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By Adriana Pop, Associate Editor <\/em><\/p>\n

Pittsburgh<\/strong>\u2013The city\u2019s top-notch talent pool has attracted yet another tech giant. After Google, Uber and most recently Apple, Facebook<\/a> is now planning to set up a presence in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

\"Sign<\/a>

Sign outside Facebook HQ main entrance at Menlo Park<\/p><\/div>\n

The company\u2019s new office in the Steel City will be located at Schenley Place in Oakland and will be dedicated to an Oculus<\/a> virtual reality research center, as previously reported by the VentureBeat.<\/p>\n

Since the operation will initially focus on computer vision, Facebook is looking to fill in positions for a computer vision researcher, a computer vision engineer, and a postdoctoral research scientist focusing on computer vision.<\/p>\n

Facebook acquired<\/a> Oculus for $2 billion in spring 2014. Famous for its high-end hardware and software for virtual reality, the company has recently begun preorders for the first consumer version of Oculus Rift, a VR headset valued at $599, while the Samsung Gear VR went on sale last year for $99.<\/p>\n

Seen as the backyard of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh is currently emerging as a major world force in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics. Last fall, for instance, on-demand car service Uber<\/a> announced<\/a> a $5.5 million grant for the creation of a new faculty chair and three new fellowships in robotics at Carnegie Mellon. The new tech center will support the company\u2019s efforts to develop self-driving cars.<\/p>\n

Apple<\/a>, which maintains a presence at the Collaborative Innovation Center on the campus, has also recently expanded in the city. Just last year, the company leased 26,000 square feet at Oxford Development<\/a>\u2019s Three Crossings mixed-use complex in the Strip District, an area known for its emerging tech and start-up economy.<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Facebook <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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