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Facebooks annual virtual reality conference goes virtual-only

Whilst it quickly turned into clear that the tech and developer conference held all the way through the spring would want to be cancelled on account of COVID-19, tech companies are beginning to pull the plug on events happening later in 2020. Nowadays, Fb offered that it may well be shelving the in-person a part of …
While it quickly became clear that the tech and developer conference held during the spring would need to be cancelled due to COVID-19, tech companies are beginning to pull the plug on events taking place later in 2020. Today, Facebook announced that it would be shelving the in-person component of …

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