Money talks and talent walks in Google's HTC buy

Fri, Sep 22, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Google is taking on some 2,000 HTC employees with experience working on its signature Pixel devices.

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GOOGLE has agreed to buy part of HTC Corp's engineering and design teams for US$1.1 billion, taking on a cadre of veterans who worked on the Pixel phone and could bolster its nascent hardware business.

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