This year's Consumer Electronics Show puts the "personal" in personal tech, with everything from toilet paper robots to high-tech underwear.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scoffed Tuesday at a suggestion that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was on a diplomatic mission to Baghdad when a U.S. drone strike killed him, insisting that the story is "fundamentally false" and "propaganda." "Anybody here believe that?" Pompeo asked reporters when the claim was brought up during a Tuesday press briefing. "We know that wasn't true." The notion that Soleimani was on some sort of peace mission was first floated by Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who reportedly said at a Sunday session he was scheduled to meet with Soleimani and discuss a message from Saudi Arabia regarding possible agreements in the region. Pompeo addressed the claim that Soleimani was supposed to work on a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, stating that he spoke to Saudi officials about this.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor Justin Cappos talks about Iran's cyberwar capabilities following the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a US strike and what we should do to protect ourselves. Cybersecurity expert Justin Cappos warns that Iran has already "proven it's both adept at launching cyberattacks and that those attacks can cause real damage" in the wake of the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike. In an interview with Fox News, the NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor pointed to previous cyberattacks launched by Iran that he says illustrate the country has both the means and the willingness to go on the attack and damage American interests. In 2016, the Justice Department charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of banks as well as a small dam outside New York City -- intrusions that law enforcement officials said reached into America's infrastructure, disrupted the nation's financial system and cost tens of millions of dollars. Professor Cappos said that because of the previous attacks and current turmoil, it is vital that people take measures to protect their systems.

The annual convention will see the likes of Sony, Samsung and LG unveil new products, alongside thousands of other firms showing off their latest innovations at the four-day event. Artificial intelligence, 5G and robotics are expected to be among the biggest talking points when the world's largest technology show - CES - begins tomorrow. It opens on Tuesday January 7 in Las Vegas. High-profile figures from Apple and Facebook will also appear together on stage during the show to discuss the tech industry's approach to data privacy - a topic the firms have previously clashed over in the past. CES is a key date in the industry calendar, with more than 170,000 people expected to attend and more than 20,000 new devices set to be unveiled.

For more than a decade, Facebook and Google algorithms have been learning as much as they can about you. It's how they refine their systems to deliver the news you read, those puppy videos you love, and the political ads you engage with. These same kinds of algorithms can be used to find billions of molecules and catalyze important chemical reactions that are currently induced with expensive and toxic metals, says Steven A. Lopez, an assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern. Lopez is working with a team of researchers to train machine learning algorithms to spot the molecular patterns that could help find new molecules in bulk, and fast. "We're teaching the machines to learn the chemistry knowledge that we have," Lopez says.

This article is a summary of a talk I gave at the yearly Webstep's "Kompetensbio" event. Every year Webstep invites all developers to this free event that happens in some nice local cinema, where they can enjoy interesting tech-talks and watch some exciting movie. This year, for the first time, the event took place in three cities: Uppsala, Malmö and Stockholm. Ever since I was a child and to this day, I was a big Science-fiction fan. Growing up in a small town in former Eastern bloc country, was not really a lot of fun. Especially if you were smart and curious.

Where is AWS Innovate hosted? 2. What is the price of attending AWS Innovate? Q: Where is AWS Innovate hosted? A: AWS Innovate is an online conference. After completing the online registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing the login link that you will need to access the platform. You will be able to access the link on 19 February, 2020.

Laura asks, "What is the industry trend you're most excited about in 2020?" The continued growth and practicality of artificial intelligence, of course! What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for watching the video. In today's episode, Laura asks, What is the industry trend you're most excited about in 2020?

These six enterprise tech trends defined 2019As we kick off another year, ZDNet's global team of editors has put together a list of five tech trends that will have a significant impact on the enterprise in 2020. The effects could be negative or positive, but will undoubtedly be substantial. Our panel of editors includes -- TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler, Larry Dignan, Chris Duckett, and Steve Ranger. Take a look back at best of the decade: ZDNet's top enterprise CEOs of the 2010s The PC was supposed to die a decade ago. Instead, this happened A decade of malware: Top botnets of the 2010s A decade of hacking: The most notable cyber-security events of the 2010s Device of the decade: Why did it take nine years for the iPad to get its own operating system?