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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/2020/3/4/21164218/big-tech-coronavirus-canceled-conferences-2020-election
Big techs coronavirus responses are getting serious
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The story that truly mattered in tech yesterday was, of course, the coronavirus. Another big conference got canceled, Google I/O in May. That means the big, uncanceled tech events include Apple’s WWDC and its rumored spring event, Microsoft’s Build, and of course SXSW. SXSW starts next week and despite the fact that yet more companies pulled out of it (including longtime SXSW stalwart Mashable), the conference itself hasn’t come around to canceling. We’ll see.
Since the big cancellation came from Google, I’m going to steal one of Google’s favorite cliches: it’s still “early days” for this virus. Yet more cases are being discovered in the US and that pace will likely increase as testing does. What the effects on big tech will ultimately...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/2020/3/4/21164218/big-tech-coronavirus-canceled-conferences-2020-election
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