https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/29/andy-rubin-takes-leave-from-essential-as-probe-into-inappropriate-google-relationship-goes-public-report.html >Essential founder and CEO Andy Rubin has taken a leave of absence from his new company for "personal reasons" following a report on the circumstances of his 2014 departure from Google. >According to The Information, Rubin left Google shortly after an investigation found that he had maintained an "inappropriate relationship" with a woman who worked under him and filed a complaint to HR.