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NASA's CaRD project successfully tested a prototype system that harnesses concentrated solar energy to extract oxygen from lunar soil simulant, advancing in-situ resource utilization for moon missions.
AWS introduced M8azn general purpose EC2 instances powered by AMD's fifth-generation EPYC processors, offering enhanced CPU frequency and improved network and memory performance for demanding workloads.
Amazon S3 Tables released API enhancements allowing users to programmatically specify partition and sort order properties during table creation, streamlining data management and optimization.
AWS deployed new EC2 High Memory U7i instances featuring Intel Sapphire Rapids processors and up to 16 TiB DDR5 RAM in South America and Europe for demanding in-memory database applications.
AWS Batch added detailed visibility into job queue utilization and fair share capacity consumption, aiding users in optimizing workload distribution and resource management.
Amazon Connect introduced persistent in-app notifications to its workspace, enabling teams to receive critical alerts and reminders without disrupting their workflow.
Amazon Connect enhanced agent workflows by leveraging AI to generate real-time overviews and recommend next steps for tasks, aiming to speed resolution and improve customer service.
Amazon RDS updated PostgreSQL support to include minor releases 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21, adding critical security fixes and introducing the pg_stat_monitor extension for unified query performance insights.
Amazon RDS and Aurora now allow modification of backup retention and preferred backup window settings during snapshot restoration, improving restore flexibility and management.
Amazon Aurora’s dialect of SQL now supports identity columns and sequence objects, simplifying auto-incrementing integer ID generation for developers.
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