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The image shows a dark haired woman in bed practising cognitive shuffling to fall back asleep quickly, while an inset image of a clock reads 3am

I tried a Chief Medical Officer's hack to fall asleep fast after waking up at 3 a.m. and it worked — here's why

By Ruth Jones published

It's all about putting the brakes on stressful, anxious thoughts so that you can drift back to sleep quickly

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Fire TV stick plugged in

Your streaming stick isn't broken — these apps are just slowing it down to a crawl

By Caroline Preece published

No, it's not just you. Changes introduced by Netflix, Disney+ and other app developers have caused software slowdown. Here are some fixes that actually help.

TVs
motor racing

I’ve been sim racing for 6 years, and then I tried real-life racing — here are 3 things I wish these games taught me

By Jason England published

After sim racing for 6 years, I decided to try the real thing! Here are three lessons I learned the hard way in real motorsport vs sim.

Gaming
Amanda's AI Lab

I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry — so I looked at the evidence

By Amanda Caswell published

I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry, so I investigated the evidence. Here's what I found about water use, electricity demand and the real environmental impact of AI.

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The image shows a dark haired woman wearing pink pyjamas sleeping peacefully on her back in bed. Inset, two sets of graphics show sleep tracking data.

I went from 5 to 7 hours sleep a night using the '7:1 rule' — but only after a doctor made this key change to my routine

By Nicola Appleton published

I couldn’t stick to the 7:1 sleep rule until a doctor made this simple switch to my sleep routine. Since then, I finally feel like I’ve cracked the code to sleeping longer and better.

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I’m a personal trainer over 40 — these are the 4 exercises I do daily to safeguard my strength and stability as I get older

By Jennifer Rizzuto published

Start doing these exercises now to maintain your independence as you age

Workouts
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I pay $20 a month for ChatGPT — Claude Fable 5 made me question why

By Amanda Caswell published

I pay for ChatGPT every month, but Anthropic's new AI made me realize the chatbot era may already be ending — and agents are taking over.

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Older male in blue t-shirt holding dumbbells out at shoulder-height in a local park smiling

I teach people to be strong and mobile after 60. These 3 moves bulletproof your joints, boost balance and unlock stability

By Sam Hopes last updated

These three moves can help you build strong and mobile joints and muscles as you get older, especially in your later years.

Workouts
Keen Targhee Apex Mid in color Lily Pad/Fig photographed in front of a blue background

I’ve been testing the Keen Apex Targhee Mid hiking boots — here’s what I like and what I don’t like about them after a month of wear

By Ashley Thieme published

I’ve been walking in the Keen Apex Targhee Mid hiking boots for a month, and they’ve made their way into my hiking shoe rotation — here’s why.

Fitness
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I reviewed 'the ugliest sandals in the world' last year — and there's a reason these Keen hiking sandals (still) never leave my feet in the summer

By Erin Bashford published

I reviewed the Keen Hyperport H2 sandals last summer, but they're still my go-to for hikes during heatwaves.

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