Tech Pulse 2/23/26

This week on Tech Pulse, we narrate three articles spanning elder care technology, gut health research, and the battle for the family living room.Keeping tabs on an aging parent from a distance is one of the quiet anxieties of modern life — and a new generation of in-home radar systems, discreet wearables, and location trackers is trying to help families do it without turning mom or dad's home into a surveillance state. The piece walks through what's available and what actually works.A University of Maryland researcher has spent five years building a wearable sensor that tracks how often you pass gas — and the science behind it is more serious than the premise suggests. The device could reshape what we know about gut health, diet, and why two people can eat the same meal and react completely differently.Families are fighting back against the phone creep that hijacks movie night — with rules, fidget toys, and grayscale screens. The hacks are surprisingly simple, and the results are real.