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⭐ Hey Startups! Your Chance to Win 100k Birr and More Awaits!

Hey startups! Check out this competition and win up to 100k birr plus more opportunities. Develop innovative legal solutions and get mentorship, media exposure, and funding. Submit your 2-page proposal by June 25, 2024.

🏆 Prizes:
▶️ Cash Awards: Up to 100,000 birr grant
▶️ Mentorship and Legal Support
▶️ Media Exposure

📅 Submission Deadline: June 25, 2024

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https://blog.siltawi.com/post/innovative-legal-solutions-idea-competition-for-startups/

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Ethiopia’s central bank recently implemented a flexible exchange rate policy, leading to a 30% devaluation of the birr. This float has triggered two distinct behaviors among businesses: one group is capitalizing on the new exchange rate to boost sales and replenish inventory, while another is hoarding goods in anticipation of price increases.

The tech industry, particularly sectors such as content creation and software development that frequently engage in the global market, can benefit from the currency devaluation.

This article examines the devaluation's effects on startups in tech, manufacturing, and commodity exports, and explores strategies to navigate these economic shifts.

⚡️ Read more on this here: 👇🏽
https://blog.siltawi.com/post/will-devaluation-make-or-break-ethiopian-startups/
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How will we interact, work, and play in the future? A handful of companies are providing the answers. Let’s uncover the ten industry leaders shaping the metaverse and the digital age.

The metaverse is not just a digital playground; it's the next frontier of the internet, where the boundaries of reality are redefined by these pioneering companies.

This article is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the key players driving the development of the metaverse and the future of our digital interactions.

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https://blog.siltawi.com/post/the-pioneers-of-the-metaverse-top-10-companies/
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⭐ Best Tech Podcasts

✅ Dagmawi Babi Podcast 🖤
✅ Devtopia
✅ TechET

💡 If you have or know Ethiopian 🇪🇹 tech YouTube channels, share the link with us! Let’s grow the tech community together!

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⭐️ Calling all innovators, coders, and dreamers! Unleash your creativity in a thrilling week-long hackathon leveraging Ethiopia’s Fayda Digital ID system.

➡️ From July 26 - August 4, 2025, build game-changing solutions in FinTech, HealthTech, Smart Governance, AgriTech, and more!

Register using this link

🔗https://owlevents.app/rsvp/?code=wU9Hhb5m2WWx

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⭐️Come build AI solutions that could improve public services, education, civic engagement, or digital access in Ethiopia.

Hosted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) - Ethiopia with Addis AI and Efuye Gela, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Ethiopia 2025.

Who can apply?

1. University students and graduates
2. Software developers and engineers
3. Entrepreneurs and early-stage founders

What you get?

1. Hands-on experience building with AI
2. Mentorship and startup support
3. Recognition for the top 3 teams

Apply by November 14, 2025

👉 Apply now

🔗https://forms.office.com/r/hje5NmDXr8?origin=lprLink

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⭐️ Calling All Ethiopian Startups!

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) is now inviting startups operating in Ethiopia to register through the official Startup Registration Form.

🔗 Apply now: https://forms.gle/dooQVozBwFqx8sDK7
📩 Questions? Reach out via: startupregistration@mint.gov.et
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Google adds African languages to AI search tools

Google is rolling out support for 13 African languages across its AI-powered search features, expanding access to tools such as AI Overviews and AI Mode for millions of users across the continent.


Users can access the new features through the Google mobile app or a mobile browser by selecting AI Mode and typing or speaking their query in one of the supported language

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⭐️ Nvidia CEO says AGI is “here”

Jensen Huang (CEO of Nvidia) claims that artificial general intelligence (AGI) has effectively already been achieved. AGI usually means AI that can match or exceed human-level intelligence across many tasks, not just narrow ones.


Why he thinks we’re there
▶️ Huang points to modern AI systems and agents that can:
- perform complex reasoning, automate tasks
- create and manage workflows

He suggests these capabilities are close enough to human-level intelligence to qualify as AGI (depending on how you define it).

Big takeaway
▶️ Huang’s claim is bold but controversial
▶️ It reflects a broader shift:
- Some leaders think AGI is already here (or “close enough”)
- Others believe true AGI is still years or decades away

Do you think AGI will be implemented within 2 years, or do you believe it’s decades away?

