Around 150,000 people are expected to arrive in Las Vegas this week for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Joanna Stern, a personal tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal, is here to tell us what we should expect. We’ll also look at a device from the Israel Institute of Technology that could fundamentally change preventative health care. Plus, as part of a week-long series, we’ll hear from Marketplace staffers about their New Year’s tech resolutions. 

The value of Bitcoin is nearing $1,000. Coming off an excellent year, the digital currency could go big in 2017. Plus: one tech company with big plans in the upcoming year: Airbnb, which is expected to go public. The homeshare startup, valued at $40 billion, does business all over the globe. But its business model also has big challenges. We’ll explore the company’s responsibilities vs. those of more traditional brands. And, to end our first show of the new year, we’ll look at some 2017 tech resolutions from our staffers.

Data analysis has become increasingly common in criminal cases. We’ll explore the intersection of tech and law enforcement, and also look at the Obama administration’s decision to issue sanctions against Russia for reportedly interfering with the presidential election. And to cap off the week, we’re playing Silicon Tally with Marketplace’s Marielle Segarra. 

The internet service giant Alibaba is reportedly going to drop $7 billion on “content” over the next three years — what exactly is the company trying to create? Turns out it might just be funneling that money into “customer understanding.” And in the next three *days*, lots of people will be preparing for and ringing in the new year. A new device called Coravin wants to help you celebrate by removing wine from the bottle, without removing the cork. Finally: as part of our Codebreaker podcast, we’ll look at how refugees have been using technology to cross borders.

Smart speakers are listening. The Information has a new story out about how police have issued a warrant for Amazon Echo data in a murder case. One of the article’s co-writers, Tom Dotan, joined us to talk about the data that Amazon collects and keeps on Echo users. We’ll also look at the use of technology at a refugee camp in Jordan and examine the effects of Brexit on London’s tech scene.

Today is all about exploring technology that’s almost human. We’ll look at the effectiveness of using robot babies to deter teenage pregnancy, and chat with “Westworld’s” creators, Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan, about artificial intelligence’s role in society and some of the show’s inspirations.

When it comes to using any high-tech gifts you received over the holidays, it’s not just about knowing how to use them, but the polite way to use them. All those new drones, wearables and devices related to virtual reality come with rules. We’ll find out how to make sure we’re good tech users and not irritating ones. And as the holidays end, we’ll explore how transportation might change in 2017 — autonomous cars and trucks are becoming increasingly common. 

Trouble may be brewing at Twitter. Both the company’s chief technology officer and VP of product have revealed they’re leaving the company. We explore what an exodus like this means for the company. Plus: Uber’s announcement that it’s moving its self-driving car tests to Arizona, and a conversation with Malkia Cyril, executive director of the Center for Media Justice, about how encryption can protect activists — especially those in the Black Lives Matter movement.

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Snapchat Spectacles, a set of eyewear that’ll let you record events throughout the day and play them back. We’ll check in with some consumers about why they’re planning to buy a pair, and look at whether the product will thrive or go the way of Google Glass.