The iPhone maker has recruited a pair of top Google satellite executives for a new hardware team, according to people familiar with the matter. They report to Greg Duffy, co-founder of camera maker Dropcam, who joined Apple earlier this year, the people said. A lure for technology companies like Apple, Google and Facebook Inc. is to connect billions of people who don’t have internet access yet. Indeed, Apple may have hired the Google executives for something other than satellite work. After a tumultuous stint there, Duffy joined Apple to form a new team reporting Dan Riccio, who oversees hardware teams for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple’s augmented reality efforts, the people familiar with the matter said.

Source: Indian Express April 23, 2017 10:07 UTC