CES 2023 kicks off amid industrywide slump

Las Vegas event boasts of tech's ability to tackle global challenges

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This year's CES marks the first event with a theme, dubbed "Human Security for All." (Photo by Natsumi Kawasaki)

JACK STONE TRUITT, Nikkei staff writer

LAS VEGAS -- CES 2023 opened to the public on Thursday with throngs of people browsing new technology ranging from self-driving farm equipment to the latest electric vehicle concept cars against the backdrop of a slumping tech sector.

The world's largest consumer technology trade show returned largely to normal after three years, during which the COVID-19 crisis had robbed the event of much of its energy. But while attendance is below pre-pandemic levels and despite a rare drizzle falling on the Las Vegas Strip, the buzz is back.

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