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The Verge Awards at CES 2026

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Of course CES has an AI car wash for shoes.

CES 2026 live: all the news, announcements, and innovations from the show floor and beyond

OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy

Redwood City, CA, Jan. 9, 2026—SB Energy⁠(opens in a new window), a SoftBank Group company, announced today a strategic partnership with OpenAI as part of Stargate⁠(opens in a new window), marking a significant step forward in the build out of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) and energy infrastructure in the United States. The investment builds on the $500 billion Stargate commitment announced in January at the White House.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Hybrid reasoning model with superior intelligence for agents, and 200K context window

The Anthropic Economic Index

The Anthropic Economic Index reveals the shape of AI adoption across the world. Here, you can explore the data behind our research to understand how people are using Claude across every US state and hundreds of occupations. Track the topics that are trending where you live, and see how people are using AI to augment or automate their work—that is, whether they prefer to collaborate with, or delegate to, Claude.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Our fastest model, a lightweight version of our most powerful AI, at a more affordable price