Een kruiswoordpuzzel, maar dan heel klein (en snel).
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Een Precies Vier bestaat uit 16 woorden, begrippen of namen, die moeten worden verdeeld in precies vier groepen van vier. Er is telkens maar één oplossing mogelijk. Welke woorden vormen een connectie?
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Na een zwaarbevochten zege op Alexander Zverev in de finale wint Jannik Sinner zijn eerste grandslamtitel van dit seizoen. De Italiaan is na zijn vroege uitschakeling in Parijs terug aan de top.
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When the war in Ukraine ends, Moscow will need to be part of the new security architecture, argues Andrey Melnichenko.
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Linus Torvalds once said LLMs might bring a 10X increase to programmer productivity. But speaking at Open Source Summit India 2026, he now says that number was "not scientific,"
reports ZDNet. "That was pulled out of my ass number, obviously."
Today, he continued, "we're at the point where hopefully it creates more productivity than it takes away," but "we certainly saw more junk being generated by LLMs than we saw useful code up until the like early this year.... it can actually be a huge drain on resources when it takes humans a lot of effort to figure out that, hey, this machine-generated report was not true." Even now, he said, "most of the good ones require more than just the LLM," because "we've had to push back quite a bit... if you find a bug with an LLM, it's not enough to just ask the LLM to make a bug report and then throw it over the fence to us. We want to see a suggested patch; we want to see the human who ran the LLM act as a kind of back-and-forth."
Torvalds described many AI-generated patches as "mindless band-aid kind of patches... they may fix the immediate problem, but the kind of bug remains, and it just is waiting in the hallway to hit you in another place." For his own toy projects, he uses LLMs as prototypers: "I use them as a way to prototype things... quite often the code is not usable in that form, but it's a great way to try something out," while insisting that for kernel-level fixes, "LLMs, in my experience, have not been at that level yet."
Torvalds acknowledged that some AI-found issues have been "absolutely, stunningly, I mean, interesting in a painful kind of way," especially security problems that "show up in the technology press two days later." Despite the embarrassment, he said, "I'm very much not a shoot-the-messenger kind of person. I think we're much better off with LLMs finding bugs, even when they are embarrassing, and they are things that we should probably have found two decades ago."
Torvalds also said he's using AI "for my own toy projects... Every time I travel to some new place, and this is the first time I've been to India, I send the kids pictures of where I am, and for some strange reason, Godzilla seems to follow me around and gets added to those pictures."
ZDNet notes that Torvalds concluded, "There are many useful and less useful uses for AI," and "I think Godzilla is a great place to stop."
Thanks to Slashdot reader joshuark for sharing the article.
reports ZDNet. "That was pulled out of my ass number, obviously."
Today, he continued, "we're at the point where hopefully it creates more productivity than it takes away," but "we certainly saw more junk being generated by LLMs than we saw useful code up until the like early this year.... it can actually be a huge drain on resources when it takes humans a lot of effort to figure out that, hey, this machine-generated report was not true." Even now, he said, "most of the good ones require more than just the LLM," because "we've had to push back quite a bit... if you find a bug with an LLM, it's not enough to just ask the LLM to make a bug report and then throw it over the fence to us. We want to see a suggested patch; we want to see the human who ran the LLM act as a kind of back-and-forth."
Torvalds described many AI-generated patches as "mindless band-aid kind of patches... they may fix the immediate problem, but the kind of bug remains, and it just is waiting in the hallway to hit you in another place." For his own toy projects, he uses LLMs as prototypers: "I use them as a way to prototype things... quite often the code is not usable in that form, but it's a great way to try something out," while insisting that for kernel-level fixes, "LLMs, in my experience, have not been at that level yet."
Torvalds acknowledged that some AI-found issues have been "absolutely, stunningly, I mean, interesting in a painful kind of way," especially security problems that "show up in the technology press two days later." Despite the embarrassment, he said, "I'm very much not a shoot-the-messenger kind of person. I think we're much better off with LLMs finding bugs, even when they are embarrassing, and they are things that we should probably have found two decades ago."
Torvalds also said he's using AI "for my own toy projects... Every time I travel to some new place, and this is the first time I've been to India, I send the kids pictures of where I am, and for some strange reason, Godzilla seems to follow me around and gets added to those pictures."
