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Ask ChatGPT to answer a question and you’re likely not expecting it to reply “— and it is” over and over. Nor are you likely to have much patience if it starts apologizing for replying in gibberish, saying “the cogs en la tecla might get a bit whimsical.” Yet both instances have occurred in the last 24 hours, leaving users of the chatbot befuddled and asking what the hell is going on.On X and Reddit, users are scratching their heads as the normally reliable conversation companion has turned a bit weird. “I hope it’s not…

Concert season is in full swing, with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and other artists dominating calendars in the coming months. But a new villain is hurting the experience for many: superfans seeking five minutes of social-media fame.Homemade signs, screaming teenagers and bouncing beach balls aren’t new to concerts. What has changed is that, largely thanks to TikTok, any moment of a concert can go viral. More fans are trying to force that moment to happen with wild shenanigans, annoying noises or demands on artists to play…

“It is not enough to succeed,” said Gore Vidal. “Others must fail.” In his darkly funny new book, Artist, the Korean cartoonist Yeong-shin Ma puts this notion centre stage, his three male characters jostling for position in a world where the stakes can be so small that sometimes the only satisfaction is in seeing a pal go down in flames. And, yes, this does make it a somewhat toxic read; envy runs through it like poison. But it’s also rather bracing watching these hapless middle-aged men – a musician, a writer and a…

Model Kylie Jenner has been slammed by netizens for appearing to act rudely towards a fan during her cosmetics launch party recently. The "Kardashians" star faced flak after one of her photos went viral of her looking less than thrilled while snapping a pic with an excited fan, Page Six reported. LA-based producer Alexa May Rhodes posted a TikTok video of herself approaching Jenner for a photo at the event`s step-and-repeat. Jenner, 25, didn`t make eye contact with Rhodes - barely acknowledging her existence - throughout…

Researchers at MIT have observed “electron whirlpools” for the first time. The bizarre behavior arises when electricity flows as a fluid, which could make for more efficient electronics.Like water, electricity is made up of discreet particles, so one might expect that they would both flow in similar ways. But while water molecules are big enough to jostle each other and flow together, electrons are much smaller, meaning they’re more influenced by their surroundings than each other.However, it has been predicted that under…