For years, my nighttime routine has involved a lengthy social media binge. It always starts as "one last scroll" as a way to decompress, before sliding into a mindless midnight swiping spree. I've spent many a night looking like that one Sarah Paulson meme, face glowing in the dark as my brain slurps up an endless feed of viral chum. I know I'm not alone: Doomscrolling is practically a national pastime in 2026. Studies indicate that anywhere from 31 to 64 percent of U.S. adults do it regularly. And with over half of us bringing our phones to bed every night, doomscrolling is often linked to sleep disturbances, among other physical and mental symptoms. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, a tricked-out smart alarm clock called the Ambient Dreamie was pitched to me as a doomscrolling habit-breaker. Ambient CEO and co-founder Adrian Canoso told me he came up with the idea for the device several years ago amid a stretch of insomnia, wanting a sleep device that cut out his phone as he tried to wind down at bedtime. This isn't a revolutionary idea, but unlike popular alternatives, the Dreamie doesn't rely on a separate app or subscription. It's a truly phone-free bedside companio
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For years, my nighttime routine has involved a lengthy social media binge. It always starts as "one last scroll" as a way to decompress, before sliding into a mindless midnight swiping spree. I've spent many a night looking like that one…
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For years, my nighttime routine has involved a lengthy social media binge. It always starts as "one last scroll" as a way to decompress, before sliding into a mindless midnight swiping spree. I've spent many a night…
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For years, my nighttime routine has involved a lengthy social media binge. It always starts as "one last scroll" as a way to decompress, before sliding into a mindless midnight swiping spree. I've spent many a night looking like that one…
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