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  • New trial for Walsall heart failure patients

    New trial for Walsall heart failure patients

    Heart failure patients are being sought by Walsall researchers to take part in a trial to test a new device aimed at preventing deterioration and helping them avoid hospital admission.

    The ME-HF trial, working alongside Heartfelt…

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  • Jessica Meir to serve as commander of Space-X crew set to launch next year

    Jessica Meir to serve as commander of Space-X crew set to launch next year

    BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Maine’s own Jessica Meir will serve as the commander of NASA’s Space-X crew, set to launch next year.

    The Caribou native will head the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital…

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  • Nikon’s 3 Best Selling Cameras on Amazon at the End of 2025

    Nikon’s 3 Best Selling Cameras on Amazon at the End of 2025

    If you want to understand where creators are truly investing, Amazon sales data tells a pretty solid story. As 2025 comes to an end, Nikon stands out with 3 camera bodies that consistently dominate buyer demand (regarding Nikon cameras)….

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  • PhoneWorld Awards 2025: Celebrating the Best Smartphones Officially Available in Pakistan

    PhoneWorld Awards 2025: Celebrating the Best Smartphones Officially Available in Pakistan

    The PhoneWorld Awards 2025 recognize smartphones that delivered outstanding performance, innovation, and value in Pakistan’s official smartphone market over the past year. Each device was evaluated on hardware specifications,…

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  • Gold and silver see rollercoaster end to blockbuster year – BBC

    Gold and silver see rollercoaster end to blockbuster year – BBC

    1. Gold and silver see rollercoaster end to blockbuster year  BBC
    2. Precious metals on track for blockbuster annual gains  Reuters
    3. Gold and silver prices retreat as traders lock in gains  Investing.com
    4. Silver may break $125/oz in 2026, Shanghai shortages could cause ‘force majeure’ price shock – SilverStockInvestor’s Krauth  KITCO
    5. ‘We’re in a metals war’: Gold, silver rebound after sharp sell-off  Yahoo Finance

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  • Gold prices dip despite big jump in 2025 – Pakistan

    Gold prices dip despite big jump in 2025 – Pakistan

    Local and international gold prices declined on Wednesday, with 10 grams becoming cheaper by Rs2,143 and a tola by Rs2,500, while the 10-gram price settled at Rs391,771 and the per-tola price at Rs456,962.

    The global price fell by 25 dollars to 4,346 dollars per ounce.

    During 2025, however, gold became expensive by Rs158,060 per 10 grams and Rs184,362 per tola, while the global price rose by 1,732 dollars per ounce.

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  • Google Photos Locked Folder Comes Under Fire

    Google Photos Locked Folder Comes Under Fire

    Google Photos’ Locked Folder was meant as the sacred refuge for your more sensitive shots, but power users are growing increasingly incensed at how stripped-down the feature still is.

    What started out as a layer of privacy has hardened into…

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  • crows will come back for revenge after 17 years and will not forget

    crows will come back for revenge after 17 years and will not forget

    As the year comes to an end, we’re all about letting go of grudges, right? Holding on to the past sometimes just seems silly. But not if you’re a crow! These clever black birds are the ultimate grudge-holders and not just for themselves….

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  • SAP announced final transition period for compatibility packs

    SAP announced final transition period for compatibility packs

    SAP has announced a final five months transition period for the usage rights of its Compatibility Packs for SAP S/4HANA on premise, moving the expiration date from December 31, 2025, to the end of May 2026.

    Compatibility Packs provide temporary usage rights, allowing certain classical SAP ERP functionalities to operate within SAP S/4HANA, aiming to ease the migration and maintain business continuity for customers moving from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA.

    For most of the Compatibility Packs, the usage rights end on December 31, 2025, which has been extensively communicated to customers, partners, and user groups and is documented in SAP Note 2269324.

    To counter for the fact that despite the extensive communication several customers still need some more time to manage this transition, SAP is offering this final transition period in an effort to provide customers with greater choice and flexibility.

    Accompanying this extension, SAP will offer tailored programs for customers that are moving to the respective SAP cloud solutions that replace the compatibility pack functionalities. We encourage affected customers to contact their SAP representative.


    Stefan Steinle is EVP and head of Customer Support & Cloud Lifecycle Management at SAP.

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