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CES 2025 runs from January 7 to 10 and is used to debut products ranging from new automotive technology to quirky gadgets, as well showing new ways to use AI

Threat of tariffs will loom large amid tech glitz at CES

Car and tech giants showing off their latest innovations at the CES trade show in Las Vegas next week can expect a barrage of questions on a topic that is usually not central to the consumer-focused event - tariffs.

Business • 03 Jan

Videos showed the vehicle exploding and in flames (Pic: Alcides Antunes)

Driver of exploded Cybertruck identified as US soldier

Law enforcement officials named a US Army soldier from Colorado as the likely person inside a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, leaving the driver dead and seven people with minor injuries.

US • 02 Jan

Deobra Redden launched himself at Judge Mary Kay Holthus in Clark County Court in Las Vegas

US man who attacked judge jailed for up to 65 years

A man who threw himself at a US judge in an attack captured on a video that went viral has been jailed for up to 65 years.

US • 11 Dec 24

Text to image generative AI is shown at CES 2024 in Las Vegas

CES 2024 is not the year of the AI gadget

Generative AI fever was expected to sweep through tech land and dominate CES, the year's premiere consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas this week.

Business • 12 Jan 24

CES 2024 runs from January 9 to 12 in Las Vegas

AI to dominate CES 2024, even without OpenAI's Altman

OpenAI boss Sam Altman will not appear at the CES trade show in Las Vegas next week. But the generative artificial-intelligence fever his startup set off last year will be on full display as gadget makers race to find consumer uses for the technology.

Business • 10 Jan 24

Authorities said the suspect was fatally shot by campus police

Las Vegas gunman was professor 'turned down for job'

The gunman who killed three people and injured another at a university in Nevada was an academic who had applied for a professorship but was not hired, US media reported

US • 07 Dec 23

South Korean giant LG unveiled its ultra-high definition television that rolls into and out of a base stand at CES in Las Vegas

LG unveils ultra-high definition folding television

Electronic displays that fold, roll and bend have finally arrived after years of development, and tech firms are touting the technology as a potential source of growth and new applications.

Business • 08 Jan 19

The CEO showcases the newest tech in mobile computing, health, sports, automobiles, agriculture and more

Gadget love forecast to grow despite trust issues

The US tech industry is weathering a crisis of confidence over data protection and a difficult geopolitical situation, with record sales expected in 2019, organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show said.

Business • 07 Jan 19

Cristiano Ronaldo has firmly denied the allegations

Ronaldo's lawyer says claims are 'complete fabrication'

Cristiano Ronaldo's newly-appointed US lawyer has labelled allegations of rape against the Juventus forward as "complete fabrications".

World • 10 Oct 18

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied raping a woman in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009

Juventus hail 'great champion' Ronaldo

Italian football club Juventus have come out in support of their player Cristiano Ronaldo with a tweet proclaiming their record signing a "a great champion".

World • 04 Oct 18

The pop-up office's $77 licences are valid at all of Vegas's famous venues

Vegas airport opens Valentine's wedding licence office

The authority that administers weddings in Las Vegas has opened a pop-up marriage licence bureau by a baggage carousel at McCarran International Airport for lovebirds desperate to get hitched on Valentine's Day.

News Lens • 13 Feb 18

The Consumer Electronics Show is one of the word's largest gatherings for the technology industry

Voice assistants and latest AI advances to dominate CES

Artificial intelligence and smart home assistants are expected to dominate the agenda at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), when it begins tomorrow.

Business • 08 Jan 18

People gather at a memorial for the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas

Police appeal for help establishing Las Vegas motive

Police and FBI agents, still lacking a clear motive for the massacre of 58 people in Las Vegas by a single gunman five days ago, have appealed to the public to come forward with any information that might help solve the case.

Las Vegas shooting • 07 Oct 17

Air Force One with US President Donald Trump lands in Las Vegas with the Mandalay Bay resort in the background

FBI questions shooter's partner over Las Vegas attack

The FBI has questioned the girlfriend of the gunman who shot and killed 58 concertgoers in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas shooting • 04 Oct 17

Some rumours identified the wrong person as the shooter while others named a search for a female person of interest

Online giants admit failure to stop Las Vegas rumours

US online giants have acknowledged they failed to prevent rumours and misinformation from being circulated during and after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.

News • 03 Oct 17

One witness noted that the elevated shooting position left people trying to hide vulnerable

'Sitting targets' - survivors describe Las Vegas attack

Two survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history have described how concert-goers tried to shield themselves from the line of fire.

World • 03 Oct 17

Trump rules out debate on gun control after shooting

US President Donald Trump has said it is not the time for a political debate on gun control, in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others.

Las Vegas shooting • 03 Oct 17

Sonny Melton, Denise Burditus, Adrian Murfitt and Charleston Hartfield (left to right)

Details of Las Vegas shooting victims emerge

A nurse, a local government employee, an off-duty police officer and two Canadians are among the first victims who have been named following last night's mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas shooting • 03 Oct 17

At least 58 people were killed when a gunman started shooting at them from a hotel

Las Vegas shooting the deadliest in modern US history

At least 58 people were killed in a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the deadliest such shooting in modern US history.

US • 02 Oct 17

Donald Trump is due to travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday

Trump says Las Vegas shooting was an 'act of pure evil'

US President Donald Trump has described the mass shooting in Las Vegas, in which at least 59 people were killed and 527 injured, as an "act of pure evil".

Video • 02 Oct 17

Police cars parked in front of the Sun City Mesquite community where suspected Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock lived

Weapons, explosives found in Las Vegas gunman's home

Police have recovered firearms, explosives and a cache of ammunition at the home of Stephen Paddock, the man who killed 59 people in a mass shooting in Las Vegas.

US • 03 Oct 17

Users can ask Alexa to add items to their shopping list, check the weather and set cooking timers via the fridge

LG unveils voice-controlled fridge

LG has unveiled a new smart fridge that users can control with their voice thanks to the integration of Amazon's Alexa personal assistant.

Business • 04 Jan 17

The annual Las Vegas-based event will have a dedicated 'sleep tech marketplace' for the first time this year

Sleep-improving tech one of big trends at 2017 CES

Technology designed to improve sleep will be one of the biggest trends at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organisers have said.

Business • 03 Jan 17

CES is the biggest and most influential gathering of technology companies in the world

Irish firms among 3,000 exhibitors at CES

Up to 170,000 people will attend the world's largest annual consumer electronics trade show which gets under way in Las Vegas today.

Business • 06 Jan 16

British Airways said the plane suffered a technical difficulty before left engine burst into flames

BA plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway

A British Airways plane caught fire in Las Vegas forcing the pilots to abort take off, with two minor injuries being reported.

News • 09 Sep 15