Cyber-crew claims it cracked American cableco, releases terrible music video to prove it
WOW! DID! SOMEONE! REALLY! STEAL! DATA! ON! 400K! USERS?!
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Feds drop bomb on Multiplan in legal war over healthcare 'price-fixing' algorithms
DoJ suggests it sure looks like collusion when several big players use the same cost-saving software
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Elton John reveals sweet message he wants engraved on his tombstone as the 78 year-old considers his mortality
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OpenAI Says 'Our GPUs Are Melting' As It Limits ChatGPT Image Generation Requests
Following OpenAI's viral Studio Ghibli moment, CEO Sam Altman says it has temporarily limited image generation in ChatGPT due to the overwhelming demand on its GPU infrastructure. "It's super fun seeing people love images in ChatGPT, but our GPUs are melting," he posted on X today. The Verge reports: The demand crunch already caused the artificial intelligence company to push back availability of the built-in image generator for users on ChatGPT's free tier. But apparently that measure alone wasn't enough to ease the stress on OpenAI's infrastructure. (Altman said free users will "soon" be able to generate up to three images per day.)
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The weirdest medieval cures you could try at home... if you dare: Manuscripts reveal bizarre methods 15th century doctors used to 'cure' common illnesses
The 15th century 'cure' for infertility advised women to burn and then grind down weasel testicles and a common plant, before putting the mixture into their vagina.
Criminals handed longer sentences 'will be let out of prison early to make room in jails'
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Notorious paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest splits from second wife after 'having affair with bakery co-worker 15 years his junior'
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Isla Fisher reveals how her divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen has changed her life
Isla Fisher has opened up about her divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen and how the end of their marriage has changed her life.
Mass stabbing leaves five people wounded in Amsterdam
A mass stabbing in Amsterdam has left at least five people wounded.
Healthy 16-month-old baby dies from brain-eating amoeba after visiting water park
A toddler from Arkansas died of an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba lurking in a water park.
What book would Mark Field take to a desert island to alleviate the boredom with some rock'n'roll?
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Of Thorn & Briar by Paul Lamb: Meet Instagram's hunky hedgelayer heartthrob
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When The Going Was Good by Graydon Carter: No limit on expenses. Interest-free home loans. And 'the best eyebrow lady' in New York every month!
The former editor of Vanity Fair recalls the hedonism of the magazine's glory days in a deliciously gossipy memoir.
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I travelled to the other side of the world for a bizarre reason that left my friends and family wondering... 'why?' And boy was it worth it
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US Robotics Companies Push For National Strategy To Compete With China
U.S. robotics companies, including Tesla and Boston Dynamics, are urging lawmakers to establish a national robotics strategy to keep pace with China's aggressive investment in AI-driven robotics. The Associated Press reports: Jeff Cardenas, co-founder and CEO of humanoid startup Apptronik, of Austin, Texas, pointed out to lawmakers that it was American carmaker General Motors that deployed the first industrial robot at a New Jersey assembly plant in 1961. But the U.S. then ceded its early lead to Japan, which remains a powerhouse of industrial robotics, along with Europe. The next robotics race will be powered by artificial intelligence and will be "anybody's to win," Cardenas said in an interview after the closed-door meeting. "I think the U.S. has a great chance of winning. We're leading in AI, and I think we're building some of the best robots in the world. But we need a national strategy if we're going to continue to build and stay ahead."
The Association for Advancing Automation said a national strategy would help U.S. companies scale production and drive the adoption of robots as the "physical manifestation" of AI. The group made it clear that China and several other countries already have a plan in place. Without that leadership, "the U.S. will not only lose the robotics race but also the AI race," the association said in a statement. The group also suggested tax incentives to help drive adoption, along with federally-funded training programs and funding for both academic research and commercial innovation. A new federal robotics office, the association argued, is necessary partly because of "the increasing global competition in the space" as well as the "growing sophistication" of the technology.
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