SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on March 23 said its once grand annual gathering of software developers will be a one-day, online event this June, potentially lacking an appearance by top executive Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook told AFP that it remained to be determined whether Zuckerberg would even take part in the event this year. “F8 has always brought together an incredible community of people who are building, innovating, and looking for what’s next,” Facebook apps vice president of platform partnerships Konstantinos Papamiltiadis said in a post. He described the change as recognition of businesses adapting to a pandemic changed world. The streamed event will feature technical sessions, demonstrations, and panels aimed at helping developers build products for Facebook’s “family” of apps, according to Papamiltiadis.

Source: The Star March 24, 2021 09:02 UTC