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TechCan technology help us get a good night’s sleep?

Sleep once seemed straightforward, but it has become surrounded by increasingly precise expectations. Advice now focuses on the ideal bedtime, room temperature and amount of deep sleep. Rest is no longer treated only as something that happens naturally; it is also something people track and quantify. The question is whether all this counting genuinely helps people sleep better.

BBBC News 2026-08-01 20:00