Andy Rubin on leave from Essential after report about 'inappropriate relationship' at Google

Andy Rubin, CEO and founder of Essential, has taken a leave of absence for "personal reasons" from his company following a report from The Information that he had "an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate" that precipitated his 2014 departure from Google. 

The woman filed a complaint with Google HR but no further details about the nature of the relationship have been publicly explained. Rubin left the Android division, where the woman worked, in 2013 to take over Google's robotics division. 

Rubin's spokesman called the relationship "consensual" and added, “Mr. Rubin was never told by Google that he engaged in any misconduct while at Google and he did not, either while at Google or since.” Read more...