It’s been 30 years since the first PowerShot camera debuted. To celebrate, Canon is releasing a limited edition version of the PowerShot G7 X Mark III with a graphite-colored top cover and a 30th anniversary logo. But don’t expect the $1,299 camera to be any easier to find than the original when it launches in April 2026.

Maybe combining Musk’s companies is really about space AI data centers. But reports from Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal indicate that SpaceX’s IPO pursuit includes a push to have major index providers find a way around the usual waiting periods before they’ll add newly listed companies.

At NiemenLab, Laura Hazard Owen shows how Jeff Bezos’ statements have changed since purchasing it in 2013. From curiosity at the start and “genuine” but corny bits like #democracydiesindarkness, to the abandoned endorsement of Kamala Harris in 2024 and last year’s cancellation-driving changes.

Texas Instruments (TI) has agreed to purchase Silicon Labs, a leading designer of smart home radios and SoCs, including Z-Wave, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Amazon Sidewalk, and Matter. TI, which is building wafer fabs in Texas and Utah, also just announced a partnership to supply MCUs for The Home Depot’s Hubspace smart home line.

Just a few years after Overwatch 2’s free-to-play 5v5 replaced the original, Blizzard announced it’s dropping the “2.” There’s been a steady flow of other changes lately (like the return of 6v6), but the plan for this next year includes 10 new heroes (Domina, Emre, Mizuki, Anran, and Jetpack Cat arrive when S1 launches February 10th), new maps, menu updates, a Conquest meta event, Reign of Talon narrative arc, and more.

A report from Bloomberg lays out how the prediction market reportedly directly contacted Juice Reel CEO Ricky Gold, pressuring him to say the data his firm had provided to an analyst was inaccurate.

A software update allows its G5 and C5 OLED TVs to work with the Dolby Atmos FlexConnect speaker system it announced at CES. FlexConnect allows for more flexible speaker placement and configurations, and could boost the surround sound speaker market.

Of all the Chinese automakers, Geely seems best positioned to sell its cars in the US. That may explain why Ford is considering a technology partnership with the parent company of brands like Polestar and Volvo. Reuters reports that Geely could use Ford factory space in Europe to produce vehicles for the region.

If you’ve still got your Labo kits, you may not need to buy Nintendo’s $100 or $25 Virtual Boy Switch accessories. During an event last week, Nintendo Treehouse staffer Corey Olcsvary told GamesBeat that the Labo VR kit can also be used to play NSO Virtual Boy games, even though Nintendo’s not promoting the backwards compatibility.

Hulu already offers companion podcasts for some of its shows, but now Deadline reports that it has struck a deal to stream We’re Here to Help — a comedy advice podcast hosted by Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds — one day before it appears on other platforms.

The partnership will allow AT&T to use Amazon Leo — the ecommerce giant’s low Earth orbit satellite network — to deliver fixed broadband services to businesses. Amazon launched its gigabit-speed Leo Ultra antenna last November, but it’s only available for commercial use for now.

After holding livestreams for both The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and the weirdo life sim Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Nintendo is back with another event. This time it’ll be a “partner showcase” focused on games from third-party developers. You can watch it live on February 5th at 9AM ET.

Two new Game Boy titles are being added to the Nintendo Switch Online service to kick off February. Balloon Kid features Alice trying to save her brother Jim by floating through levels using balloons, and Yoshi which is a Tetris/Dr. Mario-like puzzle game where you stack falling Goombas, Bloopers, and Boo Buddies.

Egyptian regulators are planning a ban on the gaming platform to “protect children’s moral and educational values,” Bloomberg reports. Egypt will join a growing list of countries blocking Roblox, including Turkey and Russia. Some U.S. states are also eyeing restrictions on Roblox.