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    SoftBank has decided to not invest $100 million in Andy Rubin's latest smartphone copmany

    In January we learned that Andy Rubin was working on yet another smartphone and then we heard that SoftBank was going to invest $100 million in the company. However, a new report says the CEO of SoftBank has decided against the investment that would value Essential at $1 billion.
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    Andy Rubin plans to launch a new smartphone with hopes of it powering AI gadgets

    Andy Rubin created Android, which was then acquired by Google, and then he left the company a couple of years ago. He has recently started a new company called Essential Products, and he plans to launch a smartphone that can leverage AI.
  3. Android News

    Google released Android 8 years ago today

    According to Wikipedia, the initial release of Android happened back on September 23rd, 2008. The "treat for tomorrow" that Google teased about earlier today just might be for Android's 8th birthday.
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    Podcast analyzes Google's $50 million acquisition of Android back in 2005

    The Acquired podcast talks about various acquisitions in the tech industry. Ben & David's latest episode is about the events that led up to Google's acquisition of Android, and how they've evolved it up to today.
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    Andy Rubin believes quantum computing could allow a single AI to power our smartphones

    Andy Rubin was speaking at the recent Bloomberg Tech Conference and he gave a talk that focused on AI, quantum computing, and what that means for the future. He said that we shouldn't fear "Skynet coming online," instead, we should worry about what it means to have that much computing power.
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    Andy Rubin is the latest to take the stand during the Google/Oracle trial

    Google’s former Android chief joined in on the Oracle vs Google lawsuit today to talk about how he felt about the Java API debacle. It's reported that Oracle's lawyer was the most aggressive with Rubin as she cross-examined him for 4 hours. It seems Oracle is trying to find evidence that there...
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    Andy Rubin wants to give you a "free" dashcam in exchange for the camera's data

    One of Andy Rubin's ideas being worked up is giving people free dashcams to use in their car. You could use the dashcams to track your routes or simply have a safeguard in place for traffic stops. The big catch is that you'd have to agree to share data from the camera, which may or may not be...
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    Google X jumpstarts Robotics division with Alphabet re-organization

    Google's robotics division has been suffering from low morale since the departure of Andy Rubin in 2014, but in an effort to re-energize, they've moved it from standalone projects in the company to one solid division under newly formed conglomerate Alphabet.
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    Andy Rubin Reportedly Has Plans to Return to the Smartphone Business

    According to sources within the mobile industry, Andy Rubin(the father of Android) is said to be attempting to start an Android phone company. This company would be taking advantage of industry trends since those have made it easier to create and release a new smartphone.
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