Google cancels annual developer conference on coronavirus fears

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday canceled its annual developer conference, two weeks after calling off the in-person portion of the event due to the coronavirus outbreak.

In contrast, Apple Inc has moved its upcoming developers conference to online-only format.

The alarming global spread of the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on businesses and forced organizers to postpone or cancel some major industry events.

(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)