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Elton John has revealed what he wants engraved on his tombstone after turning 78 years-old on Tuesday. 

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 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.

Shabana Mahmood's remarks open up the prospect of offenders handed long jail terms getting less jail time as part of a sentencing review launched by Labour.

Paedophile teacher Jeremy Forrest has split from his wife after a fling with a colleague 15-years his junior at the bakery where he worked .

Isla Fisher has opened up about her divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen and how the end of their marriage has changed her life. 

A mass stabbing in Amsterdam has left at least five people wounded. 

A toddler from Arkansas died of an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba lurking in a water park.

This week, Mark Field answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, what left him cold?

Constance Craig Smith discovers what life is like as a hedgelayer in the West Country in Paul Lamb's new book.

The former editor of Vanity Fair recalls the hedonism of the magazine's glory days in a deliciously gossipy memoir.

Claire Allfree reviews the best literary fiction out now.

Eithne Farry reviews the best Historical books out now.

Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Crime novels out now.

Wendy Holden reviews the best Popular fiction out now.

While most people travel to Memphis, Tennessee, to visit Graceland or learn about the history of the blues, I went for a completely different reason.

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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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is now facing another in a long list of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault.

Brian Pitts, 30, and Katie Harlow, 27, ran an international criminal empire from a luxury villa in Thailand between 2018 and 2019.

The latest episode of the BBC show saw the eight remaining candidates face the legendary TV Shopping Channel tasks, which sees them attempt to flog a variety of products to viewers.