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This £799 Acer V16 gaming laptop just hit a record low price for Black Friday — an RTX 5060, 10-core Intel CPU, and 16GB RAM for the lowest price we've seen

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Tom's Hardware · 11/25/2025 07:22 EDT

This 16-inch Acer V16 gaming laptop is a Black Friday bargain with an RTX 5060 for just £799.99. Read more ›

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TSMC sues former executive over defection to Intel, says it's highly likely he stole trade secrets — chipmaker claims Wei-Jen Lo broke non-disclosure and non-compete agreements

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Tom's Hardware · 11/25/2025 07:07 EDT

TSMC initiates legal action against Wei-Jen Lo, who retired from TSMC this summer, signed a non-compete agreement, but subsequently joined Intel as Executive Vice President. Read more ›

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Huawei claims new software can 'create an analogue AI chip 1000 times faster than Nvidia’s chips' — open source Flex:ai software designed to boost AI-chip utilization

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Tom's Hardware · 11/25/2025 06:40 EDT

Huawei has introduced Flex:ai, an open-source orchestration tool designed to raise the utilization rate of AI chips in large-scale compute clusters. Read more ›

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TSMC says advanced‑node capacity falls ‘about three times short’ of AI demand — company's wafer capacity is 'still not enough' as demand continues to rise

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Tom's Hardware · 11/25/2025 06:20 EDT

TSMC Chairman-CEO C. C. Wei says capacity is roughly three times short of what its major customers plan to consume. Read more ›

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Elon Musk claims he will 'build chips at higher volumes ultimately than all other AI chips combined' — Tesla AI engineering team has AI5 chip ready to go and is setting its sights on AI6

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 11/25/2025 06:01 EDT

Hopefully the goal isn't as far away as Tesla's Full Self Driving. Read more ›

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Staples Black Friday Sale! Save up to 55% on laptops, monitors, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 11/25/2025 05:06 EDT

Upgrade your home-working setup with these huge discounts Read more ›

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Newegg combo deal pairs AMD's Ryzen 9600X, MSI B850 motherboard, Montech Mesh case, and AIO for $338 — $85 off, plus an $89 AIO for free

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 14:45 EDT

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Asus' new $4,000 RTX 5090 is already sold out — ROG Matrix Platinum's exorbitant price tag is no deterrent for well-heeled enthusiasts

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 13:43 EDT

$4,000 Asus ROG Matrix Platinum 5090 already sold out Read more ›

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Shopping for RAM just got a whole lot harder in 2025 — MSRPs and fixed price tags disappear as some stores shift to spot pricing

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 12:57 EDT

Micro Center reportedly stops publishing pricing for memory kits at some of its brick and mortar stores. Read more ›

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AOC's 15-inch 1080p portable monitor dips below $50 — budget offering includes speakers, HDMI connectivity, and a smart cover

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 12:55 EDT

It's hard to beat the AOC 16T20's bargain-basement price of $49.99 during the lead-up to Black Friday Read more ›

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Major insurers move to ring-fence AI liability as multi-billion dollar risks emerge — Recent public incidents have lead to costly repercussions

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 12:48 EDT

Major insurers are moving to ring-fence their exposure to artificial intelligence failures, after a run of costly and highly public incidents pushed concerns about systemic, correlated losses. Read more ›

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Amazon has exceptional Black Friday soldering iron deals

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 12:36 EDT

I've scoured Amazon for the best soldering deals, and I've found all the kit you need, while saving you $$$ Read more ›

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AMD to raise graphics card prices by at least 10% in 2026 — price surge attributed to ongoing AI-related DRAM supply crisis

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 12:21 EDT

AMD has informed its board partners that it will have to raise prices on its graphics cards for 2026 following the recent sky-rocketing memory prices put a supply squeeze on a range of electronics industries. Read more ›

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Lenovo stockpiles RAM as prices skyrocket, reportedly has enough inventory to last through 2026 — memory stock claimed to be 50% higher than usual to fight pricing shock

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 12:10 EDT

Lenovo is preparing for the RAM pricing apocalypse and has already stockpiled loads of DRAM memory for its products. The company has so much inventory, in fact, that it has enough memory to last all through 2026. Read more ›

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IBM and Cisco agree to lay the foundations for a quantum internet — companies announce plans to build a distributed quantum computing network, linking fault-tolerant systems over long distances

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 11:45 EDT

IBM and Cisco have announced plans to jointly build a distributed quantum computing network capable of linking fault-tolerant systems over long distances. Read more ›

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In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 11:23 EDT

The Windows-like Linux distribution claims over a million downloads in the past month for its latest build, most of which came from Windows users. Read more ›

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Congressional report details China's new deep-sea cable cutter that can sever armored cables in 13,000 feet of water — report warns of rising Chinese undersea cable cutting capabilities

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 11:05 EDT

A new annual report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission delivered to Congress states that China is actively developing technologies to sever undersea cables. Read more ›

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64GB of DDR5 memory now costs more than an entire PS5, even after a discount — Trident Z5 Neo kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 10:54 EDT

If you've been eyeying a memory upgrade, forget about it. You can literally get an entire console for the price of a high-end 64 GB DDR5 kit, and the best part is that experts speculate this inflated pricing to only go up in the coming months. Read more ›

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AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is back down to its lowest price ever at $599 — PowerColor's Reaper is a good choice for an upgrade or new build this Black Friday

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 08:34 EDT

PowerColor's Reaper AMD RX 9070 XT is just $599.99, equalling its all-time low price with this Black Friday discount Read more ›

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The Black Friday 3D Printer Sales Bonanza has kicked off — these are the best deals we found so far!

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Tom's Hardware · 11/24/2025 07:44 EDT

There are some great 3D printer deals happening right now, and we've found the best and put them all into one page for you. Read more ›

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