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Apple is reportedly working on mental health monitoring using iPhone data
Sensors and algorithms could help detect depression, anxiety and cognitive decline.
WatchOS 8 app 'leaks' hint at a more independent Apple Watch
Code hints the Apple Watch might get Contacts and Tips apps with watchOS 8, making it more independent from your iPhone.
'Lost Tapes of the 27 Club' used Google AI to 'write' a new Nirvana song
While we'll never know what kind of music Kurt Cobain would write if he were still alive today, an AI may provide a glimpse.
Fitbit and Deepak Chopra launch 'Mindful Method' mental health series
The "Mindful Method" is basically a package of wellness content like meditations and guided sessions offered exclusively on Fitbit Premium.
AI gauges the mental health of cancer patients through eye movements
Researchers have developed AI that can determine mental health by tracking eye movements, although it may be a long while before the tech is practical.
'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' may actually be good for you
An Oxford study tapped into data from Nintendo and EA.
Former employees claim Talkspace mined therapy transcripts for marketing
Multiple former Talkspace employees claim the therapy app improperly uses the data of its users.
Cove neckband vibrates behind your ears to reduce stress
The neckband massages the mastoid, which is thought to reduce stress.
App tracks mental health by studying your phone usage
Researchers have built a mobile app that gauges your mental health based on your phone usage.
FCC makes 988 the 3-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
FCC designates 988 as the 3-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
FCC to vote on designating ‘988’ as national suicide prevention hotline number
The FCC will vote on changing the hotline’s dialing code to “988,” Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday. The report also found that from 1999 to 2016, suicide increased in 49 of the 50 states.
As 'League of Legends' summer games begin, the pros talk player health
"I hope other people are not ashamed to see a therapist," Søren “Bjergsen" Bjerg said.
Google put an anxiety self-assessment in search
With help from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Google has added a new Search tool to help Americans find out if they need help for their anxiety.
Headspace is offering free mindfulness courses to unemployed Americans
Mindfulness app Headspace is offering a free one-year subscription to anyone in the US who is unemployed.
Netflix and Instagram team up for a series of live COVID-19 chats
Tomorrow, Netflix and Instagram are launching a weekly series in which stars from Netflix’s popular young adult content will discuss self-care during the pandemic. Wanna Talk About It? will air every Thursday at 7PM ET on the @Netflix Instagram account, Deadline reports.
How to see a therapist when you’re stuck indoors
While the coronavirus outbreak isn't the first time the world has suffered a global pandemic, we've never been as technologically equipped to take on the challenges of avoiding human contact as now. But as we hunker down and stay home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we're all becoming more isolated than before.
Reddit lets users support one another with Crisis Text Line partnership
As the topic of mental health becomes less of a social taboo, tech companies are increasingly exploring ways they can do good in this area. Reddit is the latest to do so, today announcing a new partnership with Crisis Text Line. Through this partnership, redditors will receive a private message directing them how to connect and text with a trained crisis counselor at the moment they need them.
‘Project: Mara’ is Ninja Theory's new psychological horror game
Microsoft's Ninja Theory is developing an experimental new game called Project: Mara that it says will explore "new ways of storytelling" through "a grounded representation of mental terror." We don't know when you'll be able to play Project: Mara, but the title will share at least two similarities with the studio's 2017 breakout, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. First, Ninja Theory says a small team is developing Project: Mara. Second, the game will feature mental illness as a significant aspect of its design, with the studio planning to incorporate "real lived experience accounts and in-depth research" throughout the development process.
Core brings Fitbit-style tracking to your meditation sessions
Being a tech journalist is a stressful job. And CES is the most stressful time of year. So naturally, I'm looking for any opportunity I have to take a couple of minutes, breathe, relax and just focus on myself. Which meant the first thing I did when I rolled into Unveiled -- basically the officially kickoff party for CES -- was wander over the booth for Core, a device designed to help you meditate.
Microsoft and Ninja Theory are making games to fight mental illness
In 2015, Ninja Theory released Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, a journey through the mind of the Celtic warrior Senua as she faced anxiety, depression, hallucinations and delusions. The Microsoft-owned studio took careful steps to respect people suffering from those conditions, and it worked with Paul Fletcher, a professor at the University of Cambridge, to accurately portray mental illness. Beyond the award recognition, Ninja Theory and Fletcher were encouraged to keep going with their work around mental health. Today, they announced their next endeavor: The Insight Project.