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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shawn Chen and Rio Yamat

EXPLAINED: The most interesting tech we saw on day one of ces | Vintage Vibes

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Sure, Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang's little robot buddies.

CES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade products they plan to put on shelves this year. And, as predicted, artificial intelligence was anchored in nearly everything as tech firms continue to look for AI products that will attract customers.

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