https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/01/10/magid-leaving-las-vegas-with-a-glimpse-of-the-future-ces-2020/

Every year – shortly after New Year’s Day, the tech industry and journalists who cover it, gather in Las Vegas for the annual CES, which used to stand for Consumer Electronics Show. The event fills up the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo Center along with hundreds of satellite events taking place throughout Las Vegas during the nearly weeklong festivities, which include press day and other pre-show previews.

I like to look at individual products, but my main objective is to assess trends –what types of products are being shown and which ones are being talked about. Also, I’m not alone in taking interest in the issues that concern the tech industry and those who might regulate it, which is why a lot of government officials attend this show to talk about privacy, smart cities, transportation policy, security and more. I covered Ivanka Trump’s keynote fireside chat, where she claimed that President Donald Trump’s policies are behind our record unemployment and argued that even though there are plenty of open jobs, there remains a significant number of people who don’t have the requisite skills.