The last several years have seen a massive increase in automotive presence at CES. It’s not a car show exactly, but as more car makers adopt a technology-first approach, it sure feels like it’s getting there. Tonight, however, General Motors became the latest in a long string of top names bailing out of an in-person […]
Google cancels CES show presence amid omicron concerns
Today started with big news from Lenovo, followed by Waymo and Intel. Now it seems that Google is extracting itself entirely from its in-person presence at CES. A spokesperson for the company tells TechCrunch: After careful consideration we have decided to withhold from having a presence on the show floor of CES 2022. We’ve been […]
Intel becomes the latest company to back away from an in-person CES
Following today’s news that Lenovo and Alphabet-owned Waymo are sitting out the in-person element of CES 2022, Intel just announced that it’s moving to “minimize” its presence at the tech show, over growing concerns around the omicron variant. “The health and safety of our employees, partners and customers is always a top priority,” the chip giant said in […]
Lenovo to ‘suspend’ in-person CES activities as more exhibitors embrace omicron caution
The list of exhibitors backing away from an in-person CES was small but mighty yesterday. What it lacked, however, was a big name on the hardware side. As of yesterday, Google, HTC, John Deere, TCL and BMW had all confirmed with TechCrunch that they were still in for the big Vegas event, albeit “continuing to […]
As exhibitors mull attendance amid omicron, CES organizers stand firm
It’s beginning to look a bit like MWC. Of course, things have thus far played out a bit differently than Mobile World Congress’s planned show in Barcelona back in 2020. There are clear reasons for this — back then, the pandemic was a virtual unknown. Nearly two years later, we have, at least, a better […]
T-Mobile, Amazon, and others are backing out of CES 2022 amid COVID resurgence
T-Mobile, Nvidia, Amazon, and others are canceling their plans or going virtual.