Intel Corp., maker of semiconductors, will fly 250 light-emitting drones over the Fountains at Bellagio through Thursday as nearly 180,000 tech enthusiasts take over Las Vegas for CES.
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Ford Motor Co. used its hourlong keynote address Tuesday at CES to promote its cloud platform and autonomous capabilities, underscoring the technology revolution the car industry is experiencing.
Data will drive the greatest change the world has seen in fifty years and alter the way people consume entertainment and how they travel, Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich told CES attendees Monday night during the show’s first keynote.
It was the rush before the coming storm. Outside the Las Vegas Convention Center on Monday morning, wooden crates filled with goods were being hauled off white trucks and into partially completed pavilions.
Mandalay Bay had closed a few floors starting in late November amid a guest slowdown caused by the combination of the holiday season and fallout from the Oct. 1 mass shooting at a nearby music festival. A lone gunman shot at concertgoers from a suite on the Strip hotel’s 32nd floor.
Former BMW executives are trying to muscle into the crowded automotive market with the launch of an electric car equipped with autonomous driving capability.
The ride-hailing company Lyft will shuttle passengers between the Gold Lot and 20 locations, including Caesars Palace, in the autonomous BMW sedans from Tuesday through Friday, to introduce the public to the future transport. The rides coincide with CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, which runs the same four days.
About 180,000 visitors are expected to swarm Las Vegas beginning this weekend to be among the first to experience 8K television, self-driving vehicles and robots that offer home security.
Mandalay Bay hotel staff had more than 10 interactions with Stephen Paddock in the days leading up to his Oct. 1 massacre of 58 people on the Strip, MGM Resorts International said Friday.
CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, arrives in town next week with plenty of gadgets for all sorts of wallets and tastes.
Just over a year after it opened, the Lucky Dragon on Thursday morning temporarily closed all gaming and restaurant operations.
Ride-hailing company Lyft will next week will whisk passengers around town next week in autonomous cars.
Macau gross gaming revenue rose 15 percent in December, lifting the Chinese gambling enclave to its best year in three as VIP gamblers returned.