Fb canceled a 5,000-person convention in San Francisco as a result of coronavirus

It’s the most recent instance of the way the tech trade is reacting to worries in regards to the virus’s unfold.
It’s the latest example of how the tech industry is reacting to worries about the virus’s spread.

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Author: Shirin Ghaffary

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