AWS Weekly Roundup: Strands Agents 1M+ downloads, Cloud Club Captain, AI Agent Hackathon, and more (September 15, 2025)
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This AWS Weekly Roundup highlights several key announcements and events from the week:
- Strands Agents reached 1 million downloads, offering an open-source SDK for building multi-agent AI systems
- New product launches include:
- Amazon EC2 M4 and M4 Pro Mac instances with improved build performance
- LocalStack integration in Visual Studio Code
- AWS CDK Refactor preview
- AWS CloudTrail MCP Server
- Amazon CloudFront IPv6 origins support
- Upcoming events include:
- AWS AI Agent Global Hackathon (Sept 8 - Oct 20)
- AWS Gen AI Lofts in multiple cities
- AWS Community Days in various countries
The roundup also highlights Amazon Science research on agentic AI and opportunities for students and developers to engage with AWS technologies.
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