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2 days ago | techspot.com | Bob O'Donnell

The big picture: While people have been discussing the automotive market as the next big tech-device opportunity for some time now, in reality, today's cars haven't advanced as much as many had hoped. Sure, we have larger, more sophisticated screens and some assisted driving features, but we've yet to reach the kind of transformative, smartphone-level impact in most of the vehicles we're buying or driving today.

2 days ago | techspot.com | Daniel Sims

In a nutshell: Spam phone calls from scammers are, unfortunately, still common despite efforts from Apple and Google to block them. As Android malware developers become increasingly sophisticated, a new security report describes a new strain that aims to counteract anti-spam call protections. Security researchers from Threat Fabric recently outlined a new form of malware targeting banking information on Android phones.

3 days ago | techspot.com | Daniel Sims

Forward-looking: Unreal Engine 5 is taxing on PC and console hardware, especially with its Lumen ray tracing feature. A new Witcher 4 tech demo using UE 5.6 showcases improved performance without compromising visual quality. CD Projekt Red emphasized that the footage isn't final, as the game is still at least two years away. A highlight of this week's State of Unreal event was a new tech demo of The Witcher 4 showcasing cutting-edge real-time rendering and animations.

3 days ago | techspot.com | Daniel Sims

Why it matters: Although the legendary Star Wars flight sim X-Wing and its sequels have been available on Steam and GOG for some time, playing them on modern PCs can still prove tricky. A new mod simplifies the process while adding numerous optional visual and gameplay enhancements. X-Wing Virtual Machine (XWVM) is now available in Alpha, allowing Windows and Linux users to apply modern quality-of-life features to the classic 90s flight sim Star Wars: X-Wing.

4 days ago | techspot.com | Daniel Sims

In context: TSMC has steadily raised the prices of its most advanced semiconductor process nodes over the past several years – so much so that one analysis suggests the cost per transistor hasn't decreased in over a decade. Further price hikes, driven by tariffs and rising development costs, are reinforcing the notion that Moore's Law is truly dead.