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MIT researchers utilized a large language model to optimize codon usage in industrial yeast, improving protein yields relevant to biopharmaceutical production.
AWS expanded HealthImaging services with new detailed metrics to track storage use and growth trends across medical imaging data stores.
AWS released the Hpc8a instance family featuring 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, boosting performance and efficiency for compute-intensive HPC workloads.
AWS added LTS offerings to DocumentDB 5.0 enabling customers to reduce upgrade frequency by receiving only critical fixes without new features.
AWS Glue 5.1 reaches 18 new regions, upgrading core engines and adding support for open table formats and fine-grained access control.
AWS Backup now supports AWS PrivateLink, enabling fully private backup traffic for SAP HANA systems on EC2 to meet stringent compliance requirements.
AWS made available M7i instances powered by custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors, offering improved performance and larger sizes in the Tel Aviv region.
Kiro launched in AWS GovCloud to provide compliance-focused AI-assisted development with integrated IDE and CLI for mission-critical workflows.
Aurora now encrypts all newly created database clusters by default using AWS-owned keys, enhancing data security transparency and management.
AWS added support for nested virtualization on virtualized EC2 instances, broadening use cases previously limited to bare metal instances.
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