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The best sleep trackers and sleep tech for 2024
Sleep tech runs the gamut from trackers and apps to expensive smart beds, but it doesn’t all address the same issues. Are you trying to see how your sleep impacts your athletic performance? Hoping to mask the sound of a snoring partner? I’ve tested all sorts of sleep tech and can point you toward the right gadget for your sleep…
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Unsafe Infant Sleep Products Are Still Easy to Find Online
We contacted to Walmart, Amazon, Go Garden Store, Orbisify, and Le Caneton, where we found unsafe products for infant sleep. Walmart immediately removed the items from the company’s site, saying they were listed by third-party sellers and didn’t meet their policies and high standards. “Items that are identified to not meet these standards or requirements will be promptly removed from…
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Google’s Big Sleep AI model just found a zero-day vulnerability in the wild — but don’t hold your breath for game-changing AI bug hunting tools any time soon
Google has claimed a vulnerability flagged by its Big Sleep AI model represents the first time an AI tool has found an unknown bug in the wild. Google clarified that this is the first time such a system has detected a memory-safety bug, acknowledging other AI tools have discovered different types of vulnerabilities before. “We believe this is the first…
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Sleep Number Black Friday mattress sale 2024: Save up to $600 on smart beds
Black Friday is undoubtedly the best time of year to buy a new mattress with prices falling across the board. Leading smart bed manufacturer Sleep Number has launched some early deals in their Fall sale, making it a great time to snap up a decent discount, with up to $600 off Sleep Number mattresses. Sleep Number makes some of the…
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Are Crib Tents and Sleep Tents Safe?
Sleep tents are often used by parents for travel. They’re large enclosures designed to contain a crib, as opposed to a crib tent, which attaches directly to the top of a crib. SlumberPod is a popular brand. Sleep tents are “a variation on the crib-tent theme and are designed to be placed over a crib or portable crib/playpen and often…
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Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra review: for sale, good night’s sleep, just $4,700
I’m only half joking when I say that Eight Sleep’s temperature-controlling mattress cover improved my marriage. A good night’s sleep is elusive in my house. I’m always cold, my spouse runs hot. We battle nightly over the thermostat. So when I first reviewed an Eight Sleep cover, it was a revelation. I could curl up and drift off into a…
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Daylight Saving Time ends tomorrow — the 3 biggest sleep mistakes to avoid once the clocks fall back
The clocks are falling back tomorrow. At 2am, the time will shift back one hour, giving us an extra hour of sleep. When we wake, the mornings will be lighter, but the evenings will draw in, meaning it’ll get dark a lot earlier. However, this isn’t a bad thing. In fact, lighter mornings help regulate our circadian rhythm, boost our…
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Antidepressants used to help me sleep, now I rely on these 3 things instead
The effect of antidepressants on sleep has been widely documented, with different people experiencing varying side effects, depending on the medication they take. When I first started taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which have been proven to disrupt sleep, I felt as if I didn’t need any sleep at all. For weeks, I survived on just a few hours…
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Everyone Can Now Try YouTube’s Sleep Timer
If you’re someone who goes to bed in total silence each night, it might seem weird that a service like YouTube is adding a sleep timer. You watch YouTube videos when you’re awake, not when you’re going to sleep! But look, some of us actually need something—anything!—playing in the background in order to fall asleep each night, and YouTube is…
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SIDS and SUID Prevention: Safe Sleep Guidelines
Co-Sleeping Is Not Recommended, but Room Sharing Is Currently, the AAP doesn’t recommend co-sleeping at all, but rather sleeping in the same room in separate beds, or “room sharing,” for at least the first six months, with the baby close to your bed. Co-sleeping increases the risk of SIDS and SUID, notes James M. Greenberg, MD, co-director of the Perinatal…
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