AI once again dominated CES, where companies from around the world gathered to flaunt new technologies. It’s where tech giants like Nvidia, Samsung, and Amazon made their case for the role AI will play in how people live and work,

Vertiv is focused on strengthening its presence in international markets. The company is expanding its manufacturing capacity in Asia by building a new factory in Johor, Malaysia. Expected to become fully operational in the first quarter of 2026, this factory should shorten lead times for hyperscalers building AI-ready, high-density infrastructure.

O n Tuesday, researchers at Stanford and Yale revealed something that AI companies would prefer to keep hidden. Four popular large language models—OpenAI’s GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok—have stored large portions of some of the books they’ve been trained on, and can reproduce long excerpts from those books.

At CES 2026, AI is having some of its most significant impact on everyday, existing products, from TVs to PCs, smartphones to cars.

In the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, a palantir is described as a crystal sphere that allows a person to view events happening far away, both in the present and in the past. However, this magical object wasn't a crystal ball that enabled one to see the future.

The opportunity for everyday folks to enhance their lives and work with AI has never been greater, but it can take experimentation and persistence.

From Venezuela to Minneapolis, the rapid rollout of deepfakes around major news events is stirring confusion and suspicion about real news.

Meta's Manus deal faces a probe from China's regulator. Analysts say it's about sending a message that China's AI talent isn't easy pickings.

Wheel-legs, robotic arms and outdoor autonomy point to a company moving beyond vacuums into intelligent robotics for everyday problem-solving.

What do you get when you mix fire's power, electricity's reach, math's precision, and language's connection? AI—humanity's most profound tool and greatest identity challenge.