2023-10-13
Nvidia boss tells Israeli staff Mellanox founder’s daughter was killed in festival massacre
And engineer and girlfriend among those held hostage by Hamas
Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman’s daughter Danielle and her boyfriend Noam Shai were among those killed by Hamas militants while attending the Supernova music festival on the Israel-Gaza border Saturday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a letter to staff.
Huang also revealed in the memo to his Israeli employees that Avinatan Or, an engineer on Nvidia’s VLSI team, and his girlfriend were among many taken hostage by Hamas, and that Jad and Nabih Amer, brothers working at Nvidia, had lost their brother Jawad Akram, an IDF soldier, in the line of duty amid this week’s Israel-Hamas conflict.
Nvidia, like many tech companies, has a sizable presence in Israel owing in no small part to the GPU giant’s acquisition of Israeli networking vendor Mellanox. In 2020, Waldman quit as CEO of the biz he founded following its acquisition by Nvidia.
According to Huang, Nvidia counts approximately 3,300 employees in Israel, hundreds of which have now been called up for military service.
“The world follows the news out of Israel with horror. The scale and brutality of the attacks and the suffering they inflict are difficult to fathom. For our families in Israel, the news is a living nightmare,” Huang wrote in his memo, obtained by CTech Friday. Nvidia confirmed to us the email is legit.
The letter comes less than a week after Hamas launched a surprise attack, firing rockets into Israeli towns and villages along the Gaza border Saturday, while militants broke border fences and gunned down civilians and soldiers as they went, according to the Associated Press. Among the locations targeted was the Supernova music festival being held near Kibbutz Re’im, where reports put the death toll at 260 killed.
In the days since, Israel has declared war on Hamas and launched airstrikes into Gaza. So far, around 1,300 Israelis have since been killed, with a similar number of Palestinians reported dead since retaliation began.
In his letter, Huang thanked employees who had opened their homes to families who had lost their own or had been forced to evacuate, and pledged to provide whatever support they may need. He added Nvidia was implementing a “global campaign” to contribute to humanitarian efforts.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of your family. Nvidians worldwide will rise to cover for our colleagues in Israel and pick up and offload whatever work you need. We are here for you,” Huang said in closing.
Nvidia had been scheduled to hold an AI summit in Tel Aviv October 15 to 16, but canceled the event in the wake of the bloodshed.
公司创始人兼首席执行官黄仁勋不得不向团队发出内部信，宣布英伟达有多名现任和前任员工在冲突中失去了宝贵的生命。这是一次令人痛心的时刻，显示出全球知名科技公司在当前国际政治局势下所面临的挑战和不确定性。
挑战一：员工征召巴以冲突导致英伟达约400名员工被征召入伍，为国家服务。
这一消息震惊了这家备受尊敬的科技公司。
此外，据悉，以色列科技产业中的数以万计的专业人士正在备战或即将加入军队。在这样的紧张局势下，英伟达不得不取消原定于10月的以色列人工智能峰会，安全问题摆在首位。
挑战二：员工安全与心理支持英伟达员工成为冲突的受害者，其中包括以色列网络芯片公司Mellanox的创始人兼CEO Eyal Waldman的女儿Danielle Waldman和她的男友NoamShai。
两人在一次恐怖袭击中不幸遇难，Danielle的男友曾是英伟达员工。
此外，还有一对爱侣AvinathanOr和NoaArgamani因被绑架而分离，Avinathan是英伟达员工。黄仁勋在内部信中强调了对这些家庭的慰问，同时提到公司为员工提供的支持，包括心理咨询和安全保障。
挑战三：公司运营和员工调动有数百名英伟达员工被征召入伍，对公司正常运作和项目进展造成了影响。
特别是考虑到英伟达在全球的影响力和重要性，这些员工可能在关键项目中扮演着重要角色。
因此，公司需要调动其他团队或成员来填补人员空缺，同时保障员工及其家属得到适当的支持。
挑战四：全球化布局与地缘政治科技公司在全球化布局中需要面对各种挑战和不确定性，尤其是在复杂的地缘政治环境下。
以色列作为一个充满技术活力的国家，面临着不断的地区冲突和政治压力。为了在不同国家和地区的政治经济体系中保持发展的稳定性和持续性，科技公司需要进行多方协调和应变。
黄仁勋谈道，他们正与这些员工的家人保持密切联系，并希望提供支持。
他补充道，全世界都极其关注来自以色列的消息，但他们并不能完全了解这场袭击的残酷程度及其造成的痛苦。
谈及从战区撤离的人，黄仁勋透露，数百名英伟达员工在家里为那些为了安全离开家园的英伟达员工家人腾出了空间。
英伟达的人力资源和安全团队将继续联系公司的员工，确保他们安全，并为其提供帮助。此外，英伟达还将提供咨询和心理支持服务，帮助员工在旅行或执行任务期间被困在以色列时能返回原籍。
结论：巴以冲突让人深感悲痛，牺牲的不只是英伟达员工的生命，还有所有与和平、创新和进步相关的人们。这进一步凸显了和平解决争端和保护生命安全的重要性。
英伟达等全球科技公司在面对地缘政治冲突时，需要面对复杂的挑战和局势，找到平衡，支持员工履行国防义务，并保障公司的正常运作。这也引发了关于全球科技公司如何在多样化的文化和政治氛围中维持稳定发展的思考。
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