Microsoft said on Friday it would not attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas in person, with Omicron companies opting not to have a physical presence at next month’s event over concerns over the rapid spread of COVID-19. will be included in the list. 19 variants.
The US software giant said it would continue to participate in CES remotely, according to an emailed statement. The Verge was the first report good Microsoft will not participate physically at CES on Friday.
US automakers General Motors, Alphabet among many others Google and its self-driving auto-technology company Waymofacebook parent meta platform, Twitter, Lenovo, AT&T, and Amazon.Com In-person dropped attendance plans earlier this week.
CES officials said on Thursday that the event will still be held on January 5-8 with “robust safeguards” in place, including vaccination requirements, masking and the availability of COVID-19 tests.
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