Google I/O 2020 cancelled over Covid-19

A file photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaking during the Google I/O 2019 keynote session at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Google on March 3, 2020 cancelled its major annual gathering of software developers amid concerns over the deadly coronavirus. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Google axed its biggest annual event, the three-day I/O developers conference, becoming the latest confab to pull the plug over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

I/O 2020 had been set to run in Mountain View, California, from May 12-14. Last year's conference, featuring keynotes, panel discussions and a first look at Google's latest developer products and platforms, drew about 7,000 attendees. I/O has been held each year since 2008.