The Feed December 16th

Merge 104.8  |  16 December 2025

Alicia Keys is coming back to the region and takes to the stage in Abu Dhabi for a huge New Years Eve show at Saadiyat Nights. It’s promising to be an incredible evening of live music as she performs some of her biggest hits and fan favourites such as Girl on Fire, No One, and Empire State of Mind.

 

Sweden has launched a new healthcare program that enables doctors to prescribe travel as part of a patient’s treatment. The initiative emphasises short trips—particularly to natural settings—for individuals dealing with stress, burnout, or mild mental health concerns. Supported by research, the approach recognises that spending time in nature can significantly boost mood and strengthen emotional resilience.

 

A newly revealed concept from Apple has outlined an innovative concept that would use your unique heartbeat as a secure password to unlock your iPhone the moment you pick it up. By embedding ECG sensors into the phone’s frame, the technology could read your cardiac rhythm and continuously verify your identity with high precision.