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TikTok is testing a ‘sleep reminders’ feature that nudges you when it’s bedtime

January 6, 2023

TikTok users regularly complain of hours lost on the platform, especially at night. In an effort to address these concerns, the company is testing new sleep reminders that include the option to set up alerts when it’s your bedtime and to mute notifications during the recommended seven hours of sleep. TikTok confirmed to TechCrunch on […]

TikTok is testing a ‘sleep reminders’ feature that nudges you when it’s bedtime by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: what’s next for quantum computing, and hacking circadian clocks

January 6, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for quantum computing For years, quantum’s news cycle was dominated by headlines about record-setting systems. But this year, researchers are getting off the hype train and knuckling down to life in…

How drugs that hack our circadian clocks might one day improve our health

January 6, 2023
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. We’ve got more than one biological clock. Beyond the one that marches onwards as we age, the circadian clock that sits in our brains keeps our bodies in rhythm. This clock helps…

What’s next for quantum computing

January 6, 2023
In 2023, progress in quantum computing will be defined less by big hardware announcements than by researchers consolidating years of hard work, getting chips to talk to one another, and shifting away from trying to make do with noise as the field gets ever more international in scope. For years, quantum computing’s news cycle was…

Tesla slashes Model 3, Model Y prices in China for the second time in three months

January 6, 2023

Earlier today, Tesla quietly announced new pricing for the China market. The Model 3 and Model Y saw their prices cut drastically, and Tesla finally revealed the pricing for the high performance Plaid edition of the Model S and Model Y, both of which were not previously sold in market. This is the second pricing […]

Tesla slashes Model 3, Model Y prices in China for the second time in three months by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

As NYC public schools block ChatGPT, OpenAI says it’s working on ‘mitigations’ to help spot ChatGPT-generated text

January 5, 2023

New York City public schools have restricted access to ChatGPT, the AI system that can generate text on a range of subjects and in various styles, on school networks and devices. As widely reported this morning and confirmed to TechCrunch by a New York City Department of Education spokesperson, the restriction was implemented due to […]

As NYC public schools block ChatGPT, OpenAI says it’s working on ‘mitigations’ to help spot ChatGPT-generated text by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Qualcomm partners with Iridium to bring satellite messaging to Android phones

January 5, 2023

For the past several CESes, Qualcomm’s big announcements have largely revolved around automotive news. There will likely still be a fair bit of that this week, as well, but the company just announced an upcoming mobile feature in this down time between the Snapdragon Summit and MWC. The Southern California chipmaker is partnering with Iridium […]

Qualcomm partners with Iridium to bring satellite messaging to Android phones by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch