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Russian tanks are using chips from household appliances due to sanctions

TechSpot

In a Senate hearing on Wednesday, the US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo cited Ukrainians who found semiconductors from dishwashers and refrigerators in Russian tanks. Ukrainian officials say these are substitutes for components Russian manufacturers can't get due to international sanctions.

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May's Patch Tuesday updates make urgent patching a must

Computerworld Vertical IT

This past week's Patch Tuesday started with 73 updates, but ended up (so far) with three revisions and a late addition ( CVE-2022-30138 ) for a total of 77 vulnerabilities addressed this month. Compared with the broad set of updates released in April, we see a greater urgency in patching Windows — especially wiith three zero-days and several very serious flaws in key server and authentication areas.

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Calling all TechSpot readers, megafans, and boosters, we can use your help!

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Hey there TechSpot readers! If you've been coming to our site for a few weeks, a few months, or many, many years, then you know we're all about tech enthusiast content, PC hardware reporting, reviews and useful resources around those interests.

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Flight delayed? Blame a spaceship.

Vox

Space flights are now are regular occurrence in Florida. | Marco Bello/AFP via Getty Images. In Florida, a surging number of space launches has created a new type of travel headache. You can typically blame an airline flight delay on a handful of usual suspects, like bad weather, mechanical issues, and traffic on the tarmac. But thanks to the rise of the commercial space industry, there’s now a surprising new source of air travel disruption: rocket launches.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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WD plans to mass-produce 162-layer NAND by the end of the year, over 200 layers by 2024

TechSpot

Western Digital, together with partner Kioxia, just gave us a look at their roadmap for the next few years of NAND development. The company plans to introduce its 6th generation BiCS soon, which will feature 162 layers in TLC and QLC configurations.