Amazon Braket, the quantum computing service from AWS, adds support for Aquila, a new neutral atom-based quantum processor from QuEra Computing Inc. As a special purpose device designed for solving optimization problems and the study of quantum phenomena in nature, it enables researchers in industry and academia to explore a new, analog paradigm in quantum computing.

Amazon Connect now provides an API to programmatically clear the notifications agents receive after they have missed or rejected a contact and make them eligible to be routed new contacts. Today, if an agent misses a contact, they won’t be routed additional contacts until they acknowledge and clear the missed contact notification. Using this API, businesses can now build custom dashboards, so contact center managers can identify when an agent has missed a contact and make that agent available for additional contacts. This API can also be used to clear similar notifications including when an agent encounters an error with accepting the contact, or is handling After Contact Work.

AWS App Runner now supports private services which enables access to App Runner services from within an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). App Runner makes it easier for developers to quickly deploy containerized web applications and APIs to the cloud, at scale, and without having to manage infrastructure. By default, App Runner services are accessible publicly over the internet. Now, with private services you can restrict network access to your internal websites, APIs, and applications to originate from within your VPC.

Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service that allows administrative access to the operating system. Starting today, RDS Custom for SQL Server provides a simple way to scale your database disk storage as needed. With storage scaling, RDS Custom for SQL Server simplifies the burdensome process of storage configuration as your database size grows.

Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts printed text, handwriting, and data from any document or image. AnalyzeExpense is a specialized API within Textract that understands the context of invoices and receipts and automatically extracts relevant data such as vendor name and invoice number. Today, we are pleased to announce major enhancements to AnalyzeExpense that include support for new fields and higher accuracy for existing fields.

Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from any document or image. Analyze ID is a specialized API within Textract that extracts data from identity documents, such U.S. Driver Licenses and U.S. Passports. Today, we are pleased to announce updates to our Analyze ID extraction API.

AWS Launch Wizard now allows you to deploy SAP HANA databases using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP volumes in single node, multi-node, and high availability (HA) deployment patterns.

The US has been either very witty or very lucky in its strategy of denying China an advanced chip industry. The US sat idly by as China spent hundreds of billions of dollars – $170 billion alone in the National Integrated Circuit Fund – on  subsidising fabs and startups. Then it set to picking off …

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WHAT is most surprising to US government space experts is that the Soviet Union didn’t orbit a man in space far sooner. So, 61 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of April 26 1961. The story continues: At the time Major Yuri Gagarin cruised around the world in 108 minutes, the US …

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Infineon Technologies is taking orders for 8 and 16Mbit FRAM (ferroelectric RAM) aimed at automotive and industrial non-volatile data-logging. “The memories feature operation from 1.71V to 3.6V, support up to 54Mbit/s of throughput over a low-pin count interface and are available in a RoHS-compliant, 24ball FBGA package,” according to the company. “These products combine low-power …

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