Announcing Amazon Forecast Weather Index for South America
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Forecast Weather Index is now also available in the South America region. Weather Index can increase your forecasting accuracy, by automatically including the latest local weather information in your demand forecasts with one click and at no extra cost. Weather conditions influence consumer demand patterns, product merchandizing decisions, staffing […]
Amazon Forecast now supports generating predictions for 5X more items using 3X more historic data points
Today we are excited to announce that Amazon Forecast can now generate predictions for 5X more items using 3X more historic data points, increasing the number of items and the amount of historic information that your forecasting models can learn from and predict. Source: AWS
Amazon Elastic File System now supports longer resource identifiers
Starting today, Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) will support the use of longer resource identifiers (IDs) for newly created file systems and mount targets. You can opt into this change by using the API, Command Line Interface (CLI), Cloud Development Kit (CDK), and Amazon EFS Console. Source: AWS
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports April 2021 Release Updates (RU)
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the April 2021 Release Updates (RU) for Oracle Database 12.2, 18c, and 19c. The April 2021 Patch Set Update (PSU) for Oracle Database 12.1 will be launched soon. Source: AWS
AWS X-Ray now supports VPC endpoints
AWS X-Ray now supports VPC endpoints. With this feature, you can communicate with X-Ray service from your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) without exposing that traffic to the public internet. VPC endpoints are powered by AWS PrivateLink, an AWS technology that enables private communication between your VPC and AWS services, like X-Ray, on the private AWS […]
Wells Fargo leads $50 million round in InsurTech Super
Super, an insurtech company that provides subscription care for the home, today announced the closing of $50 million in an oversubscribed Series C round of funding. Source: Fintech News
Fed chair Powell opens up digital dollar debate
The US Federal Reserve is inching ahead with its CBDC research, promising a discussion paper this summer as it seeks to secure a “better understanding” of the opportunities and risks associated with a digital dollar. Source: Fintech News
Starling campaign urges change to the way women are pictured with money
There are stark inequalities in how women and men are represented with money in visual media, according to a new report from Brunel University and Starling Bank. Source: Fintech News
Sber opens access for app developers to all its technologies through SmartMarket
Sber is launching at developers.sber.ru a new version of SmartMarket, its application development platform which will allow third-party developers to get full access to various technologies and tools of the ecosystem. Source: Fintech News
Certegy introduces white-labelled BNPL product
Certegy, a leading ACH payments and risk management company, today announced the expansion of its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution with the launch of a white label BNPL offering. Source: Fintech News