Sergey Brin's Love Life Behind Google Exec's Defection

Hugo Barra was the guy in charge of the day-to-day Android operations at Google. But suddenly, he’s leaving for Xiaomi, popularly known as the “Apple of China,” which has grown astronomically into a major manufacturer of Android-based smartphones and is now worth more than Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker.

Xiaomi no doubt made Barra a handsome offer, and he’s probably jumping ship because executives at hard-charging companies like Google tend to be the kind of people who seek out ambitious new challenges. But coincidentally — or not — All Things D is reporting that Barra was dating another Google employee who is now romantically involved with (still married but now separated) Google co-founder Sergey Brin. According to a report by Valleywag, Barra’s ex is the marketing manager for Google Glass and the inventor of the voice command “OK Glass,” which activates the soon-to-launch wearable computing device. Read more...