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The Sphere was a giant Intel ad last night, and it felt weird.

I know everything in Vegas is for sale, but wouldn’t the Sphere be more of an attraction if the structure displayed more incredible 3D art and fewer ads? (This is one of like three we saw repeatedly looped while riding a ferris wheel.)

Also, for a seemingly struggling company, Intel must have spent quite a bit on CES this year — it’s plastered all over the Vegas monorail, too.

Intel vPro badge atop a blue and purple electrical lines zig zagging
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
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