Android’s management staff at Google is shedding one other key chief. Dave Burke, VP of engineering for Android, is “stepping away” from heading up Android engineering and is “shifting into an advisory place whereas exploring AI / bio tasks,” he stated in an e-mail he posted to LinkedIn.
“AI has the potential to play a pivotal function in accelerating drug discovery, with vast applicability, together with in hard-to-treat pediatric cancers, a subject near my coronary heart,” Burke stated. “I’m working with Sundar to discover related roles at Alphabet.”
Burke’s departure follows Google’s current transfer to mix its Android and {hardware} groups into a brand new “Platforms and Units” staff run by Rick Osterloh. As a part of that change, Google introduced that Hiroshi Lockheimer, who had led Android, Chrome, and ChromeOS, could be transferring on to different tasks, and Sameer Samat would turn into president of the Android ecosystem.
In his e-mail, Burke promised extra particulars to return about what’s subsequent for his former staff. “It’s necessary for me to go away you in good arms with a nicely thought out succession plan,” he stated. “We’ll be following up shortly with some extra specifics about this alteration, so please maintain an eye fixed out for that.”
That implies there is likely to be extra adjustments on the staff past Burke leaving, and 9to5Google reported Wednesday that Google’s platforms and units staff is “present process a reorganization.” Google didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark in regards to the reported reorg.
Google is already making strikes to mix items of its ecosystems. On Wednesday, Google introduced that ChromeOS could be developed on parts of the Android tech stack partly in order that it will possibly roll out AI options extra shortly.
