Legal Battles and Semiconductor Innovations in Tech

A whole bunch of new hardware gadgetry today. New Fitbits. New smart locks. New Roomba capabilities. Also, rumors of a new Nintendo Switch console with serious spec upgrades. A judge hands a lifeline to the Unreal Engine. 3nm Silicon is coming fast. And Bill Gurley gives us a timely background on SPACs.

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Links:

• Fitbit unveils Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches with Google Assistant (VentureBeat)
• Level’s latest smart lock can be unlocked with a touch (The Verge)
• Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Console and Major Games for 2021 (Bloomberg)
• Nintendo reportedly releasing upgraded Switch next year (The Verge)
• Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite (The Verge)
• iRobot is giving its vacuum cleaners a new AI-powered brain (The Verge)
• TSMC Details 3nm Process Technology: Full Node Scaling for 2H22 Volume Production (AnandTech)
• Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC (Above The Crowd/Bill Gurley)

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