Google says it will not host an in-person I/O event this year, due to coronavirus fears, and will instead offer a series of online events

Following a string of other tech cancellations in recent days, Google just announced that it will not host an in-person I/O 2020 over coronavirus concerns.

9to5Google 2020-03-04 Abner Li

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Vox Rani Molla on x
Coronavirus has already dealt a half-billion-dollar blow to the tech industry's events economy
@caseynewton Casey Newton on x
In lieu of a physical event, Google should consider hosting I/O as a series of messaging apps https://twitter.com/...
@techlinkedyt TechLinked on x
Technology is closed. Come back next year https://arstechnica.com/...
@johnkoetsier John Koetsier on x
At this point, there's huge social pressure on all remaining conferences to cancel or postpone or go digital >> Google cancels ‘physical’ I/O 2020 due to coronavirus concerns https://9to5google.com/... via @technacity
@nickstatt Nick Statt on x
And there goes I/O. Still on the books for happening despite coronavirus is SXSW in less than two weeks, Microsoft Build in May, Apple's WWDC (although it's unannounced), and E3 in June. https://twitter.com/...
@backlon Dieter Bohn on x
If you got a lottery attendee ticket for I/O 2020, it'll automatically be good if you want to use it for 2021 (and you'l get a refund). Google donating to Mountain view orgs: a million bucks, but I bet I/O did more than that for local economy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://www.theverge.com/..…
@stroughtonsmith Steve Troughton-Smith on x
WWDC is clearly going to get cancelled at this point. It would be good to let people know so that they're not booking flights and accommodation... https://twitter.com/...
@suhel Suhel Banerjee on x
Not surprising at all anymore, however, it's interesting that SXSW is still scheduled for mid March. https://twitter.com/...
@lanceulanoff Lance Ulanoff on x
Aaand there goes #GoogleIO. Not totally unexpected, but stunning nonetheless https://twitter.com/...
@edzitron Ed Zitron on x
We're like 2 months from no CES folks https://twitter.com/...
@marcoarment Marco Arment on x
I bet WWDC is already canceled, and Apple's just waiting to announce it until they have alternative plans arranged to announce with it. Live-streamed media-only keynote from SJ Theater, session videos all dropping on day 1, maybe even some kind of online labs?
@b0yle Alan Boyle on x
BREAKING NEWS: Here's the email that @amazon sent out relating to the employee with #coronavirus ... and the company has also canceled this year's invitation-only #MARS conference. More details: https://www.geekwire.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@serwer Andy Serwer on x
It's coming corporate America... https://www.geekwire.com/...
@fame21moore Xrpdarren on x
Amazon is infected with cornavirus SHORT IT! https://www.cnbc.com/...
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
New story: Apple restricts employee travel to Korea and Italy - in addition to China - over coronavirus and sends memo telling staff to take leave if they're sick. Company is also encouraging virtual meetings and puts “deep cleaning” protocols in place https://www.bloomberg.com/.…
@austin360 @austin360 on x
Amazon Studios has canceled events at #SXSW, according to a Variety report https://www.austin360.com/...
@smashdawg Jeremy Kaplan on x
Intel's out of SXSW: “After careful consideration, we have withdrawn from on-site activities at this year's SXSW. We are grateful to SXSW for their understanding and look forward to attending and supporting future events.”
@sxsw @sxsw on x
SXSW 2020 is proceeding as planned. Please keep up with information around our response to COVID-19 at our COVID-19 Attendee Information page. https://www.sxsw.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@dansolomon Dan Solomon on x
Okay, we should talk for a second about what canceling SXSW would *really* be like https://www.texasmonthly.com/ ...
@texasmonthly @texasmonthly on x
Suspending SXSW amid coronavirus fears would be The Big One for Austin's economy. Bars, restaurants, and hotels would take a hit, but the economy that's built around SXSW is significantly more diffuse and working-class than that. https://www.texasmonthly.com/ ...
@sethamandel Seth Mandel on x
quarantine Seattle https://twitter.com/...
@outline @outline on x
The coronavirus gives us a tremendous opportunity to do what the death of the hipster couldn't: cancel South by Southwest. https://theoutline.com/...
@mikeisaac Rat King on x
mark Zuckerberg posts Facebook's efforts around the coronavirus, which include: — giving free FB ads to WHO — blocking misinformation exploiting coronavirus emergency — studying how anonymized FB data can help show how the virus is spreading https://www.facebook.com/... https://t…
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on x
Mark shared details about Facebook's response to the coronavirus, including pointing people to accurate information from the World Health Organization and giving WHO and other organizations as many free ads as they need for their coronavirus responses: https://www.facebook.com/..…
@kerrymflynn @kerrymflynn on x
Latest email from SXSW: “SXSW 2020 is just ten days away. We understand that people have questions about COVID-19 and how we're approaching the event. Safety is a top priority, and we have established a COVID-19 Attendee Information page on our site...” Business as usual...
@benthompson Ben Thompson on x
Holding a conference that attracts 100,000 people in Seattle next week is reckless and negligent. https://www.geekwire.com/...
@jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis on x
I stopped going to SXSW about nine years ago because it got too greedy, growing too big, raising its prices too high, losing its sense of itself. Now I fear it is losing its soul by moving ahead in spite of COVID-19. https://www.sxsw.com/...
@nkulw Noah Kulwin on x
Coronavirus must do what humanity has failed to accomplish thus far: cancel SXSW. https://theoutline.com/...
@repjimbanks Jim Banks on x
.@Apple is 100% reliant on China to produce its most popular products. Bc/ of #coronavirus the tech giant is learning the danger of storing its eggs in 1 basket. Over-reliance on the #CCP harms US workers. But it's also just plain bad business. https://www.wsj.com/...
Twitter Twitter on x
Stepping up our work to protect the public conversation around Covid-19
@mrgaryyoung Gary Young on x
Some light cleaning at Belfast Apple 😳 #Covid_19 #coronavirus https://twitter.com/...
@jenchristiehr Jennifer on x
Today we shared additional guidance, strongly encouraging all Twitter employees globally to work from home if they're able. Our goal is to minimize contact with others and contain any potential risk, protecting everyone's health & safety. Here's more: https://blog.twitter.com/...
@juanandres_gs J. A. Guerrero-Saade on x
Is this when the big tech companies realize that working remotely is fine?
@jowyang Jeremiah Owyang on x
Companies, like Twitter, are ushering employees to work at home. The very process how products will be created will change as company teams and culture spreads out: slower? Faster? More thoughtful? More or less groupthink? #distributedWorkforces https://blog.twitter.com/...
@suhel Suhel Banerjee on x
Tremendous stuff from Jack Dorsey across both Twitter and Square. Two relatively large companies moving to indefinite work from home is a big step. https://twitter.com/...
@campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x
Companies are slowly turning around on the idea of allowing employees to work from home... and it only took a pandemic. Another relevant tweet: https://twitter.com/...
@balajis Balaji S. Srinivasan on x
Twitter is strongly encouraging all employees to work from home. This is *far* better than nothing. But at this point it should be mandatory work-from-home, while equipping employees to self-quarantine for an extended period till antivirals or vaccines. https://blog.twitter.com/.…

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