相信各位都知道，目前最新一代的變種病毒Omicron 正在各地爆發，而因為疫情而導致各大公司的大型活動，都需要取消或延期，當中最大影響的，相信就是一年一度的 CES 科技大會，現在最新的消息顯示，Google 及 Lenovo 公司，宣佈因為 Omicron 病毒，而決定不參與 CES 實體活動。 早前 Intel 發佈表示因為Omicron 病毒決定不參與 CES 實體活動後，現在 Google……
Microsoft pulls in-person CES 2022 presence
GM, Google, Lenovo, Intel, T-Mobile, AT&T, Meta, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok, Pinterest, and now Microsoft. The software giant just became the latest big name to announce that it will no long be attending CES in-person in less than two weeks’ time. “The health and well-being of our employees is our ultimate priority,” the company said in […]
GM is also dropping its in-person CES plans
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 […]