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Fb cancels F8 convention, mentioning coronavirus considerations

Fb has showed that it has canceled its annual F8 builders convention over rising considerations concerning the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Extra in particular, the corporate says it’s canceling the “in-person component,” which might were held in San Jose, Calif. There would possibly sti…
Facebook has confirmed that it has canceled its annual F8 developers conference over growing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. More specifically, the company says it’s canceling the “in-person component,” which would have been held in San Jose, Calif. There may sti…

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  3. "In an open letter published by the New Zealand Herald, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg finally addressed the shocking mass shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch mosques". (March 30, 2019)
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  5. "Facebook this morning issued a lengthy breakdown of recent research into BCI (brain-computer interface) as a means with which to control future augmented reality interfaces". (July 30, 2019)
  6. "Carnegie Mellon today showed off new research into the world of robotic navigation. With help from the team at Facebook AI Research (FAIR), the university has designed a semantic navigation that helps robots navigate around by recognizing familiar objects". (July 20, 2020)
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