'Welcome to Twitter': Elon Musk hires an intern who hacked iPhones as a teen
George Hotz, the intern, has taken up the daunting task of improving Twitter search dramatically. Apart from that he also wants to get rid of the pop-up that surfaces every time a user visits Twitter without logging in.
- Nov 23, 2022,
- Updated Nov 23, 2022 4:13 PM IST
Elon Musk has hired a new intern for Twitter. This new intern is known for his prior dealings with Tesla and also for hacking iPhones in his teenage years. The intern, named George Hotz, made a pitch to Elon Musk on Twitter, publically. Musk responded with a 'Let's talk'. The former iPhone hacker has now earned an 'internship' at Twitter and he has a specific set of tasks carved out for him at the social media company. Hotz has taken up the daunting task of improving Twitter search dramatically. Apart from that he also wants to get rid of the pop-up that surfaces every time a user visits Twitter without logging in. Hotz has embraced a 12-week ultimatum to get these tasks in order.
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Also read: 'Wasn’t Twitter supposed to die': Elon Musk takes a dig at critics Hotz's History with Tesla Hotz is not a stranger to Musk. Hotz had tried working with Tesla but since Musk kept changing the deal, he let the opportunity pass. It is surprising that Hotz has joined Twitter as an intern. Despite the position, he has been handed a very important task that of improving search on the platform.
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Elon Musk has hired a new intern for Twitter. This new intern is known for his prior dealings with Tesla and also for hacking iPhones in his teenage years. The intern, named George Hotz, made a pitch to Elon Musk on Twitter, publically. Musk responded with a 'Let's talk'. The former iPhone hacker has now earned an 'internship' at Twitter and he has a specific set of tasks carved out for him at the social media company. Hotz has taken up the daunting task of improving Twitter search dramatically. Apart from that he also wants to get rid of the pop-up that surfaces every time a user visits Twitter without logging in. Hotz has embraced a 12-week ultimatum to get these tasks in order.
Also read: Elon Musk takes a U-turn on Twitter moderation council, says ‘they broke the deal’
Also read: 'Wasn’t Twitter supposed to die': Elon Musk takes a dig at critics Hotz's History with Tesla Hotz is not a stranger to Musk. Hotz had tried working with Tesla but since Musk kept changing the deal, he let the opportunity pass. It is surprising that Hotz has joined Twitter as an intern. Despite the position, he has been handed a very important task that of improving search on the platform.
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