LOFTY GOALS: While virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift suggest videogames and entertainment, the gadgets could transform how people communicate on Facebook, they said.
SAN FRANCISCO: Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and drones will enable Facebook Inc to create a more lifelike and useful social network, the company said in its clearest explanation so far for technology projects that have puzzled some investors and analysts.
Facebook executives made the case on March 26, at its annual developer conference in San Francisco, that initiatives such as its US$2bil (RM7.33bil) purchase of virtual reality headset maker Oculus last year, and the hiring of aerospace experts make sense for the 1.4-billion member social network.
