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CES will be held in-person in Las Vegas next year

The Verge

The group behind CES plans to hold the enormous tech convention in person in Las Vegas next January, despite concerns that the coronavirus pandemic may still be a threat. It also plans to widen aisles and seats to increase distancing, limit “touch points” by using tech like mobile payments, and provide on-site health services.

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Amazon’s Zoox starts testing its robotaxis in Los Angeles

Engadget

These have been equipped with Zooxs self-driving tech and will gather mapping data. Broader autonomous testing will start in LA this summer. These areas include Foster City, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Zoox says it should begin offering public rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this year.

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NPOs Keeping Human Touch Amid Tech And AI

The NonProfit Times

Joanne Pike, and Susannah Schaefer.) ** LAS VEGAS — Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming discovery and treatment for medical breakthroughs but should not replace the human element of care. The organizations founder, Charles Wang, was also founder of tech firm Computer Associates. Frederick, M.D.,

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Hyundai-backed Motional to launch fully driverless cars in Las Vegas

The Verge

Motional, the self-driving car operator backed by Hyundai and Aptiv, has received the green light to roll out a test fleet of fully driverless cars in Las Vegas. Yandex, the Russian tech giant, tested its Level 4 vehicles in Las Vegas during the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year.

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Blending the worlds of hardware, games and creators in gaming PCs | Jo Tan interview

VentureBeat

HP is very focused on selling AI PCs, as evidenced by its lineup in January at the CES 2025 tech trade show in Las Vegas. The PC has always been everything to everybody. And yet the PC is also the platform of choice for content creators and gamers.

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Motional is now testing fully autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas

The Verge

The Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture announced that it has tested its vehicles without safety drivers behind the steering wheel on public streets in Las Vegas. Motional is allowed to test anywhere in Las Vegas, but is keeping its vehicles in residential areas for now.

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The Florida housing market is so weak that this giant builder is cutting prices

Fast Company Tech

Las Vegas is KB Homes strongest performer Our Las Vegas business is one of our largest and strongest performers, having consistently generated the highest gross margins and profitability in the company, CEO Mezger told investors. So were seeing that [Jacksonville] market react, McGibney said.

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