On Friday, Microsoft said it would not be participating in person at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, joining a list of companies that chose not to be physically present at the event in May. due to concerns about the rapid spread of Omicron COVID-19 variant.
The US software giant added that it will continue to participate in CES remotely, according to an emailed statement. The Verge is the first report on Friday that Microsoft will not be physically participating at CES.
Some of the other companies include US automaker General Motors, Alphabet’s Google and its self-driving car technology company Waymo, Facebook parents Meta . Platform, Twitter, Lenovo, AT&T and Amazon.com dropped plans to attend in person earlier this week.
CES officials on Thursday said the event will still be held in person from January 5 to 8 with “robust safety measures in place,” including vaccination, wear and tear requirements. masks and the availability of COVID-19 tests.
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