Hacker George Hotz (George Hotz), who once became famous for releasing the iPhone jailbreak and hacking the Sony PlayStation 3 game console, got a job on Twitter. The new head of the social network, Elon Musk, accepted him for a 12-week “trial period”.
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Hotz was given two main tasks during his trial period: to fix problems with the Twitter search engine and to remove the authorization pop-up window that prevents the use of social network search without logging into a user account .
Hotz himself expressed a desire to work at Twitter after Elon Musk carried out a wide-ranging purge of the social network, cutting the staff from 7,500 to around 2,750 people. Those who were not ready for “long hours of intense daily work” and generally disagreed with the new management policy were fired. Several hundred people decided to leave the company on their own, without waiting for a “carpet call”. According to Hotz, “this attitude to work allows you to create incredible things”, which is why he expressed a desire to work on Twitter, which he announced through his page on the social network. Musk replied to this: “Let’s talk”.
Musk and Hotz have collaborated in the past, but have not reached a direct collaboration. In 2015, Western media reported that Hotz discussed the possibility of his work at Tesla on projects related to self-driving technologies. However, the hacker changed his plans after Musk began to change the terms of the agreement between the parties. As a result, Hotz declined the offer, stating so publicly “He wasn’t really looking for a job”and promised to contact Musk again, “when Mobileye hacks”. Tesla was partnering with Mobileye at the time. The latter provided some of the technology that Tesla used in its autopilot system. The companies ceased cooperation in 2016.
All this time, Hotz has been busy with the company that created Comma.ai, which has spearheaded the development of autonomous driving systems. Unlike Tesla electric vehicles, which are equipped with autopilot from the factory, Comma.ai offers driver assistance kits to install in existing car models. The company has launched a $1,999 development kit. According to Comma.ai, their system is compatible with more than 200 different car models.
Hotz left Comma.ai last month, saying the company needed a new CEO to take it out of startup status and into a truly user-centric business. However, he soon announced the opening of a new company, which this time will develop software for AI chips.
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