Google Cancels Its Biggest Event of the Year Due to Coronavirus Epidemic
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google announced late yesterday that it was canceling its Google I/O developer conference that had been scheduled to take place in May. The company posted a statement on the event website that read in part, "Due to concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO, and other health authorities, we have decided to cancel the physical Google I/O event."
The annual conference for developers is Google's biggest event of the year, attracting more than 7,000 attendees in 2019. The keynote address is one of the highlights and has become a springboard for some of Google's biggest announcements. Previous big reveals included the introduction of Google Assistant and the debut of the Google Home smart speaker.
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