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AWS Compute Blog

Introducing queue consumption mode for Apache Kafka in AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda event source mappings now support queue consumption mode for Apache Kafka. Using Kafka Share Groups, you can scale consumer parallelism independently of partition count, with per-record acknowledgment, visibility timeouts, and automatic retries on self-managed Kafka 4.2 or later clusters.

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The Verge Tech

Meta will end Quest 2 OS updates in 2027

Meta is planning to release the last OS update for its Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets by March 2027, the company announced today. The last OS update for those devices is planned to be v213, and after that, Meta will continue to ship security patches and critical bug fixes through the end of 2027. Apps that support the Quest 2 or Quest Pro can also be submitted through December 2027, Meta says. Meta is calling the Quest 3 and 3S "now the baseline for Meta VR gamers." The company is announcing

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Vercel Blog

Projects can now be configured with vercel.toml

Vercel now supports , which allows you to to configure your project using the . All of the same configuration properties are supported as in , but it supports comments and has a flatter structure. vercel.tomlvercel.jsonTOML configuration format All projects can now use . Use only one project configuration file: vercel.toml, vercel.json, or vercel.ts.vercel.toml For example, configuring :Services Read the . documentation Read more

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