ROME -- Italy has become the flash point of the coronavirus pandemic, with a death toll at 6,077 and counting -- the highest in the world. More than 2,000 Italians have been killed by the virus in the past four days alone.

LAS VEGAS - For one week a year, thousands of people gather here to ponder some of life's big questions. Can robots make us feel less lonely? Have we invented enough devices to replace walking yet? Does an internet-connected vibrator count as technology? Why is Ivanka Trump here?