Forward Trust patron says ‘compassion and love’ is needed to end fear and shame felt by those affected
The Princess of Wales has called for an end to the “stigma” surrounding addictions, saying the experiences of those dependent on drugs, alcohol or gambling are “shaped by fear, shame and judgment”.
Catherine, who is a patron of the charity Forward Trust supporting recovering addicts, said more open conversations were needed to bring the issue “out of the shadows” and for society to show “compassion and love” to those affected.
University leaders says planned levy on international student fees will leave many institutions even worse off
University students in England get just two-thirds of the funding they would have received a decade ago, after inflation and government cuts have reduced the resources available for teaching, according to vice-chancellors.
University leaders said the situation was likely to get worse if the government went ahead with a new levy on international student fees in Wednesday’s budget.
Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach
Dozens of civil liberties campaigners and legal professionals are calling for an inquiry into the UK’s data protection watchdog, after what they describe as “a collapse in enforcement activity” after the scandal of the Afghan data breach.
A total of 73 academics, senior lawyers, data protection experts and organisations including Statewatch and the Good Law Project, have written to Chi Onwurah, the chair of the cross-party Commons science, innovation and technology committee, calling for an inquiry to be held into the office of the information commissioner, John Edwards.
Politicians and staff in parts of Parliament House have been urged to turn off their phones, laptops and internet during a visit by Chinese officials, with parliament administrators warning building occupants about interruptions to wifi service.
The shadow cybersecurity minister, Claire Chandler, called the warning “incredibly concerning”, saying the parliament advisory raised worries about threats to sensitive data.
Tesla is hiring engineers for its AI chip team, and Elon Musk says he’s “deeply involved” in the design work, meeting with engineers twice a week.
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Elon Musk is urging engineers to apply to Tesla as the company ramps up efforts for its AI chips.
Tesla’s open jobs on its AI hardware team include design engineering roles.
Musk said he’s “deeply involved” in Tesla’s chip design and meets with engineers twice a week.
Elon Musk isn’t just talking about AI chips. The Tesla CEO is now asking engineers who are interested in a job to email the company, and he’s personally running twice-weekly design meetings.
In a post on X on Saturday night, Musk called for job applicants for Tesla’s AI chip engineering team. He asked candidates to send an email with three bullet points proving their “exceptional ability” to Tesla.
“We are particularly interested in applying cutting-edge AI to chip design,” he said.
Musk said in the post that the company aims to “bring a new AI chip design to volume production every 12 months.”
“We expect to build chips at higher volumes ultimately than all other AI chips combined,” he added.
The current chip in Tesla cars is known as AI4, and the company is “close to taping out AI5” while work is starting on AI6, Musk said.
“These chips will profoundly change the world in positive ways, saving millions of lives due to safer driving and providing advanced medical care to all people via Optimus,” Musk added. Optimus is Tesla’s humanoid robot project.
Musk has been ramping up Tesla’s chip ambitions. In July, the company signed a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to manufacture Tesla’s A16 chip at its new plant in Texas.
Tesla has postedPalo Alto, California-basedengineering roles for its AI hardware team, including openings for physical design engineers and signal and power integrity engineers.
The physical design engineer job requires candidates with 10 or more years of experience in designing and building integrated circuits, also known as chips. The role involves designing, constructing, and integrating the building blocks of Tesla’s AI chips. The listing said the position pays about $152,000 to $264,000 a year, plus cash and stock awards and benefits.
The signal and power integrity engineer role helps develop next-generation AI chips and systems for Tesla vehicles and Optimus robots. The position is focused on testing and validating the chips. The listing said the job pays about $120,000 to $318,000 a year, with cash and stock awards and benefits.
Musk is ‘deeply involved’ in chip design and meetings
Musk said in the post on X on Saturday that he is “deeply involved in the chip design” and meets with the engineering team “every Tuesday and Saturday.”
“The Saturday meetings are short-term and will no longer be needed in a few months when AI5 is taped out,” he added.
Musk has long been known for inserting himself into the day-to-day work at his companies. Musk said in July he would personally oversee Samsung’s new chipmaking plant in Texas. The plant, located in Taylor, Texas, is expected to open in 2026.
“This is a critical point, as I will walk the line personally to accelerate the pace of progress,” Musk said on X, adding that the fab is “conveniently located not far from my house.”
During Tesla’s Model 3 ramp-up in 2018, Musk said he slept on the company’s factory floor. After taking over Twitter — now X — in 2023, he renamed the company and rehauled its entire structure.
