Tag: OASIS
UK’s first AI-based teacherless class, ‘dynamic pricing’ pushes up Oasis ticket prices
The UK's first "teacherless" GCSE class, using artificial intelligence instead of human teachers, is about to start lessons. David Game College, a private school in London, opens its new teacherless course for 20 GCSE students in September. The students will learn using a mixture of artificial intelligence platforms on their computers and virtual reality headsets. The platforms…
Why the Oasis ticket debacle shows that dynamic pricing needs to be stopped
When I logged onto my Ticketmaster account at just before 9am on Saturday to buy Oasis tickets, I certainly didn't expect to have to wait until nearly 3pm to reach the front of the queue. But then there were I suppose 96,000 ahead of me. Still when I did eventually get to the front of…
How to avoid getting scammed when buying Oasis tickets
Following the news of their long-awaited reunion tour, Oasis fans are being urged to remain vigilant against scammers and cybercriminals as tickets go on sale this weekend. The warning comes after Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour, in which fans were rumoured to have been scammed out of £1m overall from fake tickets. Nick Drewe, founder of…
Review: Ready Player One
Chris Price reviews Spielberg’s engaging, but flawed, virtual reality romp. Schlinder’s List this is not. In the virtual world of the OASIS you can be whoever and whatever you want to be. A huge warrior of the opposite sex or a street fighting, martial arts expert. Hey, you could even be a meerkat or a…
