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A memorial service for Charlie Kirk is set to go ahead on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, with Donald Trump and his Vice President expected to attend.

Vladyslav was given 30 minutes to pack up his belongings before he was forcefully enrolled into a military camp that aimed to strip him of his Ukrainian identity.

Misty Hunt, of the Homer-Center School Board, was ridiculed after a post emerged on her social media the day that Kirk was fatally gunned down in Utah.

The King may be forced to ban the Yorks from private family occasions over their latest scandal involving convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Podcaster Megyn Kelly slammed some journalists for denying any political motive in Charlie Kirk's death and instead spinning it as a tragic twist in the gunman's 'beautiful love story'.

Last week the Guardian reported on "thousands of AI workers contracted for Google through Japanese conglomerate Hitachi's GlobalLogic to rate and moderate the output of Google's AI products, including its flagship chatbot Gemini... and its summaries of search results, AI Overviews." "AI isn't magic; it's a pyramid scheme of human labor," said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute based in Bremen, Germany. "These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable...." Ten of Google's AI trainers the Guardian spoke to said they have grown disillusioned with their jobs because they work in siloes, face tighter and tighter deadlines, and feel they are putting out a product that's not safe for users... In May 2023, a contract worker for Appen submitted a letter to the US Congress that the pace imposed on him and others would make Google Bard, Gemini's predecessor, a "faulty" and "dangerous" product This week Google laid off 200 of those moderating contractors, reports Wired. "These workers, who often are hired because of their specialist knowledge, had to have either a master's or a PhD to join the super rater program, and typically include writers, teachers, and people from creative fields." Workers still at the company claim they are increasingly concerned that they are being set up to replace themselves. According to internal documents viewed by WIRED, GlobalLogic seems to be using these human raters to train the Google AI system that could automatically rate the responses, with the aim of replacing them with AI. At the same time, the company is also finding ways to get rid of current employees as it continues to hire new workers. In July, GlobalLogic made it mandatory for its workers in Austin, Texas, to return to office, according to a notice seen by WIRED... Some contractors attempted to unionize earlier this year but claim those efforts were quashed. Now they allege that the company has retaliated against them. Two workers have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging they were unfairly fired, one due to bringing up wage transparency issues, and the other for advocating for himself and his coworkers. "These individuals are employees of GlobalLogic or their subcontractors, not Alphabet," Courtenay Mencini, a Google spokesperson, said in a statement... "Globally, other AI contract workers are fighting back and organizing for better treatment and pay," the article points out, noting that content moderators from around the world facing similar issues formed the Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators which includes workers from Kenya, Turkey, and Colombia. Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader mspohr for sharing the news.

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He soared to fame in the Noughties with hits such as So Sick and Sexy Love. Yet these days it's Ne-Yo 's unconventional lifestyle that's been dominating headlines.

Dramatic video footage has captured the impact of the extreme weather in the picturesque coastal Carmague region of southern France, with the streets flooded with ankle-deep water.

Sir Keir is not just a coward politically, but now an overt appeaser of terrorism. Where does he stand today? Shoulder to shoulder with the Hamas murderers, rapists, torturers and kidnappers.

One of Hollywood's most glamorous leading ladies of the '70s and '80s turned heads in LA during a rare outing that left fans buzzing. The actress, now 82, is best remembered for Hart to Hart.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has admitted that he was "a couple of hundred grand in debt" after he opened his first restaurant, but a royalty cheque from his publishers saved the day

Matias Travizano, an Argentine chairman of Grandata, was killed during his descent of Mount Shasta on September 12.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been forced to cancel the majority of her October engagements due to her chronic lung disease - just one month after her son was charged with rape.

The beautiful historic church is a perfect setting for the candlelight event

Some of the most notable road closures coming up across north and mid Essex in the coming weeks.

I visited Sanctuary Lodge, in Halstead, Essex, on one sunny September morning to find out more about the work they do.

I visited Sanctuary Lodge, in Halstead, Essex, on one sunny September morning to find out more about the work they do.

The age gap couple were all smiles as they walked the carpet for the Icon Awards, which took place at the Troxy in the east end of London.

Steve Holbrook-Sishton, a former teacher and college tutor, died unexpectedly in October 2021 when he developed sepsis after catching Covid-19.

Jaclyn Fieberg, 40, from New York, and her husband, Greg Fieberg, 46, went through years of heartbreak to start a family.