The ongoing US government shutdown is an embarrassment to the country’s technology industry, a leading figure has said.
Several government officials had to pull out of attending the Consumer Electronics Show, a trade event which begins this week, because of the current political stalemate.
“I don’t imagine a lot of people who are making these decisions in Washington are even aware of the ramifications,” said Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Technology Association, which produces the show.
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