ZDNet notes that Torvalds concluded, "There are many useful and less useful uses for AI," and "I think Godzilla is a great place to stop."
Thanks to Slashdot reader joshuark for sharing the article.
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"Elon Musk and Sam Altman criticized each other in new posts on X," reports CNBC, "highlighting the billionaires' long-standing tussle over OpenAI's evolution."
This week, SpaceX released the Grok 4.5 generative AI model, while OpenAI debuted its own GPT-5.6 Sol. For days, Musk and Altman have hyped up their respective releases, but on Saturday the rivalry got personal. In response to a post about Apple filing suit against OpenAI on Friday over alleged theft of trade secrets, Musk wrote, "Scam Altman strikes again ...." Minutes after his post, Musk doubled down, writing, "He takes scamming to a whole new level." Next, Musk published a photo of Altman that included the words, "I'm doing this because I love it."
"By 'this' he means scamming," Musk wrote, including two rolling-on-the-floor-laughing emojis. Musk then replied to that post, writing, "He might literally love scamming more than any human alive!"
The flurry of social activity got Altman's attention. "[H]omeboy you're the one sellling public market investors on short-term space datacenters," Altman wrote in an X post of his own that garnered over 11 million views.
"We start flying them next year. Maybe you can come see them if your parole officer approves," Musk fired back.
Separately, Altman put Musk's fresh wave of attention in the context of OpenAI's fresh model release. "[T]here are a lot of benchmarks that suggest 5.6 sol is the best model in the world right now, but the most reliable way to tell is that elon is obsessed with me again," Altman wrote on X.
Reacting to another post, Altman wrote that he was "not afraid of apple, but i have tremendous respect for them. s-tier company," CNBC reports — leading to a sarcastic response from X's head of product. "Incredible trade secrets as well, some of the best."
And CNBC notes that Musk "replied with a face-with-tears-of-joy emoji."
This week, SpaceX released the Grok 4.5 generative AI model, while OpenAI debuted its own GPT-5.6 Sol. For days, Musk and Altman have hyped up their respective releases, but on Saturday the rivalry got personal. In response to a post about Apple filing suit against OpenAI on Friday over alleged theft of trade secrets, Musk wrote, "Scam Altman strikes again ...." Minutes after his post, Musk doubled down, writing, "He takes scamming to a whole new level." Next, Musk published a photo of Altman that included the words, "I'm doing this because I love it."
"By 'this' he means scamming," Musk wrote, including two rolling-on-the-floor-laughing emojis. Musk then replied to that post, writing, "He might literally love scamming more than any human alive!"
The flurry of social activity got Altman's attention. "[H]omeboy you're the one sellling public market investors on short-term space datacenters," Altman wrote in an X post of his own that garnered over 11 million views.
"We start flying them next year. Maybe you can come see them if your parole officer approves," Musk fired back.
Separately, Altman put Musk's fresh wave of attention in the context of OpenAI's fresh model release. "[T]here are a lot of benchmarks that suggest 5.6 sol is the best model in the world right now, but the most reliable way to tell is that elon is obsessed with me again," Altman wrote on X.
Reacting to another post, Altman wrote that he was "not afraid of apple, but i have tremendous respect for them. s-tier company," CNBC reports — leading to a sarcastic response from X's head of product. "Incredible trade secrets as well, some of the best."
And CNBC notes that Musk "replied with a face-with-tears-of-joy emoji."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The CEO of SK Hynix, one of the three largest DRAM producers, predicted to Reuters that the memory industry will see its "worst-ever" supply shortages in 2027, reports the hardware/gaming news site Wccftech:
SK Hynix has also forecasted that, given the current market demand, they will fall way short of fulfilling the market demand, and that will continue beyond 2030. The comments from SK Hynix are in line with what Samsung and Micron executives have already said. Samsung has warned of 2027 being the worst year in terms of shortages and that things will continue this way till 2028 and beyond. Meanwhile, Micron has said that the current shortages are only the "first innings" and that both DRAM/NAND supply will be tight, as they are only able to meet 40-50% of the total market demand in the coming years.
Heightened demand from AI customers and multi-year agreements further put pressure on the market. The big three DRAM makers have already prioritized premium DRAM segments such as HBM and LPDDR5X, while commodity memory such as DDR5, DDR4, and entry-level LPDDR RAM has taken a back seat. While these have boosted the profits of SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung, they have devastated the consumer segment, which is facing the worst kind of price hikes that are affecting all sorts of components and platforms, including PCs, Smartphones, Consoles, etc...
