Care home uses VR to help elderly residents 'unlock memories' and do things they never got to

A care home in Manchester has introduced VR as part of their activities roster for elderly residents, to help them 'unlock memories' and 'try' things they never got to. Downing House trialled the VR headsets on a one-off basis, and found it to be so successful (and bring residents so much joy) that they now offer it for an hour, once a month. "If you're getting a little bit older and you're a bit knackered, you can't climb Mount Kilimanjaro... but you can... with this", one resident, Bernard, joked in an interview with the BBC. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter

2023-07-20 19:48

Did Fortnite Remove the Kinetic Blade?

After temporarily removing the Kinetic Blade from Fortnite due to a glitch, Epic Games has announced the blade will remain vaulted for the rest of Chapter 4 Season 2.

2023-05-26 03:58

Coca-Cola's newest flavor is aimed at gamers

For the limited-edition Coca-Cola Ultimate flavor, the soda maker partnered with Riot Games, which publishes the multi-player online battle arena game League of Legends.

2023-06-07 12:22

Meta Verified for business will cost $965 less per month than X's business verification

Looking to finally get your company's Facebook Page or Instagram business account verified? Well, the

2023-09-21 04:50

Golf sensation Paige Spiranac opens up about struggling with social media 'fatigue': ‘That is definitely the hardest thing’

Paige Spiranac said, 'I encourage you guys to say the most outrageous, fun things in my comments, it does not offend me at all'

2023-07-22 15:16

When Does Apex Legends Season 18 End?

Apex Legends Season 18 ends on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, giving fans three months to permanently unlock Revenant Reborn and all the available limited-time cosmetics.

2023-08-22 01:16

Why Musk's 'X' will struggle to become a Chinese-style super-app

Elon Musk is rebranding his Twitter platform as "X" and wants to create a super-app where users will do all their finances...

2023-07-27 00:24

Cummins, Daimler, PACCAR form joint venture for US battery cell production

(Reuters) -Accelera, a zero-emissions business unit of Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding and PACCAR said on Wednesday they

2023-09-06 19:50

Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks

Ransomware gangs have been stealing confidential documents from schools and dumping them online

2023-07-05 15:57

An author says AI is 'writing' unauthorized books being sold under her name on Amazon

An author is raising alarms this week after she found new books being sold on Amazon under her name — only she didn't write them; they appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

2023-08-10 22:21

How to watch Wimbledon online for free from anywhere in the world

SAVE 49%: Livestream Wimbledon for free with ExpressVPN. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on

2023-06-26 12:17

Intuit Mailchimp Finds Vast Majority of SMB Marketers Are Bought Into Artificial Intelligence

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2023-06-13 21:15