CES 2022 is still set to take place in Nevada, although more exhibitors have cancelled their plans to attend the Las Vegas consumer technology trade show in-person in January, due to concerns over a surge in cases related to the highly contagious Omicron variant. “In the last 48 hours, Panasonic, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, AMD and OnePlus either canceled their CES appearances or announced plans to go digital-only,” said CNET, adding that “They join a lengthy list that includes T-Mobile, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Intel.” (Source: CNET) Read the full story.
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