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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 11:53 EDT

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures. Read more ›

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US Commerce Department confirms harsh new AI export rules, shoots down reports over the return of Biden-era AI Diffusion rule — DoC to formalize a new approach to strategic AI accelerator export controls

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 07:29 EDT

The U.S. Commerce confirms work on new export regulations for AI accelerators, but implies they will not resemble the ill-fated AI Diffusion Rule. Read more ›

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Acer's RTX 5070-powered Nitro V16 gaming laptop price cut to $1249.99 — you have 24 hours to make the most of this Best Buy limited-time deal

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 07:06 EDT

Snap up this Acer Nitro V 16 gaming laptop for $1,249.99 in this limited-time Best Buy deal Read more ›

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Asus' excellent 4K OLED gaming monitor falls to its lowest ever price on Amazon — get a 32-inch dual-mode display for just $799

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 07:05 EDT

Get a large 4K OLED monitor at its lowest-ever price. Read more ›

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FBI arrests crypto thief accused of stealing $46 million from seized government wallets — Suspect's father was allegedly contractor for the US Marshals

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 07:00 EDT

John Daghita, the lead suspect in a major crypto theft worth $46 million has been arrested by the FBI, together with French authorities. Daghita allegedly siphoned funds from government-controlled wallets to his own, abusing the access his father's firm held because of a federal contract with the U.S. Marshals. Read more ›

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Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition review: Silent running

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 07:00 EDT

Asus’ GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition is built with a single-minded focus on quiet operation. It takes the world’s second-fastest gaming GPU and reduces its noise levels to the absolute minimum thanks to an enormous heatsink and three cutting-edge Noctua fans. But its size, weight, high price, and polarizing design all make it a product for the Noctua faithful and quiet computing obsessives only. Read more ›

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Arc Raiders was accidentally recording Discord conversations into an unencrypted local game file — vulnerability in SDK could log messages and credentials in plaintext

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 06:30 EDT

A vulnerability in Discord's SDK allowed Arc Raiders to unintentionally log private DMs and user account credentials to the game's log files. Embark Studios has since hotfixed the problem. Read more ›

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DoJ, Europol, and others bring down LeakBase cybercrime site of 142,000 member, multiple arrests made — seized website reportedly among world's largest hacker forums

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Tom's Hardware · 03/06/2026 06:00 EDT

United States DoJ, Europol, and friends bring down LeakBase cybercrime forum Read more ›

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Microsoft confirms next-gen Xbox will play PC games — 'Project Helix' teased as more than just a console

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 16:03 EDT

Microsoft CEO Asha Sharma confirmed that the next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will be capable of playing both Xbox and PC games. Read more ›

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US gov't preps sweeping export controls for Nvidia, AMD AI hardware — worldwide licensing system would give Trump admin broad authority to block global sales

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 14:24 EDT

The Trump administration is working on sweeping export regulations over AI hardware that will make large AI clusters a topic of intergovernmental talks. Read more ›

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TCL intros two premium dual-mode gaming monitors — 27-inch 1,040 Hz QHD Mini-LED and 32-inch 4K OLED with striped subpixel layout

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 13:27 EDT

The TCL 32X3A is a 31.5-inch 4K OLED monitor with dual-mode support enabling 1080p at 480 Hz for esports gaming. It features a "Matrix-Pure" true RGB subpixel layout for better text clarity, along with speakers integrated into its stand. On the other hand, the TCL 27P2A is a 1440p Mini-LED monitor that can boost to 1,040 Hz at likely 720p resolution. Read more ›

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As Frank Yeary retires from Intel, the company picks an engineer to chair its board — Intel Foundry governance issues to be resolved, and looking back at the Yeary years

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 13:14 EDT

Intel’s board of directors is getting a new independent chair, effective May 13, following the company’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. Read more ›

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China's top chip execs claim ASML alternative 'small, fragmented, and weak' — Chinese industry titans call for national effort to invest in advanced chipmaking tools

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 13:09 EDT

China's most senior semiconductor executives issued a public call this week for a consolidated national effort to build a domestic alternative to Dutch lithography giant ASML. Read more ›

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‘CPUs are cool again,' Intel and AMD reporting spikes in CPU demand due to agentic AI, shortages — Lisa Su says business exceeded expectations while Intel is looking at long-term agreements with potential customers

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 11:44 EDT

Both AMD and Intel reports increased demand for CPUs, driven by AI agents' need for general computing power. Read more ›

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Go beyond the review with Bench, the deepest consumer hardware benchmarking database on the internet — compare hundreds of products across a range of categories

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 11:13 EDT

Take advantage of Bench, the ultimate resource for PC hardware enthusiasts, offering a large database of benchmarks for you to browse through. We detail how the tool works, and what we're doing to keep results up-to-date here. Read more ›

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Labubu sues 3D printer maker Bambu Lab for items made by its users — MakerWorld design repository in hot water over IP theft by its users

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 09:02 EDT

While Bambu Lab builds tools to protect creators, a Chinese court case over 3D-printed Labubu fakes turns the tables on the 3DP giant. Read more ›

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Orico IG740-Pro 1TB SSD Review: A small budget sleeper

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 09:00 EDT

The Orico IG740-Pro is a competent, no-frills SSD that hits the right performance and power efficiency marks. Read more ›

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China seeks to enhance rare earth advantages, take 'extraordinary measures' to achieve semiconductor breakthroughs — new five-year plan marks doubling down on technological self-reliance

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 08:47 EDT

China just released the latest draft of its five-year plan, which mentions it goal of building a more robust "response mechanism" to supply chain threats and focusing on enhancing its "competitive advantages in rare earths." Read more ›

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AI vibe-coded operating system is so bad it can't even run Doom — Vib-OS can't connect to the internet, browser app is an image viewer

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 08:47 EDT

A new vibe-coded operating system performed as woefully as expected during a 9-point check process. Read more ›

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Spiralling memory spot prices could trigger 'industry cycle collapse,' report warns — NAND wafer costs surge 25% in a single month

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 07:42 EDT

DDR5 16G (2Gx8) chips averaged $39, up 7.4% month-over-month, while 1Tb TLC flash wafers jumped 25% to $25. Read more ›

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M4 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM plunges to lowest-ever price following M5 announcement — $300 off is a steal on Apple's highest-spec RAM configuration

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Tom's Hardware · 03/05/2026 07:08 EDT

Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air with the M4 goes on sale for $1,299, its lowest-ever price at Amazon. Read more ›

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