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Faster animations on iOS 26 makes even older iPhones feel like new

Faster animations on iOS 26 makes even older iPhones feel like new

The design revamp brought about with iOS 26 brings all sorts of new animations along with the Liquid Glass visual treatments. With beta 6, Apple overhauled Springboard’s app launch animations for the first time in years. Apps now launch to full-screen much faster than before, accompanied a minor warp effect that is reminiscent of how Mac windows minimise to the …

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Study: Self-guided, online treatment helps older adults combat insomnia

Study: Self-guided, online treatment helps older adults combat insomnia

An online insomnia treatment developed at the University of Virginia is stepping in to help older people who struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep. An online insomnia treatment developed at the University of Virginia is stepping in to help older people who struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep, according to the treatment creator. “Older adults do have a …

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Waze will end updates for older Android devices soon

Waze will end updates for older Android devices soon

Waze is going to soon cut off access to new app updates for older Android devices, as a new update is raising the requirements. The latest Waze for Android beta updates are getting ready to cut off access to future features for anyone using older Android devices. That’s because Waze v5.9.90 and higher now requires Android 10 or higher, as …

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Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself

Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself

University of Georgia researcher Scott Harris holds a chunk of the McDonough Meteorite (Image credit: University of Georgia) A meteorite that survived atmospheric entry and smashed through the roof of a Georgia home earlier this year may have formed before Earth itself, according to a scientist from the University of Georgia who analyzed fragments of the wandering solar system object. …

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Older Adults Share Common Knowledge From Youth

Older Adults Share Common Knowledge From Youth

5. “As a broke college student, I couldn’t get a credit card, and I got a monthly check, so things got tight during the month (this was in the early ’70s before debit cards)…” “To help me out, my older brother taught me this: Sears would issue a store credit card to college students. I used it to purchase a gift …

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Meteorite that landed in Georgia this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say

Meteorite that landed in Georgia this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say

Facebook Tweet Email Link A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion years old, according to researchers who studied it following its crash landing. Fragments of the extraterrestrial rock were turned over to scientists after they fell to Earth this summer to determine their classification …

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Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say

Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say

Watch: Large fireball seen shooting across sky over Southeastern US A meteorite that crashed into a home in the US is older than planet Earth, scientists have said. The object flew through the skies in broad daylight before exploding across the state of Georgia on 26 June, Nasa confirmed. Researchers at the University of Georgia examined a fragment of the …

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