Android creator Andy Rubin is back at his phone startup after allegations of an ‘inappropriate’ relationship at Google

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Andy Rubin led the charge for Android within Google. He left Google in 2014, and founded a smartphone startup named Essential in 2015. A report surfaced in late November on The Information, which uncovered a Google complaint from 2014 alleging Rubin had an “inappropriate” relationship with a colleague. He subsequently took a leave […]

Andy Rubin returns to Essential amid questions over his past

Android mastermind Andy Rubin is back at the helm of Essential after his surprise personal leave… although you could argue that he never really left. Recode has learned that Rubin is back “less than two weeks” after the company announced that he’d taken a break. Neither Essential nor Rubin was willing to comment, but insiders […]

Essential CEO Andy Rubin goes on leave for “personal reasons”

Enlarge (credit: Essential) Andy Rubin, the founder of Google’s Android and current CEO of Essential, is taking a month-long leave from Essential for “personal reasons.” At the same time, a report of an “inappropriate relationship” at Google has surfaced. A report from The Information claims that Google’s HR division conducted an investigation into Rubin after a […]

Game Boss interview: Oculus’ Jason Rubin expects a Triple-A VR game from Titanfall maker

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook wants to reach a goal of getting a billion people into virtual reality. Speaking at the fourth annual Oculus Connect event, he said that Facebook is moving VR in that direction with new models such as the $ 200 standalone VR headset Oculus Go and the upcoming wireless version of the […]

Andy Rubin apologizes for Essential’s massive privacy mistake

The suspicious email some people who pre-ordered the Essential phone received wasn’t a scam or a phishing attempt at all. Andy Rubin, the company’s founder, has apologized and revealed that it was a legit email from an account that’s gone rogue. In a statement posted on Essential’s blog, the Android platform’s creator said the company […]

Android co-creator Andy Rubin launches $699 Essential smartphone with modular add-ons

Android co-creator Andy Rubin has finally debuted the much-anticipated Essential phone, a high-end modular Android device from a company that uses “21st century methods to build products for the way people want to live in the 21st century,” according to a statement issued by Rubin earlier this month. Rubin teased the Essential smartphone as far back as […]