Mechanic father-of-two, 27, was crushed to death while working on car at home, inquest heard
Qualified mechanic Daniel Burton, 27, was discovered unresponsive and trapped under his Audi A3, at his partner's home in Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, on January 22.
Mourners line streets for funeral of world's longest KFC worker as hearse makes final visit to restaurant where she fried chicken for 47 years
Pauline Richards, known as Miss KFC, died last month aged 74 and worked almost every role at the branch in Taunton, Somerset - from cleaner to cashier to team leader.
Meta Freezes AI Hiring
According to the Wall Street Journal, Meta has paused hiring in its artificial intelligence division after bringing on more than 50 researchers and engineers. "All that's happening here is some basic organizational planning: creating a solid structure for our new superintelligence efforts after bringing people on board and undertaking yearly budgeting and planning exercises," a spokesperson for Meta said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Over the last few months, Meta has been offering AI researchers salaries that dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race. The company recently offered AI researcher Matt Deitke $250 million over four years (an average of $62.5 million per year), with potentially $100 million in the first year alone. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly also offered an unnamed AI engineer $1 billion in compensation to be paid out over several years.
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Tesco risks wrath of shoppers as it becomes latest supermarket to raise meal deal price
Customers said they were 'outraged' after it was revealed the supermarket's popular deal will increase on Thursday.
Duolingo has to say sorry after getting locked in a trans row and criticising 'mean' JK Rowling in German lesson
The language-teaching app has been accused of letting gender ideology 'infect' its translation exercises in a German lesson.
Migrant, 26, is found guilty of groping three women while riding bike to car wash job from his taxpayer-funded hotel
Qais Al-Aswad, 26, committed the attacks along the same bike path in Horley, Surrey over a three week period as cycled home from his job at a car wash.
Moment schoolboy is 'beaten up by man on train' as terrified passengers watch on - then move away
Shocking footage has emerged of a helpless schoolboy being threatened, hit and thrown around a train carriage by an adult - as fellow passengers appeared too terrified to intervene.
Primark's 'fantastic' pink cardigan shoppers think gives 'Y2K vibes'
It is perfect for layering or wearing on its own
Nip/Tuck star Dylan Walsh and his family involved in mysterious car crash that sends two to hospital
According to the Rumson Borough Police Department, the crash was serious enough that two people in the vehicle were taken to the hospital.
Southport killer 'wins back television and DVD player perks in prison' after hurling boiling water at a guard as bosses 'bribe him to behave'
Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana has won back privileges, including a TV and an enhanced weekly spending budget, amid claims guards are 'bribing' him to behave.
Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass
Redmond doesn't bother informing customers about some security fixes
UPDATED Microsoft has chosen not to tell customers about a recently patched vulnerability in M365 Copilot.…
Revealed: Nick Kyrgios made OnlyFans videos with tennis star who stunned the sport with bombshell sex-work confession
Sachia Vickery sent shockwaves through the sport as she revealed she's making a fortune with saucy content on the platform.
Most Air Cleaning Devices Have Not Been Tested On People
A new review of nearly 700 studies on portable air cleaners found that over 90% of them were tested in empty spaces, not on people, leaving major gaps in evidence about whether these devices actually prevent infections or if they might even cause harm by releasing chemicals like ozone or formaldehyde. The Conversation reports: Many respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19 and influenza, can spread through indoor air. Technologies such as HEPA filters, ultraviolet light and special ventilation designs -- collectively known as engineering infection controls -- are intended to clean indoor air and prevent viruses and other disease-causing pathogens from spreading. Along with our colleagues across three academic institutions and two government science agencies, we identified and analyzed every research study evaluating the effectiveness of these technologies published from the 1920s through 2023 -- 672 of them in total.
These studies assessed performance in three main ways: Some measured whether the interventions reduced infections in people; others used animals such as guinea pigs or mice; and the rest took air samples to determine whether the devices reduced the number of small particles or microbes in the air. Only about 8% of the studies tested effectiveness on people, while over 90% tested the devices in unoccupied spaces.
We found substantial variation across different technologies. For example, 44 studies examined an air cleaning process called photocatalytic oxidation, which produces chemicals that kill microbes, but only one of those tested whether the technology prevented infections in people. Another 35 studies evaluated plasma-based technologies for killing microbes, and none involved human participants. We also found 43 studies on filters incorporating nanomaterials designed to both capture and kill microbes -- again, none included human testing.
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Basic Instinct writer promised 'anti-woke' reboot days before Sharon Stone launched rant at project
The controversial reboot of Sharon Stone 's 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct will be 'anti-woke' as the film's writer seeks to hit back at modern day 'political correctness'
WWE icon Trish Stratus announces heartbreaking personal news
Stratus made the announcement in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Wednesday night.
Moment road safety vigilante Cycling Mikey confronts two 'mobile phone thieves' on e-bikes... before they turn the tables on him
The Youtuber, whose real name is Michael van Erp, uploaded footage of the tense confrontation to social media, showing him tailing a pair of e-bike riders after a supposed theft in Chiswick.
MasterChef viewers demand contestant is 'disqualified' after he makes a MAJOR blunder
The show saw the remaining six contenders - Naomi, Martin, Joy, Michael, Reuben and Victoria - face the challenge of impressing Gregg and John with their 'basic to brilliant' creations.
This hotel crisis is Labour's wake-up call. But will they heed it?: ALAN MENDOZA
As a local councillor, I have no doubt that Epping Forest District Council's extraordinary victory in the High Court on Tuesday will inspire a flood of copycat legal actions.
Physiotherapist reveals why you should NEVER cross your legs on a flight
It can be difficult to get comfortable during plane journeys, with small seats and little leg room there is often not much room for movement. This is what you should avoid doing.
Can YOU pass this GCSE maths exam? As teenagers across the UK receive their results, see if you can answer some of the tricky conundrums
After revising long and hard for their exam over the past couple of months, British teenagers have finally received their GCSE results today. But how you fare if faced with GCSE maths questions?