You can now use the SELECT INTO OUTFILE S3 SQL statement to query data from an Amazon Aurora database cluster and save it directly into text files in an Amazon S3 bucket. This means you no longer need the two-step process of bringing the data to the SQL client and then copying it from the client to Amazon S3. It’s an easy way to export data selectively to Amazon Redshift or any other application.
Amazon WorkSpaces now offers a Free Tier for new customers
Amazon WorkSpaces now offers a Free Tier for first time Workspaces customers, designed to allow hands-on experience of the service at no cost. The Free Tier offer provides two Standard bundle WorkSpaces for up to 40 hours of combined use per month, for two calendar months, from the time you create your first WorkSpace.
Illinois American Water: drinking water meets or surpasses all federal and state standards
The company’s latest Consumer Confidence Report indicated water quality surpassed regulatory standards.
Tennessee Dept. of Environmental Conservation will allow city to increase wastewater discharges into river
The city of Franklin will increase its wastewater discharge into the Harpeth River.
Estonian firm uses graphene for high reliability energy storage
Skeleton Technologies, the Estonian ultracapacitor manufacturer, has developed an energy storage system for adding power reliability in manufacturing plants, data centres, and covering starting and bridging power for diesel generators. Called SkelGrid, the system is based on the firm’s curved graphene ultracapacitor technology, which is designed to provide high power and energy density. Taavi Madiberk, CEO …
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ams uses closed-loop sensing for tight LED light control
ams has introduced a power management IC for LED-based lamps and luminaires which uses closed-loop sensing to maintain more accurate correlated colour temperature (CCT) and lumen output. Following the AS7221 smart lighting manager introduced earlier this year, this new device, the AS7220, combines a precise calibrated-for-life colour sensor with an intelligent Cognitive Lighting Engine for standalone …
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Toshiba BLE ICs consume 3.3mA when transmitting
Toshiba is sampling two BLE ICs with enhanced security. The chips -TC3567CFSG and TC3567DFSG – have peak current consumption of 3.3mA at 3V supply when in transmission mode. For security they can acquire a random number with a length of up to 32B, using a random number generator. This function will help to strengthen the protection of …
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EU Embraces Free Public WiFi
Hard on the heels of last week’s news about San Francisco making 32 open spaces in the City free public WiFi zones, a joint statement from the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission says they will fund the EU’s WiFi4EU programme to instal free public Wi-Fi in public squares, piazzas, parks, hospitals …
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The Value Of Celebrity
Loads of stuff about poor old Tiger. Except that he’s not really poor at all – he made $45.5 million last year. A bit less than his peak $100 million a year, but not too shabby. What’s surprising is that Tiger hasn’t won a major for nine years or any tournament for four years. Yet …
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Minima raises €5.5m
Finnish low-power processor specialist Minima Processor has raised €5.5 million in two seed-funding rounds. Based in Oulu and Espoo, Minima claims its technology can improve processor energy efficency by up to 20x. Investors are Lifeline Ventures, VTT Ventures, CFT Nordic Capital, Aalto University, and of angel investors. The company claims its technology “enables up to 20x …
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