Comment Comment by aresant Another top HN news item today is that Andy Rubin's new startup, "Essential", raised $300m today.Fun fact and by coincidence, Andy Rubin's last official gig prior to this startup was head of Google's robotics division and oversaw Boston Dynamics.Larry Page convinced Rubin to run the division after moving Sundar Pichai (Now Google's CEO) to takeover the Android project.And so the tech world turns!(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_RubinEdited per comment below for clarity parent aresant 9 years ago
Fun fact and by coincidence, Andy Rubin's last official gig prior to this startup was head of Google's robotics division and oversaw Boston Dynamics.
Larry Page convinced Rubin to run the division after moving Sundar Pichai (Now Google's CEO) to takeover the Android project.
And so the tech world turns!
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Rubin
Edited per comment below for clarity