The Google exec who brought us Project Ara, Tango, and Jacquard leaves for Facebook
It’s always encouraging to hear about women kicking ass and taking names in the technology sector, but the loss of former DARPA director Regina Dugan is surely a huge blow to Google’s Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP) group.
Since 2012, Dugan’s led Google’s ATAP division through a particularly creative era. She helped propel technologies like Project Tango, which is launching its first smartphone this summer; Project Ara, which is Google’s attempt at launching a fully modular smartphone; and Project Jacquard, which involves weaving multitouch textile sensors into regular clothing. You might also remember Dugan showing off an electronic tattoo at the All Things D conference years back.
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