I just returned from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas. I hope you followed along on Twitter as I fought my way through 180,000 people to give you exclusive access to the 4,500 companies presenting their most cutting-edge products and ideas… I kick off today’s podcast with a macro view of the show. This week, a $10 billion deal was announced between major gold producers. To go over the details of this mega-merger, I welcome back Marin Katusa, founder and CEO of Katusa Research and one of the biggest industry insiders in the mining space. We also discuss the significant implications this deal will have on segments within the gold sector… including junior miners, mid-tier miners, and royalty companies. Next week I’ll be speaking at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC). Marin explains how you can attend this incredible event for free. And in my educational segment [53:29], I give you even more detail on the biggest trends I saw at CES. I’m talking about artificial intelligence (A.I.), self-driving cars, 3D printing, smart cities, smart homes, 5G, and more. Grab a pen… I go over the companies that’ll benefit most from these enormous trends—and tell you which ones to avoid.