A five-part, $45.95M plan would expand the city’s recycled water pipeline system by 9.5 miles eastward.
Cannell Lake Water Treatment Plant opens in Mission, British Columbia
Facility will provide safe, quality drinking water for Abbotsford-Mission residents.
USDA invests $225M for drought relief, conservation projects
Addition of 88 projects brings federal, partner investment to over $2 billion since 2014.
St. Louis Park to shut down water treatment plant
Renovations will start immediately, and the plant is scheduled to reopen in 2018.
EPA settles with Idaho gold miner for Clean Water Act discharge violation
Miner to pay $3,600 penalty as part of the settlement.
Top Ten Cloud Infrastructure Suppliers
Thanks to IDC for this one, the ten biggest cloud infrastructure suppliers in Q2: $ ODM direct 1.5bn HP 1.3bn Dell 1bn Cisco 846m EMC 534m Lenovo 258m NetApo 251m IBM 229m Huawei. 226m Inspur 196m
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Infineon clarifies Macom lawsuit situation
Infineon has issued a statement that it’s lawsuit with Macom is not settled as some Macom statements might suggest. The court has made no decision on the merits, says a Infineon, Macom has neither won the case nor is settlement imminent. The lawsuit should determine whether Macom continues to be licensed to certain Infineon Americas …
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Element14 and TI launch wearables challenge.
element14 has launched a new Design Challenge for designers and engineers called ‘Safe and Sound’, sponsored by TI. element14 will challenge 15 community members to design a personal safety-oriented wearable device or solution that protects a person from personal and environmental risks, monitors personal health or protects personal property from theft. The application areas for …
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Government to tighten up drone laws
The government is expected to tighten up on drone use with criminal offences created for people flying drones in no-fly areas. “Some are not aware of the rules or choose to break them putting public safety, privacy and security at risk,” says Avistion Minister Lord Ahmad. A crime of drone misuse could be created. Already, …
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108% growth for AR/VR headsets
AR and VR headsets unit shipments will grow enjoy 108% CAGR between 2015 and 2020, says IDC. The 2020 market is expected to have 76 million unit sales with VR shipping units than AR because it’s cheaper at the moment. More competition and cheaper technology is expected to change that. IDC looks at three headset …
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