Last year was a difficult one for Google, Meta, Amazon, and dozens of other tech companies, with around 240,000 layoffs. But as the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas gets underway, optimism is running high amid hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) could herald a new golden age for tech. Reporting from Las Vegas, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Cornet takes a look at AI-powered kitchen gadgets and appliances that could soon bring AI further into our daily lives.