Andy Rubin: Android creator ‘paid £70m by Google’ after sexual misconduct case

Google claims it has fired 48 people over sexual harassment complaints since 2016

Andy Rubin
Andy Rubin left Google in 2014 after nine years with the tech giant
(Image credit: 2017 Getty Images)

The founder of Google’s smartphone software Android was given a $90m (£70m) pay-off despite being involved in an alleged sexual misconduct case with an employee.

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