Sam clearly used this Google/Alphabet reorganization as a distraction while he announced his impending departure from The Verge:

this week is my last week @verge — i know, this is heavy, doc — @samsheffer (@samsheffer) August 10, 2015

im joining the @mashable collective as a creative producer where i’ll be focusing on snapchat among other things :) i’m pumped — @samsheffer (@samsheffer) August 10, 2015

team @verge is legit the best group of humans that i’ve ever had the pleasure working with and i’m going to miss everyone here so dearly — @samsheffer (@samsheffer) August 10, 2015

Gonna miss you, Sam. Always enjoyed your perspective on The Vergecast. Good luck!

Reticulating poll splines...