Andy Rubin, Google’s resident gadget guru, with a robotic helicopter. He oversees a secretive Google software project that the company hopes will transform the smartphone market.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times Mountain View, Calif. A RETINAL scanner emitting a blue glow monitors the entrance to Andy Rubin’s home in the foothills overlooking Silicon Valley. If the scanner recognizes you, the
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