| | | AI is the big focus at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025
Jan. 06, 2025 6:31 AM ET
By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor
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The world's biggest annual tech expo, the Consumer Electronics Show, is kicking off this week in Las Vegas with more than 150K people in attendance. Artificial intelligence will be all over the event, ranging from hardware and software for business and personal use. Over 4,000 exhibitors are hoping that the technology displayed at the event will get noticed by investors, who are seeking improvements to productivity and hunting for big returns.
Next chapter: AI was all about innovation and the possibilities in 2023 and 2024, but things are moving fast in the latest growth cycle. The next chapter happening in 2025 will center around integration and optimization, which is what will be on display at this year's CES. The next stage will be defined by real-world use cases that go beyond the AI hype, and can offset ballooning costs by delivering profits and productivity gains via mainstream adoption.
Speaking of a successful bottom line, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang will kick off the festivities on Monday with a keynote speech at 9:30 PM ET that's expected to include GPU upgrades for the RTX 5000 series (based on the new Blackwell architecture). Prepare for Deep Learning Super Sampling, up to 32GB of GDDR7 video memory, and a gigantic power draw of 575 watts. It's a big deal. Nvidia ( NVDA) has been one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street, and even became the biggest U.S. company by market cap in 2024 as the symbol of the AI revolution.
Other new AI products: Samsung ( OTCPK:SSNLF) is introducing Vision AI, which will help TVs become aware of their surroundings, as well as clickable content exploration, real-time subtitle translations, and turning idled screens into digital artwork. Expect more Seeking Alpha headlines this week as more innovative products are unveiled. Those are likely to include AI wearables and robotics, wellness technologies, chatbots, automated industrial processes, and leveraging AI into home energy management systems.
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Companies with a presence at the show: 3M ( MMM), Accenture ( ACN), Adobe ( ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD), Amazon.com ( AMZN), Arm ( ARMHF), Blink Charging ( BLNK), Caterpillar ( CAT), Deere ( DE), Eaton ( ETN), Google ( GOOG) ( GOOGL), IBM ( IBM), Intel ( INTC), Micron ( MU), Microsoft ( MSFT), Pinterest ( PINS), Roku ( ROKU), Qualcomm ( QCOM), Seagate ( STX), Sirius XM ( SIRI), Snap ( SNAP), SoundHound AI ( SOUN), TikTok ( BDNCE), Toyota ( TM), Uber ( UBER), Verizon ( VZ), Walmart ( WMT) and Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD). |
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