# Venezuela, CES, and Visualizing Musk's Wealth ![rw-book-cover](https://kill-the-newsletter.com/favicon.ico) ## Metadata - Author: [[delivery_20260104053017.43340179.29701@bouncest.email.join1440.com (delivery_20260104053017.43340179...]] - Full Title: Venezuela, CES, and Visualizing Musk's Wealth - Category: #articles - Summary: Venezuela, CES, and Visualizing Musk's Wealth Curating the internet, weekly. View email in browser. In partnership with Good morning! It's Sunday, Jan. 4, and welcome to the first Sunday edition of 2026.     Brief news update: The US military conducted airstrikes in Venezuela early Saturday morning while US special forces removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from Caracas to be tried in US courts. See live updates here. Read more on the event in tomorrow's Daily Digest.    The Consumer Electronics Show begins in Las Vegas tomorrow with a keynote from the CEO of chip manufacturer AMD, Dr. Lisa Su (see schedule). We prepped for the week by exploring the trade show's origins in New York and its outsized influence on cutting-edge, everyday electronics.   Scroll down to learn what the data says about a potential AI bubble, visualize just how massive Elon Musk's $600B fortune really is, and more. Or visit 1440 Topics for primers on the National Debt, Steven Spielberg, or 350 others.   Have suggestions? Help us better serve our more than 4.5 million readers by sharing your honest feedback at [email protected]. First time reading? Sign up here or click here to share with friends.   — 1440 Topics Team Consuming Electronics   What's the point of a consumer electronics show? Consumer electronics shows are large convention-type events where companies debut new technologies and products. The largest and most notable shows are CES in Las Vegas, a trade show every January, and IFA Berlin, which takes place annually in September. The events have historically introduced novel, cutting-edge products that later became household standards, like HDTVs, VCRs, DVDs, and gaming consoles (see list).   Over time, these shows evolved from product showcases (see last year's coolest gadgets) in... - URL: https://kill-the-newsletter.com/feeds/7ws8tpss4ojtjjqm/entries/ib0autejunbmq83jvb22.html ## Highlights - The largest and most notable shows are CES in Las Vegas, a trade show every January, and IFA Berlin, which takes place annually in September. The events have historically introduced novel, cutting-edge products that later became household standards, like HDTVs, VCRs, DVDs, and gaming consoles (**[see list](https://link.join1440.com/click/43340179.29701/aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2luMTQ0MC5jb20vdC9jb25zdW1lci1lbGVjdHJvbmljcy1zaG93cz9waW5uZWQtcmVzb3VyY2U9YXRhcmlzLXBvbmctdmNycy1hbmQtY2QtcGxheWVycy1hbGwtbGF1bmNoZWQtYXQtY2VzJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9MTQ0MC1zdW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249dmlldy1jb250ZW50LXByJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGI5ZTU1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhODk4Y2U2/66c4b9e55d78644b3a898ce6C1364d8bf)**). ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ke7sn0z0e47c1rc33gthyb2m))