Apple chair to head new Google business
Here's one to raise an eyebrow.. Arthur Levinson, former Google board member and currently Apple's Chairman of the Board, has been named as the CEO of a new health-focused Google company named Calico.
http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/calico-announcement.html
,,,and yes he's said to be staying on Apple's board too.
It will no doubt warrant an AI article.
EDIT: Techland (part of Time) has an article up on what this is about. What's Tim Cook's take? Says there's no one better qualified than Levinson.
http://techland.time.com/2013/09/18/google-vs-death/
http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/calico-announcement.html
,,,and yes he's said to be staying on Apple's board too.
It will no doubt warrant an AI article.
EDIT: Techland (part of Time) has an article up on what this is about. What's Tim Cook's take? Says there's no one better qualified than Levinson.
http://techland.time.com/2013/09/18/google-vs-death/
Comments
I think there might be a conflict of interests... How a person can work for 2 great competitors???