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25 gadgets from CES 2024 that you can buy right now
Here are some of the niftier items displayed at this year’s CES that are ready, willing and able to empty your bank account. These products range from cool smartphone accessories to gaming laptops and some items that simply defy description.
Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data
Caesars Entertainment reportedly paid "tens of millions of dollars" to hackers who threatened to release company data.
MGM Resorts hit by 'cybersecurity issue,' leading to massive outage
MGM Resorts shut down certain systems, impacting gambling at its casinos, on Monday.
Sphere testing its giant LED video dome in Las Vegas
The Venetian Resort has started testing a massive 16K sphere that will define the most lavish concert venue in Las Vegas.
Boring Company's underground Loop now runs to the Las Vegas Strip
the Boring Company and Resorts World Las Vegas have announced the official opening of the latest Loop station at Las Vegas Convention Center.
Lyft brings shared rides back to more cities, including San Francisco
Riders in San Jose, Denver, Las Vegas and Atlanta can also once again split the cost of trips with strangers.
The Boring Company gets approval for Las Vegas public transportation system
On Wednesday, Clark County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve plans for The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop system.
Las Vegas police solve an old murder case using record-low volume of DNA
Las Vegas police have solved a cold murder case using a record-low volume of DNA to conduct gene sequencing.
Lyft aims to bring fully driverless cars to multiple US cities in 2023
Motional has helped the company carry out more than 100,000 self-driving rides.
The Boring Company offers a look inside a Las Vegas loop station
The Boring Company shared a short clip showing off one of the underground stations it’s building as part of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) loop.
Two Las Vegas casinos want to join the Boring Company’s tube system
Wynn Las Vegas and Resorts World want to get in on the new Boring Company transit system that will connect to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Boring Company completes excavation of its Las Vegas tunnels
Las Vegas's Convention Center Loop is nearing completion.
Elon Musk's Boring Company is done excavating first Las Vegas tunnel
The Boring Company has finished excavating the first of the two tunnels planned for Las Vegas Convention Center's underground loop transportation system. If you'll recall, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) tapped Elon Musk's company to develop the LVCC loop, which could cost around $52.5 million. The company called this development a "breakthrough" on its Twitter account and retweeted a video of its machinery breaking through a wall in the facility posted by the LVCVA.
Uber is adding public transit tickets to its app in Las Vegas
Uber users in Las Vegas will soon be able to purchase public transit tickets through the app. Making it the second city where the service has brought public transit into its fold.
Greetings from CES 2020!
For Engadget editors, life is just a series of moments while you wait for CES to come back around again. Sometimes it almost feels like we never left. But we did. And now we're back. CES 2020 is about to get started in sunny (and slightly smelly) Las Vegas. As always there will be plenty of cars, TVs and smart (fill-in-the-blanks). But our real job is to separate the wheat from the chaff and bring you only the best of what the world's largest tech conference has to offer. The show floor hasn't officially opened yet, but we've already seen plenty shiny new laptops, a lot of 8K screens, and even a shower head that's also a smart speaker. Of course, you don't want to miss out on our liveblogs for Sony (January 6th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT) and Samsung (January 6th at 9:30pm ET / 6:30pm PT). And as always we are hosting the official Best of CES awards on Thursday January 9th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
AT&T's real 5G comes to NYC and five other cities
American 5G is in a poor state right now, but carriers are making at least some attempt to rectify that situation. AT&T is following up on its mid-December launch of real 5G by adding coverage for six major cities. You should now have lower-band 5G data in New York City, Washington DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Detroit and Philadelphia if you're using the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. You'll also have access to extra-fast millimeter wave 5G ("5G+" in AT&T-speak) in parts of Baltimore and Detroit as well.
Razer's largest store yet opens in Las Vegas on September 7th
Soon, you won't have to make a pilgrimage to San Francisco if you're determined to visit a Razer store in the US. The gaming giant is opening its largest store yet, and just its second in the US, at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas on September 7th. The shop (not yet pictured) will span 2,400 square feet across two floors, and it'll once again be characterized as a "gaming hangout" that serves as both a social space and a place for Razer to hawk its wares. The lower floor will have 10 gaming stations to host esports tourneys, while the mezzanine above will have a streaming "lounge" for online broadcasters.
Musk's Las Vegas tunnel plans are worrying Monorail officials
Planning documents, obtained by TechCrunch, are revealing much about how Elon Musk's proposed Las Vegas loop would work. The Boring Company is charged with building three tunnels: one for pedestrians and two for passenger "sleds," stretching across the Las Vegas Convention Center Campus. The two vehicle tunnels will be filled with a fleet of autonomous Tesla-based EVs that can carry up to 16 people at a time.
Tesla opens Vegas V3 Supercharger station powered by solar and battery
Tesla is opening a V3 Supercharger station right on the Las Vegas Strip. The automaker released a video today with more details about its newest charging site, located next to the LINQ hotel's High Roller ferris wheel. Drivers can take advantage of Tesla's latest charger, which has a charging capacity of 250 kW (a rate which adds 75 miles to a long-range Model 3 in 5 minutes). Unveiled earlier this year, the company claims its next generation model can cut down average charging time by 50 percent.
Las Vegas autonomous shuttle crash happened due to lack of manual control
Back in 2017, Las Vegas' self-driving shuttle service got into a minor collision after just an hour into its year-long trial. While it truly was a minor incident and nobody got hurt, the fact that an autonomous vehicle was involved prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to launch a probe. Now, the agency has wrapped up its investigation and has revealed two probable causes for the incident. First is that the truck that collided with the shuttle didn't stop when it was supposed to, which is consistent with the local government's claim after the accident. The other is that the autonomous vehicle attendant didn't have easy access to the shuttle's manual controller.
