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2. Iran's military is reportedly using ChatGPT to advance weapons programs. Apparently, the AI's creative writing skills are now being weaponized for more than just ghostwriting bad poetry. https://www.ft.com/content/4f18256e-a58f-4411-97e4-ac5e5eb055aa

Anthropic reached valuation of nearly $1 trillion. They're not just competing with OpenAI; they're trying to buy the whole damn farm! https://dev.to/rishi_kora/anthropic-closes-65b-round-nears-1t-and-tops-openai-565l

Imagine you paying thousands for “How to use AI” master class 🤦‍♂️ The digital literacy gap mostly there because of language barriers, not because there is special skill on how to interact with LLM.

When people say “learn how to use AI” or “AI won’t take your job, but someone using AI will,” I don’t fully understand what they mean. How exactly do you learn to use AI? Is it just about learning English or expressing ideas clearly? Most modern LLMs can already understand context even when your grammar is broken. If we are talking about prompt engineering, then doesn’t that mainly require deep understanding of your own field or expertise? For example, a good frontend developer will still be very effective with AI because they already know what to expect, what looks correct, and what needs to be changed. Someone who is skilled in law can also use AI effectively because they can judge whether the output is accurate or useful. In my opinion, the real advantage is not just “knowing AI,” but having strong knowledge in your own domain. That expertise is what allows AI to actually boost your productivity and performance. @codeitlab

💔 3 million kids out of school, 90% grads don't get a job, but Universities still acting normal and don't have solution for this than keep contracting buildings.

The Ethiopian tech community is growing very fast, and it’s becoming more mature. Compared to many other industries, software and related tech fields are much easier to enter. A beginner only needs a laptop and internet access, and there are resources everywhere countless local channels, communities, and content creators. That’s really encouraging and appreciated. It feels like a golden age for tech in 🇪🇹. There are also many developers and individuals succeeding in the local market, doing remote work, and living decent lives, even though many of them don’t create content or even have active LinkedIn accounts. Overall, it’s exciting to see. But these days, I’ve started noticing a gap when it comes to entrepreneurship. Things may look shiny on the surface, and there’s a lot of unconfirmed information going around, but I heard that more than 30,000 “Software Development” licenses were issued in 2018 E.C. Because of this, the government even introduced a special certification process through the Ministry of Innovation to establish new tech companies. So you need this certification to form a comany https://www.eservices.gov.et/en/services/1381-1063-1428/instruction The reality is that most of the problems you face on this path cannot be solved through internet searches, ChatGPT, or asking questions in Telegram groups. I’m not even talking about the bureaucracy of getting a license — that’s actually the easiest part. At that stage, you mainly rely on your circle, and sadly, it’s hard to find experienced people you can openly ask for guidance. The big players have already figured things out through years of experience, but it’s not easy to gather that knowledge yourself. Either they don’t want to share, or they are afraid to share. When you combine this with the uncertainty and instability of the country, it can easily push you into a very difficult corner. I wrote this after observing several tech companies that were created a few years ago and eventually failed. So beyond all the hype, and before starting the entrepreneurship journey, think carefully about these realities and prepare yourself for them. @codeitlab

Attending Ethiopian Association of Startup Ecosystem https://www.linkedin.com/company/ease251/

The 5 Ingredient Rules Ingredient 1- Find Your Goal. Ingredient 2- Know How Far You Are. Ingredient 3- Draw A Roadmap. Ingredient 4- If You Don't Know How, Learn. Ingredient 5- When You Think You've Made It, You Probably Have to Work Harder. Source: A Million Miles Away (2023) @codeitlab

Horan 🤝 Coffee ☕️

🎆Every Friday afternoon, we put the laptops down. Half the team teaches something they learned that week. The other half plays games loud enough to break focus. 👾Best engineers we know also know how to lose at Uno gracefully. #InsideHoran #TeamCulture #FridaysAtHoran #MadeInEthiopia

Introducing ScholarXIV • youtu.be/Zy_m1-px-fQ For a long time research has been scattered, lacked powerful tools and had bad user experience. That ends today! ScholarXIV is a next-gen research platform that comes with a set of powerful tools and features to make research a very insightful and an indepth experience. ScholarXIV let's you build your own research library, curate papers and share them. It also let's users like, bookmark and comment on each and every paper. But the most powerful feature is the AI research with sandboxes. This bring a whole new aspect of conducting research. The sandboxes let you generate files, run simulation and so much more. ScholarXIV also has a proactive feature called Pulse. In Pulse your recently liked and bookmarked papers are converted into a quick and cross-research articles to save you time. Checkout ScholarXIV.com (@ScholarXIV) for many more epic features like advanced search, paper selection, content analysis and much more. #MyProjects #ScholarXIV @Dagmawi_Babi

I don't like when you applied a job or internship and companies ghost you. It was really hard to manage all application process, especially when you have lot of applicant and positions. Learning from our previous mistake, We have fully launched career portal talent.horan.et Every move is tracked, resume review, basic filtering like basic programming skill is filtered automatically. Then it move to our tech recruiter, who work on this, every process (reviewing, shortlisted, interview, rejection) you will get email. and we can send offer anytime for all in this pool @horan_technologies

It seems something big and new is coming from Babi… 👀

Every big company was once just an idea. There was a time when it was just me and my laptop. Crazy how each decision you made, each steps and each people you meet changed everything. #Horan 🫶

⚡️ More than an office: where ideas become digital solutions, businesses get global support, and innovation drives our daily work. #SoftwareDevelopment #AfricaTech #Outsourcing #Horan

AASTU Tech Fest 2026: Meet Our Guest Creator Lineup! 🎉✨ As we promised, we are absolutely thrilled to announce the amazing content creators and digital innovators who will be joining us for the AASTU Tech Fest 2026! 🚀💻 Whether you are looking to learn about new tech, digital storytelling, or community building, you won't want to miss the chance to connect with these inspiring voices in the tech and digital space. 🌐📚 🌟 Featured beloved creators attending the event will be 👉Solo Codes 👉Eyu's Terminal 👉Sanyi Diriba, 👉Cyber guardian, 👉Ato Codes 📅 Event Details Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 🗓️ Venue: Old Graduation Hall (OGH), AASTU 🏫 Time: 7:00 - 11:00 Local Time⏰ Come connect, network, and be part of the future of tech in Addis Ababa! 🤝🔮 We cannot wait to welcome everyone! 🎊🎈

… “Make No Mistake!”

Save the date. 📅 May 6, AASTU OGH.

Ethiopia is added to Claude API Supported countries I just tested and able to use the model on my editor calude extension and CLI without VPN. but the main chat website claude.com/chat redirect to "country not supported" So it will be expected to fully available for Ethiopia 🇪🇹 https://www.anthropic.com/supported-countries @codeitlabs