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F8 2017
Apr 18th - 19th 2017

F8 2017

Venice, Italy

Event Info Coverage
Date & Times: Tuesday, April 18th - 19th 2017
12am to 12am
Location: Venice, Italy
Region: Europe
Expected Size: 3,000 - 10,000
Event Type: Conference

Venue

Palazzina Grecale
Island of San Servolo
Venice
Italy

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Everything You Need To Know From F8 News Apr 21st, 2017

Everything You Need To Know From F8

We’ve compiled all the big stories and announcements from Facebook’s 10th annual developer conference into one executive summary, from Camera Effects and social Spaces to computer learning and AI.

AR: Natives In A New World Interviews & Opinion Apr 21st, 2017

AR: Natives In A New World

Chief Scientist of Oculus Research, Michael Abrash, on the challenges of achieving AR’s always-on potential and how it will change everything.

Facebook Wants To Read Your Mind For AR News Apr 20th, 2017

Facebook Wants To Read Your Mind For AR

What if you could type directly from your brain? F8 suggests the next real OS could be mind control - what would George Orwell's thought police make of that?

Facebook Is The Largest AI Deployment Ever News Apr 20th, 2017

Facebook Is The Largest AI Deployment Ever

Social media leader declares its intention at F8 to take AI out of the data centre and into your phone. So by extension, your standalone VR/AR HMD...

Facebook Talks About The Future At F8: VR, AR and AI News Apr 19th, 2017

Facebook Talks About The Future At F8: VR, AR and AI

Day two of F8 kicks off with CTO’s vision for the next 10 years; from computer learning to the future of video and the company’s updated 10-year plan for AR/VR.

Facebook’s First Social VR Released News Apr 19th, 2017

Facebook’s First Social VR Released

Announced and launched on day one of the F8 event, Facebook Spaces is the first social VR from the Californian social media company.

First Steps To A Full-Body Tracking Future For Facebook News Apr 19th, 2017

First Steps To A Full-Body Tracking Future For Facebook

Facebook reveals Camera Effects, including Frame Studio and AR Studio at F8; photo and video filters with promising potential. Also, Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Why AI Is Crucial To Facebook’s AR Plans News Apr 19th, 2017

Why AI Is Crucial To Facebook’s AR Plans

Social media CTO details AI progress in computer vision and object recognition at F8, aims to squeeze it all into your cell phone.

Facebook Developer Conference Registration Opens News Feb 8th, 2017

Facebook Developer Conference Registration Opens

Register online to join 4,000 developers at this year’s F8 event.

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