Anritsu has upgraded functions for evaluating PAM4 differential electrical signals in its MP2110A sampling oscilloscope. Signal Processing Software Option-098 supports IEEE 802.3-compliant measurement of 50 to 400G PAM4 optical-module electrical interfaces. “Data centres are currently switching to PAM4 optical modules to cope with increase in communications traffic on mobile networks,” said the company. “In line …

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Direct Insight has created a QNX 7 board support package (BSP) for Toradex’ SODIMM-style Colibri iMX8X embedded computer-on-modules. “The combination of a feature-rich OS with real-time capability and the ARM core processor perfectly suits applications such as medical devices, navigation, industrial automation, HMIs, avionics, POS, data acquisition and robotics,” according to Direct. Colibri iMX8X modules have …

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Honeywell and Cambridge Quantum have made three advances which suggest that quantum computing is closer than expected. First, researchers at Honeywell Quantum Solutions demonstrated repeated rounds of real-time quantum error correction (QEC). Secondly, the company achieved a quantum volume of 1,024 which was the highest measured on a quantum computer to date. Thirdly, Cambridge Quantum …

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Displays used in defence and avionic installations have their own set of challenging electrical and environmental demands because they are expected to have quiet switching signatures while also conforming to size, weight and power (SWaP) criteria and the ability to operate reliably in harsh environments. Distributor Display Technology has a military portfolio which offers a …

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Today, AWS Systems Manager Quick Setup announces support for AWS Config, allowing you to enable AWS Config recording and deploy conformance packs across all the accounts and Regions in your organization – with a few clicks. Quick Setup also lets you customize the types of resources to record and conformance packs to deploy for different groups of organizational units (OUs).

Amazon Connect now supports claiming local toll-free and direct inward dial phone numbers in Colombia in the US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) regions. These new local telephony services enable you to support end-customers in Colombia.

With the July release of Microsoft Power BI Desktop , you can now create reports and dashboards using a built in, Microsoft-certified connector for Amazon Athena. This release makes it possible for AWS customers using Power BI for business intelligence to leverage their Amazon S3 data lake and federated data sources to analyze, visualize, and share insights with Power BI.

Eurostat  estimates show  the possible effects of  the pandemic on the most economically at-risk countries in the EU. Increases in working age adults at-risk-of-poverty were measured in Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Bulgaria and Sweden. Elsewhere, the situation remained more or less static, while Estonia record a decrease.

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Thanks to Sloth21 for this one – the ten most uninhabitable places on Earth: Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Antarctica North Pole Atacama Desert, Chile Chernobyl Valley of Death, Kamchatka peninsular, Russia Death Valley, California Snake Island, Ilha de Queimada Grande, off Brazil Devon Island, Canada Bouvet Island  

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Thanks to Canalys for this one – the top five smartphone brands: Worldwide smartphone shipments and growth Canalys Preliminary* Smartphone Market Pulse: Q2 2021 Vendor Q2 2021 shipments (% share) Annual growth Samsung 19% +15% Xiaomi 17% +83% Apple 14% +1% Oppo 10% +28% Vivo 10% +27% Note: percentages may not add up to 100% …

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