SK Hynix, like Samsung and Micron, is also preparing to embark on a multi-year and multi-billion dollar expansion plan with new fabs and facilities being laid out across South Korea. SK Hynix is also considering the construction of Fabs in the US, Japan, and Southeast Asia, though the final plans are yet to be cemented. Micron recently started construction of its new facility that will be used for DRAM production. As SK Hynix proudly marks its Nasdaq debut, its CEO's sobering forecast serves as a clear reminder: the memory industry is entering its most challenging chapter yet. With 2027 poised to bring the worst supply shortages in history and tight conditions likely persisting beyond 2030, the AI boom is reshaping the entire semiconductor landscape.
SK Hynix has also forecasted that, given the current market demand, they will fall way short of fulfilling the market demand, and that will continue beyond 2030. The comments from SK Hynix are in line with what Samsung and Micron executives have already said. Samsung has warned of 2027 being the worst year in terms of shortages and that things will continue this way till 2028 and beyond. Meanwhile, Micron has said that the current shortages are only the "first innings" and that both DRAM/NAND supply will be tight, as they are only able to meet 40-50% of the total market demand in the coming years.
Heightened demand from AI customers and multi-year agreements further put pressure on the market. The big three DRAM makers have already prioritized premium DRAM segments such as HBM and LPDDR5X, while commodity memory such as DDR5, DDR4, and entry-level LPDDR RAM has taken a back seat. While these have boosted the profits of SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung, they have devastated the consumer segment, which is facing the worst kind of price hikes that are affecting all sorts of components and platforms, including PCs, Smartphones, Consoles, etc...
SK Hynix, like Samsung and Micron, is also preparing to embark on a multi-year and multi-billion dollar expansion plan with new fabs and facilities being laid out across South Korea. SK Hynix is also considering the construction of Fabs in the US, Japan, and Southeast Asia, though the final plans are yet to be cemented. Micron recently started construction of its new facility that will be used for DRAM production. As SK Hynix proudly marks its Nasdaq debut, its CEO's sobering forecast serves as a clear reminder: the memory industry is entering its most challenging chapter yet. With 2027 poised to bring the worst supply shortages in history and tight conditions likely persisting beyond 2030, the AI boom is reshaping the entire semiconductor landscape.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Weer voor Rotterdam 🌕 - 13-07-2026 01:15 CEST
In één oogopslag:
• 18.7°C · Helder 🌕 | Min 18.7°C / Max 28.6°C
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 18.7°C, Max 28.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.9 km/u (5.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 02:00: 18.4°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 35°
• 03:00: 18.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• 04:00: 18.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 41°
• 05:00: 18.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
• 06:00: 18.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
• 07:00: 18.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 48°
• 08:00: 19.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 39°
• 09:00: 20.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°
• 10:00: 21.4°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 39°
• 11:00: 22.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 41°
• 12:00: 24.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.5 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 38°
• 13:00: 26.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 45°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• dinsdag 14 juli: Min 18.4°C, Max 28.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↘️ -1.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°
• woensdag 15 juli: Min 19.6°C, Max 30.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ↗️ +2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• donderdag 16 juli: Min 20.1°C, Max 28.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1020.5 hPa ↘️ -1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.7 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 50°
• vrijdag 17 juli: Min 19.3°C, Max 28.8°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1013.8 hPa ↘️ -6.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.4 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
• zaterdag 18 juli: Min 18.7°C, Max 27.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 14%, 🧭 1017.6 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.7 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 350°
• zondag 19 juli: Min 17.5°C, Max 21.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 11%, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.8 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 339°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 18.7°C (Helder)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 17.3°C (-1.4°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 34°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 36.7 km/h (10.2 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 79%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1024.0 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 14.9 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:37 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:58
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 34 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 7.0 μg/m³
• PM10: 13.7 μg/m³
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In één oogopslag:
• 18.7°C · Helder 🌕 | Min 18.7°C / Max 28.6°C
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 18.7°C, Max 28.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.9 km/u (5.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 02:00: 18.4°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 35°
• 03:00: 18.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• 04:00: 18.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 41°
• 05:00: 18.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
• 06:00: 18.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
• 07:00: 18.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 48°
• 08:00: 19.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 39°
• 09:00: 20.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°
