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Canon released its first PowerShot camera back in 1996 with a 0.5-megapixel sensor, helping kickstart the digital photo revolution. To celebrate that 30-year anniversary, the company has unveiled a Limited Edition version of its still-popular PowerShot G7 X III compact camera. It has a few unique touches but is otherwise the same as the original model released nearly seven years ago.The limited edition model has a new “graphite” color with a knurled front ring designed to exude “luxury and quality,” Canon wrote. It also carries 30 year anniversary logo printed on the body “to create a special feeling suitable for…

Health care technology company Abbott has recalled certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus continuous glucose monitoring systems because the sensors are displaying incorrect glucose readings that are lower than the body’s actual levels. This could lead to diabetic users making the wrong treatment decisions.As of Jan. 7, Abbott reported that the recalled sensor has caused 860 serious injuries and been associated with seven deaths. On Nov. 24, 2025, Abbott sent a letter to all affected customers about this issue, and the US Food and Drug Administration notified the public on Dec. 2, 2025. Today, the FDA updated its…

I can’t imagine life without Amazon’s best-selling Ring Video Doorbell. The easy-to-install security camera has completely changed how I monitor my home and has become the new “neighborhood watch”.The Ring Battery Doorbell allows me to monitor my house from anywhere and sends alerts to my phone when motion is detected. This is extremely handy if I’m notified that a package has been delivered and I’m not home, because I can text a neighbor to ask if they can grab it from my porch.It’s also become a massive help with our neighborhood watch. If a package is stolen or there’s suspicious…

Broadcom today made its third announcement on Wi-Fi 8 hardware, introducing the first enterprise Wi-Fi 8 access point (AP) platform and new enterprise switches built for the “AI Era”. Prior to this, the company unveiled its first Wi-Fi 8 chips in October 2025, along with a  second round of chips and a new Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) at CES 2026. To date, Broadcom has been the most aggressive chipmaker in the push for Wi-Fi 8 adoption, which it calls the new Wi-Fi standard for the “AI Era”. The Broadcom enterprise Wi-Fi 8 access point platform includes a new BCM49438 APU chip and…

A Wall Street Journal report on Friday said Nvidia insiders had expressed doubts about the transaction and that Huang had privately criticized what he described as a lack of discipline in OpenAI’s business approach. The Journal also reported that Huang had expressed concern about the competition OpenAI faces from Google and Anthropic. Huang called those claims “nonsense.” Nvidia shares fell about 1.1 percent on Monday following the reports. Sarah Kunst, managing director at Cleo Capital, told CNBC that the back-and-forth was unusual. “One of the things I did notice about Jensen Huang is that there wasn’t a strong ‘It will…

Google might have been officially ruled to have a monopoly, but we’re still a long way from figuring out exactly what that determination will change at the tech company. Today, the US Department of Justice filed notice of a plan to cross-appeal the decision last fall that Google would not be required to sell off the its Chrome browser. The agency’s Antitrust Division posted about the action on X. According to Bloomberg, a group of states is also joining the appeal filing.At the time of the 2025 ruling, the Justice Department had pushed for a Chrome sale to be part…

For years, rumors have swirled that Apple has been toiling away on a foldable iPhone, nicknamed the iPhone Fold. Over the last year, numerous leaks have suggested that it could actually be released in 2026. The latest rumor, from an analyst note seen by MacRumors, suggests Apple’s foldable could launch with 12GB of RAM, the same amount in the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s starting configuration. That could mean Apple doesn’t need a lot of memory to handle multiple screens or that it isn’t banking on big AI features that can take up a lot of RAM.But most of the curiosity has been…

SpaceX acquires xAI to form a new mega-companyElon Musk is promising to move AI computing power into spaceExperts are split on whether the ambitious plans can workElon Musk has formed the most valuable private company in the world, reportedly valued at a hefty $1.25 trillion, by merging rocket-making outfit SpaceX and artificial intelligence developer xAI into one mega-business ready to take AI computing into orbit.SpaceX has now acquired xAI, to create “the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth” – that’s according to the official press release penned by Elon Musk himself, CEO of both companies.This follows on…

TP-Link’s Deco 7 Pro BE63, also known as Deco 7 Pro BE11000, is a mid-tier Wi-Fi 7 mesh system formerly known as the Deco 63. As if that’s confusing enough, it’s also available as the Deco BE65 Pro at some retailers, such as Best Buy, and then the outdoor version is the Deco 7 BE65 Outdoor. As I have already done the in-depth review of the Deco 7 Elite BE85. This preview will help you understand how this lesser alternative compares to its higher-end older cousin. After all, as Decos, they are very similar. The quick takeaway is that, at the current…

According to independent researcher Kevin Beaumont, three organizations told him that devices inside their networks that had Notepad++ installed experienced “security incidents” that “resulted in hands on keyboard threat actors,” meaning the hackers were able to take direct control using a web-based interface. All three of the organizations, Beaumont said, have interests in East Asia. The researcher explained that his suspicions were aroused when Notepad++ version 8.8.8 introduced bug fixes in mid-November to “harden the Notepad++ Updater from being hijacked to deliver something… not Notepad++.” The update made changes to a bespoke Notepad++ updater known as GUP, or alternatively, WinGUP.…