Rubén Caballero departed Apple back in early 2019, then became a technical adviser at the mysterious ‘Humane’ technology company founded by former Apple employees last month. Now, Bloomberg reports that Caballero has joined Microsoft as a corporate vice president.
At Apple, Caballero was tasked with “leading Apple’s charge into 5G.” He joined the company in 2005 and departed in early 2019 amid a shift in Apple’s modem plans. Now, he’s taking on a new role at Microsoft: mixed reality hardware and artificial intelligence technology, according to his LinkedIn and first spotted by Bloomberg:
The Redmond, Washington-based technology giant appointed Ruben Caballero to a role as a corporate vice president, according to his LinkedIn profile. Caballero is working on hardware such as the HoloLens mixed-reality headset, according to his profile. The move underscores Microsoft’s investment in its growing hardware portfolio. Microsoft confirmed the hire.
This is a notable hire for Microsoft and it comes as Apple continues to ramp up its own augmented reality technology. The iPhone 12 Pro is rumored to feature a new LiDAR Scanner later this year. 9to5Mac has exclusively reported that Apple itself is developing a new augmented reality app for iOS 14 that could integrate with retail stores.
Not to mention, Caballero is also now a technical advisor for Humane, the mysterious technology company with a growing roster of former Apple veterans. We still don’t know much at all about what Humane is working on, but you can read more about the company’s poaching efforts here.
Read more:
- Apple engineer in charge of 5G efforts exits following Intel hire, Qualcomm settlement
- Mysterious ‘Humane’ technology company hires Apple VP of Engineering ahead of product reveal
- Apple ramping up efforts to design its own radio chip instead of Qualcomm/Intel ones
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