Ithas alsohiredmorestaff, establishedanewunitto setandenforcesafetystandardsthroughout thefirm and beefed up theroleof its American operations head to include overseeing safety.
Apollo made a seven-figure investment in the initiative, including faculty fees and payments to design firm IDEO, which designed the class's website, according to George Lichter, who heads the Apollo unitoverseeing the project.
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Google's Android unit was overseeing the manufacturing of a home-entertainment device marketed under the company's own brand.