designed from the ground up with components that can withstand shock, vibration, electrostatic discharge and transient voltages in …

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Pulsiv, the Plymouth University spinout specialising in energy efficient power supplies and battery chargers, has launches a series of reference designs. Pulsiv’s OSMIUM MCUs and AC-DC front-end circuit configurations are already available and the reference designs aim  to accelerate R&D. The reference designs offer 75W (85W peak) & 100W (150W peak) output power with universal …

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Following the collapse in memory prices, January Korean IC inventories rose 28% compared to December, reports Statistics Korea. Compared to January 2022 inventories were up 39.5%. Chip exports account for 12% of  all Korea’s exports. Factory shipments of Korean ICs fell 25.8% in January m-o-m while chip production fell 5.7%, compared with December. Although Samsung …

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