Tag: TechSpot

2025-04-18 16:47:00 www.techspot.com In context: Nintendo has set a new date for Switch 2 pre-orders: April 24. The company initially ...

Microsoft is deprecating a ‘revolutionary’ virtualization-based security feature for older versions of Windows 11

2025-04-18 14:54:00 www.techspot.com Weird OS: Microsoft regularly deprecates features in Windows, typically replacing them with improved alternatives or streamlining development. ...

Sparklink may be the biggest wireless standard you have never heard about

2025-04-18 07:07:00 www.techspot.com In context: We imagine most of you are familiar with all the major wireless standards – so ...

Microsoft simplifies copying text from images in Windows 11

2025-04-17 23:02:00 www.techspot.com Why it matters: Windows 11's Snipping Tool already allows you to copy text from images, offering functionality ...

Nvidia Zorah RTX neural rendering tech demo Download

2025-04-17 14:43:00 www.techspot.com Zorah is a large-scale Nvidia RTX neural rendering tech demo powered by Unreal Engine 5, designed to ...

Xbox Support agent accidentally dishes on Oblivion remaster, may launch in four days

2025-04-17 16:34:00 www.techspot.com Rumor mill: Bethesda has spent over a decade porting Skyrim to everything short of a smart fridge. ...

Big Tech avoided $278 billion in corporate tax over the past decade, says watchdog

2025-04-17 07:15:00 www.techspot.com Cutting corners: A new report has reignited the debate over how much tax the world's largest technology ...

Apple’s latest iPhone update fixes two zero-day security flaws exploited in targeted attacks

2025-04-17 10:09:00 www.techspot.com In a nutshell: Apple released iOS 18.4.1 this week with patches for two critical iPhone security flaws, ...

Tesla sued for allegedly faking odometer readings to avoid warranty repairs

2025-04-17 08:01:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: Tesla is being sued over allegations it alters the odometers of customers' cars. According ...

Reversing blurred pixels to reveal censored content in videos is easier than you think

2025-04-16 23:23:00 www.techspot.com Through the looking glass: Pixelation and blur filters are often used used for censoring sensitive or explicit ...

Apple to analyze on-device data for AI training, vows to uphold user privacy

2025-04-16 06:17:00 www.techspot.com A hot potato: The idea of Apple analyzing data from users' devices to train its AI models ...

OpenAI is quietly working on a social network similar to Twitter, powered by ChatGPT

2025-04-16 09:29:00 www.techspot.com Rumor mill: OpenAI is quietly developing a new social network reminiscent of Twitter, according to several individuals ...

New approach from DeepMind partitions LLMs to mitigate prompt injection

2025-04-16 16:43:00 www.techspot.com In context: Prompt injection is an inherent flaw in large language models, allowing attackers to hijack AI ...

Researchers use lasers and metalenses to align 3D chips with atomic precision

2025-04-16 12:44:00 www.techspot.com Forward-looking: Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a laser-based technique to align 3D semiconductor ...

Google hit with antitrust order in Japan over preinstalled Android apps

2025-04-16 10:42:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? In a landmark decision that signals a new era of regulatory scrutiny for global ...

Intel wants more modular laptops, but the focus is on OEMs, not consumers

2025-04-16 08:38:00 www.techspot.com Why it matters: A few companies are trying to make laptops as customizable as desktops, allowing users ...

Google doubles Android storage requirement again, now set at 32GB

2025-04-15 11:02:00 www.techspot.com In brief: Starting with Android 15, Google is enforcing a new minimum storage requirement that should help ...

The world’s first personal 3D texturing UV printer paints on almost any surface

2025-04-15 20:14:00 www.techspot.com TL;DR: UV printers are typically used by businesses to print designs onto a wide range of surfaces, ...

First-ever Switch modding case in Japan ends with fine and suspended jail time

2025-04-15 11:31:00 www.techspot.com What just happened? A man who became the first person ever arrested in Japan for selling modded ...

New Chrome update to fix a long-standing bug in user privacy for visited links

2025-04-15 14:58:00 www.techspot.com It only took 20 years: Browsers have long exposed visited link history to malicious websites, enabling attackers ...

AMD Epyc ‘Venice’ will be built on TSMC’s N2 node, 5th-gen Epyc to be fabbed in Arizona

2025-04-15 12:26:00 www.techspot.com In a nutshell: The 6th-generation AMD Epyc processors, codenamed Venice, will be the first high-performance computing product ...

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 6 handheld may be less powerful than the PS5