• 10:00: 21.4°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 39°
• 11:00: 22.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 41°
• 12:00: 24.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.5 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 38°
• 13:00: 26.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 45°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• dinsdag 14 juli: Min 18.4°C, Max 28.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↘️ -1.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°
• woensdag 15 juli: Min 19.6°C, Max 30.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1021.6 hPa ↗️ +2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.1 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• donderdag 16 juli: Min 20.1°C, Max 28.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1020.5 hPa ↘️ -1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.7 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 50°
• vrijdag 17 juli: Min 19.3°C, Max 28.8°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1013.8 hPa ↘️ -6.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.4 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
• zaterdag 18 juli: Min 18.7°C, Max 27.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 14%, 🧭 1017.6 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.7 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 350°
• zondag 19 juli: Min 17.5°C, Max 21.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 11%, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.8 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 339°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 18.7°C (Helder)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 17.3°C (-1.4°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 34°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 36.7 km/h (10.2 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 79%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1024.0 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 14.9 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:37 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:58
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 34 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 7.0 μg/m³
• PM10: 13.7 μg/m³
Gegevens geleverd door Open-Meteo
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A dramatic and layered weather landscape captured from the banks of the Grote Poel in Aalsmeer on the evening of June 19th. The image perfectly freezes a tense 'calm before the storm' moment: a brilliant golden sunset on the left, a distinct curtain of rain sweeping across the center, and the silhouette of a departing airplane climbing into the stormy sky on the right. The peaceful, reflective water forms a beautiful contrast with the heavy, approaching thunderstorm.
The CDC has recently announced (through albeit limited channels) that there is an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States. While not fatal, cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness that causes "explosive" diarrhea, nausea and fatigue, and has been detected in 31 states, with 1,562 cases in Michigan alone.
Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. The parasite is spread through fecal/oral means, through eating or drinking contaminated food or water. Fortunately it is not life-threatening, but is still deeply unpleasant and stubborn - symptoms include watery diarrhea with frequent and "sometimes explosive" bowel movements, with symptoms lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Even more frustrating, sometimes the symptoms go away and then relapse. The parasite is also unusually tricky to track, because symptoms don't appear until a week or two after the original infection; meaning most sufferers are unlikely to remember specific details about their diets that could help researchers and doctors pinpoint a source. Also, because it isn't as severe as other intestinal diseases like E. Coli infections, many sufferers tend to ride it out with OTC drugs and never inform their doctors they were infected in the first place. So while the CDC is aware of 31 states affected, the actual number may be much higher. According to the CDC's current data, Michigan has reported the most cases, followed by New York, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Thoroughly washing hands before preparing food and thoroughly washing produce can help prevent infection, although avoiding eating raw produce is an even better option. Because of this, Taco Bell has announced it is temporarily recalling raw lettuce, cilantro-onion mix, pico de gallo, and guacamole in its franchises, pending further information about the source of the contamination. No other major chains have announced recalls, but Chipotle is "monitoring" the situation, and some other individual restaurants are making similar moves.
Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. The parasite is spread through fecal/oral means, through eating or drinking contaminated food or water. Fortunately it is not life-threatening, but is still deeply unpleasant and stubborn - symptoms include watery diarrhea with frequent and "sometimes explosive" bowel movements, with symptoms lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Even more frustrating, sometimes the symptoms go away and then relapse. The parasite is also unusually tricky to track, because symptoms don't appear until a week or two after the original infection; meaning most sufferers are unlikely to remember specific details about their diets that could help researchers and doctors pinpoint a source. Also, because it isn't as severe as other intestinal diseases like E. Coli infections, many sufferers tend to ride it out with OTC drugs and never inform their doctors they were infected in the first place. So while the CDC is aware of 31 states affected, the actual number may be much higher. According to the CDC's current data, Michigan has reported the most cases, followed by New York, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Thoroughly washing hands before preparing food and thoroughly washing produce can help prevent infection, although avoiding eating raw produce is an even better option. Because of this, Taco Bell has announced it is temporarily recalling raw lettuce, cilantro-onion mix, pico de gallo, and guacamole in its franchises, pending further information about the source of the contamination. No other major chains have announced recalls, but Chipotle is "monitoring" the situation, and some other individual restaurants are making similar moves.