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The children and parents of Glasgow had the opportunity to be part of an “immersive experience” of being transported into the world of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. But instead of being “in a world of pure imagination,” attendees allegedly felt they were inside a “meth lab.” As if the Roald Dahl movie adaptation event wasn’t disaster enough, the actor who played Willy Wonka in Glasgow is going viral reading “AI generated gibberish” he had to say at the event.If you remember The Chocolate Room scene from Willy Wonka…

The Apple App Store is filled with music apps created to teach you the basics of reading and playing music. I should know, I download a new one every January as part of a New Year's resolution to learn the keyboard. But if you already have the basics nailed, forScore is an elegant and feature-rich music reading app that isn't cheap but will make finding, storing and playing new music infinitely easier.forScore is essentially a sheet music reading app that lets you read pdf sheet music wherever you are without the faff of…

A bill seeking to limit the tenure of governor and deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to a single non-renewal term of six years has passed a second reading at the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the senator representing Lagos East, Adetokunbo Abiru. Section 8 (2) of the CBN Act 2007 empowers governors and deputy governors of the bank to stay five years in office and they are also eligible for re-appointment for another term not exceeding five years. The amendment bill was read the second…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test scores are too often abused. They says it's unfair that when children "fail" these tests it can mean they receive a worse secondary education than their more successful peers—sentencing them to a lifetime of disadvantage. Some object to IQ tests for quite…

Wedding speeches are a common tradition and an essential part of the reception. They’re a great way for the couple and the guests to express love and gratitude for each other and can set the tone for a wholesome, fun, and memorable evening.However, this bride’s sister used such a precious moment to make it all about herself. During her speech, she unexpectedly took out a love letter that the groom wrote to her when they were in the 8th grade.Read further to find a real-life example of what not to say at a wedding to save…

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…

Credit: Jeffrey C. Chase/University of Delaware Rachel Karchmer-Klein, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware, co-designed a research study where a group of high-achieving eighth graders were asked to engage with a digital narrative text. The story incorporated written words, sound, static images and video animations. The students quickly figured out they had to…

Roughly one out of ten people around the globe have an eye color that, in poetic terms, can be likened to the shade of a summer sky, the hue of a tropical ocean, or even the pale tint of a flawlessly cut aquamarine.In some European populations, that fraction can skyrocket to as high as three out of every four individuals.Why this color persists in competition with the more earthy tones of a darkly pigmented iris has long been a cause for speculation. Now, anthropologists in the UK propose blue eyes could have a slight…

Google released the Reading mode app back in 2020 and with the latest update, the company made the app a whole lot more useful. The app now works in Gmail, Threads and X. It also works with other social media and email apps. Ever since Google ruined Assistant's "Read aloud" functionality a few weeks ago, I switched to their Reading Mode app and have been very happy with it. It's even better than Assistant.You swipe up from the bottom with two fingers to instantly activate it. Brilliant.I recorded……

They have killed skinny jeans and continue to shame millennials for having side partings in their hair. They think using the crying tears emoji to express laughter is embarrassing. But now comes a surprising gen Z plot twist. One habit that those born between 1997 and 2012 are keen to endorse is reading – and it’s physical books rather than digital that they are thumbing.This week the 22-year-old model Kaia Gerber launched her own book club, Library Science. Gerber, who this month appears on the cover of British Vogue…