There were 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.
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‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dies at 82
Gil Gerard, who played television’s hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died.
Read More ‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dies at 82Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
The OpenAI agreement makes the Walt Disney Co. the first major content licensing partner for Sora, which uses generative artificial intelligence to create short videos.
Read More Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video toolBillie Eilish to billionaires: ‘No hate, but give your money away, shorties”
In accepting the award, the “Bad Guy” singer added a polite but direct call to others in the room, saying a lot of people could use some help right now.
Read More Billie Eilish to billionaires: ‘No hate, but give your money away, shorties”Disney, Universal, Warner Bros Discovery sue China’s MiniMax for copyright infringement
The three major Hollywood studios have jointly filed a copyright lawsuit against MiniMax alleging that its image- and video-generating service was built from stolen intellectual property.
Read More Disney, Universal, Warner Bros Discovery sue China’s MiniMax for copyright infringementMind-bending ‘Severance’ tackles alienation on way to Sunday’s Emmys
The psychological thriller, the most-nominated show at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, tells the story of office workers who undergo a surgery that makes them forget their home life at work, and vice versa.
Read More Mind-bending ‘Severance’ tackles alienation on way to Sunday’s Emmys
