Papa co-founder lands seed funding for a second swing in eldercare: UpsideHōM – Stock Market Pioneer

Papa co-founder lands seed funding for a second swing in eldercare: UpsideHōM – TechCrunch

Jake Rothstein spent nearly six years scaling Papa, a Miami-based company that offers care and companionship to seniors. The business, which pairs elderly Americans with uncertified-yet-vetted pals, helps offer casual services, such as technology support, grocery delivery or even a fun conversation. It has raised upwards of $91 million in venture capital to date. The … Read more

Amazon’s radar sensors could help Alexa monitor your sleep patterns

Amazon Echo Show 8 second-gen review: still the best Alexa smart display

Amazon is interested in using radar sensors to enable sleep tracking and gestures on its smart devices, according to new permissions granted by the Federal Communications Commission (via Bloomberg). The implementation might be similar to how Google uses its Soli sensor in the second-generation Nest Hub. Amazon’s initial request to the FCC filed on June … Read more

Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey update delayed indefinitely for PS4, Xbox One

Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey update delayed indefinitely for PS4, Xbox One

Elite Dangerous is currently in turmoil, and developer Frontier Developments is taking steps to get the situation under control. The recent Odyssey update caused issues, leading to frame-rate drops, buggy planet generation, and other issues. Fixing up Odyssey has changed the timeline of Elite Dangerous’s other updates, and fans have been frustrated. Console players are … Read more