https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/12/23/amazon-facebook-scrap-ces-plans-in-las-vegas-after-virus-surge/ > Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, Pinterest, Twitter and several news outlets have canceled plans to attend the annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas, a response to surging Covid-19 cases around the world. > The show, put on by the Consumer Technology Association, is still scheduled to get underway in early January. But efforts to return to normal after an online-only event this year have been hindered by the raging omicron variant.