Welcome Chris Lattner

Wow, that was unexpected. Great hire by Tesla. Interesting move from compiler development to driving AI, though I guess for the VP position, his experience in managing those teams is much more important.

Re: Welcome Chris Lattner

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Post by freshyill » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 10:13 PM UTC

Well, mystery solved.

Now, the new mystery: What does this mean for Apple's car project?

Yes, I realize he probably didn't have much (or anything) to do with it (whatever it really even is). There are going to be some batshit crazy theories though, and I can't wait to see how this affects Apple's stock price.

Re: Welcome Chris Lattner

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Post by mikeash » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 10:14 PM UTC

megablast wrote: post #5

I hate it when big companies buy other, smaller entities, and hope they don't interfere and change them too much. But seriously, exciting news for Tesla.

This is just a normal hire, no different than thousands of others that happen every day aside from being a fairly high position in the company and being someone well known in the tech community.

Re: Welcome Chris Lattner

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Post by carlosdp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 10:14 PM UTC

megablast wrote: post #5

I hate it when big companies buy other, smaller entities, and hope they don't interfere and change them too much. But seriously, exciting news for Tesla.

What? What small entity are you referring to?

Re: Welcome Chris Lattner

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Post by NKosmatos » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 10:15 PM UTC

Another example of why Apple is going downhill... Macbook with less ports, copy&paste iPhone with no originality, imac/macpro with old CPUs :-(