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  • Parkrun veteran, 82, runs final race in Leeds – BBC News

    Hilary Wharam, 82, has more than 200 marathons and 171 Parkruns to her name since she took up the sport aged 55. However, as Ms Wharam is moving to Scotland to live with her daughter, Saturday was her last time running at Woodhouse Moor, which she has finished 112 times. Woodhouse Moor Parkrun director Anne Akers described Hilary as “a running machine”, adding: “We are going to miss her so much.” Ms Wharam was given a standing ovation by volunteers and fellow members of her running club, Horsforth Harriers, as she crossed the finish line on Saturday.

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  • Singapore is turning to AI to care for its rapidly aging population – Rest of World

    Studies show that AI companions like Dexie can be just as effective in reducing loneliness as interacting with another person. For Singapore, where an aging population is rapidly becoming the majority and elders are getting lonelier, authorities see the potential of AI tools to assist in preventive illness care, a key emphasis of the city-state’s health care system. […]

    In 2024, the government committed over 1 billion Singapore dollars ($730 million) to boost AI capabilities over the next five years. Among the many eldercare AI projects in the pipeline is a generative AI application called MemoryLane for the elderly to document their life stories. The project is being piloted at several St Luke’s ElderCare Active Ageing Centres. Khoo Teck Puat, a local hospital, has developed a generative AI–based tool to create “visual pillboxes” to remind seniors of their pill regimens, while RoboCoach Xian, a robot trainer, is helping senior citizens stay healthy through physical exercise routines.

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