Elon Musk Hires Prolific Hacker George Hotz To Fix Twitter Search

Twitter CEO Elon Musk sets his sights on improving the website’s search functionality, enlisting the help of prolific hacker and long-time critic George Hotz.

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In the span of a 12-week internship, Hotz promises to “fix” Twitter search and introduce all-new features, such as the ability to search within liked tweets.

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As the first person in the world to jailbreak the iPhone, Hotz is no stranger to bringing new capabilities to existing platforms.

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However, what’s most notable about Hotz joining Twitter is his prior criticism of Musk, refusing to work for Musk at Tesla, claiming he could develop a better self-driving car system.

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It appears the two are putting their differences aside out of a mutual interest in building a better Twitter search engine.

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Hotz volunteered his services in exchange for the cost of living in San Francisco, and Musk seemingly took him up on the offer:

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Elon Musk Hires Prolific Hacker George Hotz To Fix Twitter Search

Twitter search is getting an overhaul as CEO Elon Musk taps hacker and critic George Hotz to make the feature more useful.

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk sets his sights on improving the website’s search functionality, enlisting the help of prolific hacker and long-time critic George Hotz.

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In the span of a 12-week internship, Hotz promises to “fix” Twitter search and introduce all-new features, such as the ability to search within liked tweets.

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As the first person in the world to jailbreak the iPhone, Hotz is no stranger to bringing new capabilities to existing platforms.

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However, what’s most notable about Hotz joining Twitter is his prior criticism of Musk, refusing to work for Musk at Tesla, claiming he could develop a better self-driving car system.

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It appears the two are putting their differences aside out of a mutual interest in building a better Twitter search engine.

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Hotz volunteered his services in exchange for the cost of living in San Francisco, and Musk seemingly took him up on the offer:

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