Microsoft joins Google, GM in not attending CES tech conference in person over Omicron surge

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Google, Facebook, and Intel have all canceled their plans to attend the CES tech conference in Las Vegas next month, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Microsoft said on Friday that it would also not attend the conference in-person, The Verge first reported.
Many of these companies will maintain a digital presence at CES.
Microsoft is the latest tech company to drop its attendance at the CES tech conference as COVID-19 cases continue to sur