Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL now supports MySQL minor version 5.7.39. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of MySQL, and, to benefit from the numerous fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality added by the MySQL community.

AWS has updated the Monthly Uptime Percentage in the service level agreement (SLA) for AWS Cloud Map to 99.99%.

AWS Service Catalog makes improvements on usability for customers who are provisioning AWS resources via the AWS Service Catalog console. These changes will help enable better error handling and reduce friction in the provisioning workflow.

In 1990 two of the Apple Mac team and others formed a new company. What they set out to make was, wrote the CEO: “A tiny computer, a phone, a very personal object . . . It must be beautiful. It must offer the kind of personal satisfaction that a fine piece of jewelry brings. …

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Although the £ has fallen most against the $ of all the major currencies, it is by no means the only one –  as this graphic from Bloomberg shows. The reason for the strong $ is the USA’s determination to stop inflation which it is tackling by moving quickly to hike the target for its federal …

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Panasonic’s PhotoMOS HE relay series offers 5kV I/O isolation and an increased clearance and creepage distance on output side, plus miniature 1-Form-A DIP5 packaging, making it a suitable switching device for Battery Management Systems (BMS) in storage systems, charging stations, and numerous other high voltage measurement and infrastructure control applications.  “These devices extend the load …

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The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a £1.5 million competition to trial the CHERI security architecture in a defence and security context. CHERI stands for Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions, and it addresses memory safety issues and enables fine grain protection of applications. For its part, DASA is seeking proposals to experiment …

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CML Microcircuits has announced the availability of the CMX90G301 and CMX90G302 Positive Gain Slope Amplifiers. Developed using CML’s SµRF RFIC/MMIC design capability, these general-purpose gain blocks are  suitable for a range of wireless applications operating in the 1.4 – 7.1 GHz frequency range, including 4G/5G infrastructure applications and devices operating in licence-free bands. Both devices …

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BEC Distribution has announced a UK Distribution Agreement with BlockMaster Electronics, the Illinois terminal block manufacturer. The terminal blocks are an important addition to BEC’s “Select” range of quality Alternative Passives, offering affordable, high-quality Alternatives to the major manufacturers. Like all the products in the BEC Select Range, very high reliability has been the goal, …

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IMD has come up with its annual list of the most digitally competitive countries. Here they are: Denmark USA Sweden Singapore Switzerland Netherlands Finland Korea Hong Kong Canada Taiwan Norway UAE Australia Israel UK China Austria Germany Estonia Iceland France Belgium Ireland Lithuania Qatar New Zealand Spain Japan Luxembourg Malaysia Bahrain Czech Republic Latvia Saudi …

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