Read more

🔗 https://uk.pcmag.com/ai/163942/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-he-thinks-artificial-general-intelligence-is-here

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⭐️ Ethio-French - CreaTech Forum

A showcase of the Ethiopian creative technology ecosystem, uniting innovators, investors, and creators in the heart of Addis Ababa.

This event provides an opportunity to connect with the innovators shaping the technology landscape.

Event Date: April 22–24, 2026
Venue: Alliance Ethio-Française, Piassa
Hosted By: Embassy of France & Alliance Ethio-Française

Registration is available at the following link:

Register
https://allianceaddis.org/createch/

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⭐️ AI Startup Program – Ethiopia


The AI Startup Program is designed to help innovators, developers, and founders build impactful AI solutions, from idea to launch.

What you get:
• Hands-on AI & business training
• Access to advanced AI tools & computing (HPC, labs)
• Mentorship from AI experts
• Networking with investors & industry leaders
• Support to secure funding

Who should apply:
• AI developers, researchers, and innovators
• Startup founders & teams
• Anyone building AI-driven solutions
• Women applicants are highly encouraged.

📅 Deadline: May 14, 2026

⚡️ Powered by Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute

This program supports you with skills, resources, and connections to grow your idea into a real startup and contribute to Ethiopia’s AI future.

👉 Apply now: https://aistartup.aii.et/

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⭐️Have you seen this video?

MIT just built an AI system that can control human muscles using small electric signals.

It connects to a person’s arm and sends gentle pulses to move specific muscles. The AI decides how the arm should move in real time.
The project is called Human Operator A small team created it in just a few days during a hackathon and it won first place.

The idea? Help people learn new skills faster or recover from injuries by letting AI guide their movements.

This feels like something straight out of sci-fi… but it’s already here.

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⭐️ AI & Jobs: Which Careers Are Most at Risk?

Based on recent research from Anthropic

Jobs at Higher Risk from AI

AI is rapidly changing digital and knowledge-based work:

• Computer Programmers
• Customer Service Representatives
• Data Entry Specialists
• Financial Analysts
• Market Research Analysts
• QA/Test Engineers
• Medical Records Specialists
• IT Support Specialists

These jobs involve repetitive digital tasks, writing, coding, analysis, and documentation, areas where AI is advancing fast.

Jobs Safer from AI
Human interaction + physical work still matter most:

• Mechanics
• Construction Workers
• Cooks & Chefs
• Bartenders
• Lifeguards
• Electricians
• Repair Technicians
• Skilled Trade Workers

AI still struggles with real-world physical environments and hands-on tasks.

💡 The future belongs to people who combine:
Human creativity + communication + AI skills.

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🎉 Big milestone

We're excited to share that our startup has received $10,000/year in funding from GitHub.

A huge thank you to GitHub for believing in our vision and to everyone who has supported us along the way. This is just the beginning, we're excited for what's next!

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Got tons of DMs, congrats messages, questions about our startup, and more. Thank you all for the support! 🙏

We’ll share more about it soon. 😊

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⭐️ Attention All Startups!

Are you looking to transform your innovative idea into a prototype product?

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology is inviting you to use state-of-the-art technology equipment for free at the Innobiz-K Ethiopia Incubation Center.

Startups preparing to turn their innovative ideas into a design or prototype (MVP) are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Register today to bring your idea to market!

🔗 Registration Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCZcDKdgeRmNzzxK2kGqeeWb7BXxbnmTiGqD4K2Y2m6xyOuw/viewform?usp=publish-editor


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⭐️ China’s humanoid robots are making headlines 🤖

A Chinese robot, Tiangong Ultra, ran 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record.
Honor’s Lightning also ran an impressive 9.47 seconds.

It’s not an official human record, but it shows how fast robotics technology is advancing.

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⭐️ Meet GPT-6 Astra the next leap in AI!

AI is getting smarter, faster, and more capable. GPT-6 Astra introduces powerful enhancements designed to take productivity and creativity to the next level.

Top enhancements:
● Faster, more responsive performance
● Better understanding of complex instructions
● More powerful multimodal capabilities

The future of AI is moving fast and this is just the beginning.

Explore GPT-6 Astra:
🔗 https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/

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