Artificial intelligence dominated the conversation as CES 2026 opened Tuesday. Nearly every major exhibitor framed AI as a tool that can make daily routines smoother, faster and more efficient.

The emphasis was less on far-off science fiction and more on practical systems designed to improve how people live and work right now.

The four-day ...Read more

A small fleet of ships booked by Chevron Corp. is sailing to Venezuela as the company emerges as the only exporter of the country’s oil following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces.

Chevron is poised to export more Venezuelan oil this month than last, with at least 11 ships scheduled to arrive in the Venezuelan government-...Read more

The town of Telluride, Colorado, is staring down an economic crisis if the ski resort and its patrollers don’t settle their labor dispute in the coming days and reopen the mountain, local leaders said Tuesday.

Town council members assessed the impacts of the ongoing ski patroller strike and subsequent closure of Telluride Ski Resort during ...Read more

Las Vegas was shedding jobs toward the end of 2025 amid a prolonged tourism slump in America’s casino capital, a new report shows.

Employment in the Las Vegas area fell by 4,700 jobs from September to November, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

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A gambling research company says prediction markets could become a $1 trillion industry nationwide when fully mature, with $435 billion of that coming from contracts on sports outcomes.

The battle between prediction markets and states that offer legal sports betting may not be resolved for months, even years.

Newport Beach, California-based ...Read more

Hybrid trucks and an expanded trim lineup contributed to Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales increasing 6% year-over-year in 2025, but keeping up the pace could come with challenges as fallout from an aluminum shortage continues, production of the Escape crossover has ended and analysts forecast market declines.

Ford sold 2.2 million vehicles last year...Read more

A Senate committee has postponed a hearing that was calling each of the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs for joint testimony for the first time since late 2008 amid the global financial meltdown.

The delay from Jan. 14 comes after Ford Motor Co. objected to sending its top brass to Capitol Hill in a standoff with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ...Read more

Growth in global sales of electric vehicles is expected to slow this year as China winds down some subsidies, Europe wavers on its phase-out of combustion engines, and U.S. producers and policymakers make a U-turn from the segment.

BloombergNEF expects drivers to buy 24.3 million passenger EVs this year, an increase of only 12% on 2025 and ...Read more

Millions of Amazon Prime customers received refunds from the company over the holidays, and there's a chance more members are still eligible.

Amazon agreed to disburse $1.5 billion to customers and pay a $1 billion civil penalty to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over its subscription service. About 35 million Prime customers who meet...Read more

Universal Music Group NV is partnering with Nvidia Corp. to boost the role of artificial intelligence in music discovery and creation, as record labels seek to capitalize on the fast-growing technology while managing the risks AI poses to their catalogs.

The collaboration between the world’s largest record label and the leading AI chipmaker ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump made good on campaign promises related to the auto industry.

He slashed emissions regulations, ended federal support for electric vehicles and rained tariffs down upon trade-reliant automakers and suppliers in a bid to reshore manufacturing capacity. The Republican...Read more

A recent lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges that Sharp HealthCare recorded conversations between doctors and their patients without written consent, using the information to document visits with an artificial intelligence program developed by a private company in Pittsburgh.

While the lawsuit focuses on one particular medical ...Read more

ATLANTIC CITY — A decade after teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and being taken over by the State of New Jersey, Atlantic City has been given an investment-grade rating by Moody’s Ratings.

“Today is a tremendous day to start the new year,” Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Monday at a livestreamed news briefing. “The city of...Read more

U.S. aviation authorities proposed rules that could require airlines to spend billions of dollars replacing or updating critical flight safety equipment to accommodate the sale of new wireless spectrum mandated in President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending package.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the regulations, released ...Read more

They’re not lovin’ it.

Fast food mega-chain McDonald’s is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit focused on the authenticity of its McRib sandwich and what it’s made of.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Dec. 23, claims that McDonald’s deceptively markets the McRib to ...Read more

The Alaska Airlines pilot flying Boeing’s 737 Max plane that lost a panel midflight has sued the aircraft manufacturer, accusing the company of initially casting blame for the incident on himself and other parties.

Brandon Fisher, a resident of Vancouver, Washington, said in a Dec. 30 court filing that he has flown only Boeing planes while ...Read more

Universal Music Group is investing $80 million for a stake in one of India's biggest Bollywood production companies, Excel Entertainment Pvt.

Universal Music India, a division of Universal Music Group, will acquire a 30% equity interest in the Mumbai-based movie studio. In the deal, announced Monday, the companies will work together on ...Read more

Hundreds of the roughly 4,000 media members attending CES 2026 got an early look Sunday at some of the thousands of consumer electronics gadgets that will dominate multiple trade show floors across the city this week.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show, sponsored by the Virginia-based Consumer Technology Association opens Tuesday, but media ...Read more

Comcast has officially spun off its cable channels, including CNBC and MS NOW, into a separate company, Versant Media Group.

The transaction was completed late Friday. On Monday, Versant took a major tumble in its stock market debut — providing a key test of investors' willingness to hold onto legacy cable channels.

The initial outlook wasn'...Read more

Stellantis NV's U.S. sales improved by 4% in the fourth quarter, their second-consecutive quarterly increase, yet the struggling automaker's full-year sales numbers still fell below their 2024 levels.

The vehicle sales figures released Monday show at least some signs of recovery as the maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram embarks on a ...Read more