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Azure – General availability: Azure Sphere version 23.05 is delayed to 20 June, and the updated OS has been issued to Retail Eval
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides seven days for backward compatibility testing. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS announces AWS Payment Cryptography
Today, AWS is announcing a new service, AWS Payment Cryptography. This service simplifies your implementation of cryptography operations used to secure data in payment processing applications for debit, credit, and stored-value cards in accordance with various payment card industry (PCI), network, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and rules. Financial service providers and processors […]
GCP – The Web at Work: Figma’s web-first design approach powers new forms of collaboration
Working in the browser has become the norm for many companies. There is a whole ecosystem of applications and technologies that support people being productive in Chrome every day. In our “Web at Work” series, we take a closer look at the browser-based apps that have changed the modern work experience. Today we’re featuring Figma, […]
GCP – IAM: There and back again using resource hierarchies
Learning to use the public cloud for your first project can feel like hunting for treasure in deep, hidden dungeons, or battling fire-breathing dragons. There’s jargon to learn, cryptic formulas to unravel, and countless ways to get yourself into trouble. Despite charting a course across an unfamiliar landscape, at some level it’s also an exciting […]
GCP – Forbes uses Firestore to publish high-performing content
Editor’s note: Forbes migrated its statistical processing database to Firestore for a more agile, cloud-based system that reduced technical debt and enabled real-time site metrics for Forbes authors. Forbes is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle. We rely on roughly 2,500 authors to publish original content on our […]
GCP – Discover the benefits of cross-cloud geospatial analytics with BigQuery Omni
As we become increasingly reliant on technology to make decisions, geospatial data is becoming more critical than ever. It is a powerful resource that can be used to solve a variety of problems, from tracking the movement of goods, identifying interest areas and potential areas of disaster. Geospatial data incorporates data with a geographic component, […]
GCP – Pride Month: Castro Labs builds fun, safe, and inclusive platform for the queer community
Editor’s note: June is Pride Month — a time for us to come together to celebrate and support the diverse set of experiences, perspectives and identities of the LGBTQ+ community. This month Chris Curtis, Startup Marketing Manager, Google Cloud, is showcasing startups led by LGBTQ+ founders and how they use Google Cloud to grow their […]
AWS – Falcon 40B foundation model from TII available on SageMaker JumpStart
Starting today, the state-of-the-art Falcon 40B foundation model from Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart, SageMaker’s machine learning (ML) hub that offers pre-trained models, built-in algorithms, and pre-built solution templates to help you quickly get started with ML. You can deploy and use this Falcon LLM with a few clicks in […]
AWS – AWS Config supports recording exclusions by resource type
We are excited to announce that AWS Config now offers support for excluding resource types from configuration change tracking. This new feature allows you to exclude specific types of AWS resources from inventory tracking and compliance monitoring while still tracking all other supported resource types currently available in AWS Config, including those that will be […]
GCP – Apply now for the new Middle East & Africa startup accelerator on climate change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 28, heads to Dubai this year and is sure to highlight the many challenges facing a region exposed to water scarcity, rising temperatures and sea levels, and increasing desertification from climate change. World leaders will focus on transforming the global economy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and […]