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Save $350 on the cheapest RTX 5070 Ti laptop with an OLED display — Acer's excellent Predator Helios Neo 16S AI with 32GB of RAM is just $1,549 right now

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 13:03 EDT

Powerful laptops with impressive specs are often overpriced and only make sense when on sale. Thankfully, Acer has put its Helios Neo 16S AI with an RTX 5070 Ti, 32 GB of RAM, 240 Hz OLED display, and a Core Ultra 9 275HX processor on a steep discount. It's the best Windows laptop you can likely find at this price. Read more ›

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Tesla hiring semiconductor fabs construction manager — Elon Musk's ambitious Terafab project begins

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 12:47 EDT

Tesla begins to form a core team behind its Terafab project, which will define the fab and spearhead its construction and tamp. Read more ›

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US trade deficit hits a record $1.2 trillion as AI hardware imports surge under the Trump administration — massive demand for chips from Asia outpaces domestic production, fueling a 60% increase in imports in 12 months

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 12:25 EDT

AI-related imports across the computing and electronics sector have led to a big increase in the U.S. trade deficit, hitting a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, despite efforts from the Trump administration to reduce the gap. Read more ›

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How Nvidia's $20 billion Groq 3 LPU deal reshapes the Nvidia Vera Rubin Platform — Samsung 4nm process serves as bedrock for SRAM-based AI accelerator chip

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 11:45 EDT

Nvidia unveiled the Groq 3 language processing unit at GTC 2026 in San Jose on Monday, marking the first chip to emerge from its $20 billion licensing and talent deal with Groq. Read more ›

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MSI MPG X870E Carbon Max Wifi Review: Small tweaks, same Carbon DNA

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 10:00 EDT

The MSI X870E Carbon Max adds an OC Engine chip and a larger BIOS, though changes little else. But did it need to? See how the refresh fares against similarly equipped rivals in the crowded $500 space. Read more ›

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Opera GX finally arrives on Linux by popular demand — offers gamers and developers a highly customizable browser with advanced resource management

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 09:27 EDT

Opera brings its gaming browser to Linux users enabling better system control performance tuning and a highly personalized browsing experience. Read more ›

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Researchers reach superconductivity at ambient pressure, record high temperature — milestone of -122°C reached by using pressure quenching, still 140 degrees off room temperature target

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 09:27 EDT

Researchers from the University of Houston managed to increase the critical temperature for superconductivity by about 18 K at ambient pressure, but at −122°C, they are still 140°C away from the target. Read more ›

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Save $800 on this powerhouse Alienware 4K gaming PC with an RTX 5080 and 64GB DDR5 RAM — epic pre-built also includes a huge 4TB SSD and a 24-core Intel CPU for high-end performance

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 08:49 EDT

There's an unmissable deal on an top-end Alienware gaming PC, fitted with an RTX 5080, 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 64GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and a whopping 4TB SSD, all with a $800 saving that brings it down to just $3,999.99. Read more ›

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Thermalright's impressive AIO cooler lets you add a panoramic screen to your PC for just $165 — bag a 20% saving on the Wonder Vision 360 and treat your CPU

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 08:10 EDT

Add an eye-catching AMOLED display to your PC and keep your processor cool at the same time with Thermalright's Wonder Vision 360 UB ARGB AIO cooler. Read more ›

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AMD and Samsung ink memory supply memorandum for EPYC and Instinct products — unprecedented deal also includes scope for foundry partnership

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 07:18 EDT

Samsung to remain primary HBM memory supplier for AMD's AI accelerators as the companies look into possible foundry relationship. Read more ›

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Kioxia announces new Super High IOPS SSD that helps accelerate AI workloads on Nvidia GPUs — 25.6TB drive provides more GPU-accessible memory for faster data access

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 07:05 EDT

Kioxia has developed a new AI SSD that is designed to provide a secondary cache for Nvidia AI GPUs. The new drive comes with the manufacturer's XL-Flash that is SLC based and performs at over 10 million IOPS. Read more ›

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8BitDo launches $40 Nintendo 64-inspired wireless controller with 2.4 GHz connection — dedicated wireless receiver even works with the original N64

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 06:45 EDT

8BitDo has released the 2.4 GHz version of its popular 8BitDo 64 controller; it ships with a Retro Receiver inside the box that can even be connected to an actual N64 console. The receiver can also be bought separately to work over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection with most 8BitDo first-party controllers, and other third-party ones, too. Read more ›

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North Korean fake IT army of 100,000 nets Kim Jong-Un a cool $500 million a year — NK-aligned workers infiltrated in IT companies worldwide, feeding the nation's revenue generation

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 06:40 EDT

North Korean army of IT workers infiltrates western companies to make money for the nation. Read more ›

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Intel's new feature can improve game loading times by up to 3x — Precompiled Shader Delivery comes to Arc Xe2 and Xe3 GPUs following DirectX SDK release

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 06:20 EDT

Following in Nvidia's footsteps, Intel has now officially adopted Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery to make shader compilation much faster in games. Intel is calling it Precompiled Shader Distribution and it's available on a bunch of Arc GPUs right away, supported in 11 games at launch, with more likely to follow. AMD is now the only company left who hasn't officially embraced this feature. Read more ›

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Australian researchers develop quantum battery proof-of-concept which uses lasers to charge near-instantly — breakthrough could pave the way for ultra-fast wireless charging for EVs and drones in the future, say researchers

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 06:00 EDT

Australian researchers have reportedly created the world's first quantum battery prototype. Read more ›

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16TB M.2 SSD hits retail if you’re ready to drop $16,000 for the ultimate storage upgrade — price tag explodes 4X in just four months

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Tom's Hardware · 03/19/2026 06:00 EDT

The Exascend PE4 16TB, one of the first 16TB M.2 SSDs, has gone up for purchase on Amazon for a jaw-dropping $15,935. Read more ›

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Testing CPU scaling in Crimson Desert — X3D wins, but not by much, and Raptor Lake shines

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Tom's Hardware · 03/18/2026 18:00 EDT

We tested 20 CPUs in Crimson Desert to see how performance holds up with various gaming processors. The results are positive, showcasing Pearl Abyss’ unique BlackSpace engine that’s been in development for years. Read more ›

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Nvidia will only produce one 88-core Vera CPU model — Jensen says the company will make billions of dollars from a single SKU

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Tom's Hardware · 03/18/2026 15:38 EDT

Nvidia intends to build a multi-billion-dollar CPU business with its Vera processors, but only plans to offer one SKU. Read more ›

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With H200s set to flow into China, Groq is reportedly set to follow — Nvidia is allegedly preparing a custom version of inferencing chip to penetrate region

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Tom's Hardware · 03/18/2026 15:23 EDT

According to a new report, Nvidia's Groq inferencing chips are set to head to China for export, following approval of its H200 AI accelerators. Read more ›

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AMD claims it had no knowledge of fake Ryzen 5 7430U CPUs in Chuwi laptops — Chinese vendor announces recall of products and refunds, PCB manufacturer could be culprit

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Tom's Hardware · 03/18/2026 13:21 EDT

AMD has responded to the Chuwi scandal involving mislabeled Ryzen 5 7430U-equipped laptops. The CPU maker claims it had no knowledge of the issue, and warns that it does not condone mislabelling CPUs in any way. Read more ›

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