Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 review: Mobile RTX 5080 gets the job done

The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 is a powerful RTX 5080 laptop with a bright screen, but its AI is gimmicky and plastic shell leave something to be desired.

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/gigabyte-aorus-master-16-review

 Researchers make breakthrough in cleaning up the 'forever chemicals' used in chip manufacturing

Monash University has developed a water filter to catch PFAS used in chip manufacturing and other industries. The chip industry has been lobbying for years against any progress on legislating PFAS-use.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/researchers-make-breakthrough-in-cleaning-up-the-forever-chemicals-used-in-chip-manufacturing

 Chinese project aims to run RISC-V code on AMD Zen processors

A new contest inspired by Google's Zentool challenges developers to modify AMD Zen CPU microcode to run RISC-V programs natively, but experts argue the goal is unfeasible.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/google-tool-spurs-contest-to-run-risc-v-on-amd-zen-cpus-but-is-it-possible

 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has invested in 600 Chinese firms, some linked to the Chinese military

Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Chinese companies linked to the military and surveillance sectors, raising national security questions amid Intel's ties with the U.S. defense industry.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-ceo-lip-bu-tan-has-invested-in-600-chinese-firms-some-linked-to-the-chinese-mili

 PC manufacturers race ahead of tariffs with rush shipments, Q1 market share booms as a result

Data from Canalys and International Data Corporation (IDC) suggest 2025 Q1 PC shipment increases are likely due to manufacturers striving to avoid initial tariff impacts.

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/pc-manufacturers-race-ahead-of-tariffs-with-rush-shipments-q1-market-share-booms-as-a-result

 Nvidia RTX 5090 allegedly handles DirectStorage GPU decompression better than RTX 4090

Benchmarks of Nvidia's RTX 5090 in two games using DirectStorage GPU decompression reveal that the GPU has better performance consistency when toggling between CPU and GPU decompression compared to the RTX 4090.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-allegedly-handles-directstorage-gpu-decompression-better-than-rtx-4090


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