Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 2.8.1 for new and existing clusters. Apache Kafka 2.8.1 includes several bug fixes. To learn more about these fixes you can review the Apache Kafka release notes for 2.8.1 .

China is doing some weird stuff these days. It’s clobbered its companies by introducing new regulations, rubbishing its billionaires, scuppering IPOs and international capital raises, letting its chip companies go bankrupt and now it’s into power cuts which are affecting factory output including suppliers to Tesla and Apple. Shortages of coal are apparently the problem. …

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Would you believe it, the thin nut is supposed to go under the thick nut when the two are used as an anti-loosening measure. Why didn’t I know that?  – I am sure plenty of you did. Here is an article explaining why from a company called Bolt Science.

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78 years ago a company invented a high frequency transistor which it used to build a computer for the US Navy, the first all-transistor car radio, the first all-transistor phonograph and the first battery-powered portable transistorised TV. The company built the first active repeater satellite and, in 1963, designed, built and installed all the consoles …

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SiliconCatalyst UK and the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) are to collaborate to help IC startups. Silicon Catalyst has created a network that lowers the capital expenses associated with the design and fabrication of silicon-based IC’s, sensors, and MEMS devices by providing advanced design tools and services from a comprehensive network of In-Kind Partners (IKPs). Its …

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The in-person events TAITRONICS 2021 and AIoT Taiwan 2021 have been pushed back from October to 21-23 December, the organisers have announced. The change is due to concerns about COVID-19 infections in Taiwan. TAITRA – the Taiwan External Trade Development Council – are the organisers of the Taipei International Electronics Show, which encompasses these events. …

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Vodafone,  Benu Networks, Casa Systems, Cisco and Nokia, have tested a new open architecture – disagggregated Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) – to enable the internet to work using separate software and hardware from multiple vendors. This is a step in opening up the current single-supplier, monolithic broadband gateways to greater technological innovation from a more …

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The shortage of semiconductors for automotive applications is getting worse, says Semiconductor Intelligence, In recent statements from major automakers: General Motors significantly cut production at eight North American plants earlier this month due to the semiconductor shortage. GM expects North American vehicle production in the second half of the year will be down about 100,000 …

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E3D has announced a replacement for its much-copied V6 3D printing hot end, which will be made in-house rather than by sub-contractors. The UK-based company is a globally-significant hot-end producer for professional users, with companies including Prusa, Lulzbot and even Creality in China incorporating its products. Its new hot-end is branded Revo, and is an …

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Hirose has introduced a small 2.5GHz antenna connector for automotive use, smaller than its own GT5 series. VSWR is 1.5 or less from dc to 2.5GHz. Employing one-step crimp termination, it is called the GT21 Series. Coaxial wires up to 3.1mm across can be accommodated. “Crimp termination enables the cable assembly to be completed without touching the …

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