⭐ Introducing Lucy: Ethiopia’s First Multilingual AI Voice Assistant

After years of development, we’re excited to launch Lucy, an AI-powered voice assistant and chatbot designed for Ethiopians.

☄️ Key Features: ✔️
✅Multilingual Support** – Speaks Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya, English, and 100+ languages.
✅News Updates** – Get real-time, reliable news from sources like Tikvah Ethiopia.
✅Business Guidance** – Provides trusted insights on Ethiopian business processes.
✅Speech-to-Speech Translation – Ethiopia’s first AI translator for seamless communication.
✅Reliable Local Information – Curated, up-to-date data tailored to Ethiopia.

🔗 https://lucy.zemenu.org/

For more info

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7298744555699359744-NCKq?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAAByCo_wByPUOdQmVTNnq1gUb1fuAylyJcRg&utm_campaign=copy_link

⭐ 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!

#TechPodcasts #EthiopiaTech #Innovation #DagmawiBabiPodcast #Devtopia #TechET #EthiopianCreators

⭐ Better Auth

Better Auth, a rapidly growing open-source authentication framework for TypeScript, has been accepted into Y Combinator's (YC) Spring 2025 cohort, securing $500,000 in seed funding.

The project has gained significant traction on GitHub:
▶️ Over 10,136 stars.
▶️ 648 forks.
▶️ 277 contributors.
▶️ Over half a million downloads

https://blog.siltawi.com/post/better-auth-has-been-accepted-into-y-combinator-s-spring-2025-batch-x25?reset=1

⭐ GitHub Bots that will increase your productivity

✅ Gemini Code Assist
▶️ Accelerate code reviews and improve code quality

✅ SonarQube Cloud
▶️ Empowering developers to detect Security Vulnerabilities, Bugs, and Code Smells in pull requests and repositories

✅CircleCI
▶️Automatically build, test, and deploy your project in minutes

💡 Which bot is your favorite? Share your thoughts! ✨

#GitHubBots #ProductivityTools #DevTools #CodeReview #SonarQube #CircleCI #DeveloperLife #CodingMadeEasy

⭐ Columbia suspends student who created AI tool that helps people cheat in coding interviews

▶️ A 21-year old student at Columbia University got into trouble to developing an app that helps people cheat on the software engineering technical interview.

Interview Coder is a desktop app designed to help job seekers ace technical interviews by providing real-time assistance with coding questions.

🔗 https://www.interviewcoder.co/

#programming #ai

⭐ Ethiopia’s First-Ever Hospitality Hackathon

The moment is here! This is your chance to innovate, compete, and disrupt the future of hospitality in Ethiopia. In partnership with ALX Ethiopia, Kuriftu Resort, and We Ventures, this two-day hackathon will bring together visionary minds, tech enthusiasts, and hospitality pioneers to develop groundbreaking solutions that redefine the industry.

💡Dream big, build bold, and pitch like a pro—because the stakes are high! The winning team takes home a massive💰 150,000 ETB, and the top 🚩 teams will unlock exclusive incentives, mentorship, and career-transforming opportunities to bring their ideas to life.

But that’s not all! Participants will also get to hear from inspiring panelists—industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers—who will share insights, trends, and strategies to shape the future of hospitality. And when it's time to compete, an esteemed panel of judges will evaluate the best ideas and award the top innovators.

🔗 Learn more: https://hospitalityhackathon.et/

📅 When? Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th, 2025
📍 Where? Capstone ALX Hub & the newly built Kuriftu African Village
💰 What’s on the line? 150,000 ETB + exclusive perks for the top 3 winners
📝 Register NOW: hospitalityhackathon.et/registration

Did you know the App Store rejects over 1.7 million app submissions ⁉️

Getting approved is not easy! But if your app gets accepted, you’re really lucky! 🍀🎉

Source
🔗 https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/docs/2023-App-Store-Transparency-Report.pdf

⭐ Ready to Redefine What’s Possible?

WTM Addis Hackathon 2025 is calling on bold women in tech to build, break, and rethink the future.

This isn’t just about coding — it’s about challenging the limits, daring to disrupt, and crafting real solutions that matter.

👩‍💻 Form your team of 5.
💡 Bring your skills, your vision, your voice.
🧠 Hack with purpose. Build with power.

All levels welcome — from students to senior devs.
Let’s redefine what’s possible, together.

▶️ Register now: https://forms.gle/2SbBr68NTGWvvL8y9

#WTMHackathon2025 #RedefinePossible #WomenInTech #WTMAddis

⭐ Git Tip of the Day!

Having trouble renaming files in Git due to case sensitivity? Try this:

If Git doesn’t detect the rename from `employeeController` to `EmployeController` try these steps to force the change:

➡️ git mv -f employeeController.php EmployeController.php
➡️ git status
➡️ git commit -m 'Renamed file
➡️ git push

💡 Now you’re all set!

#GitTips #DevLife #FridayFeeling

⭐ Top Tools for Documentation

➡️ Scalar

▶️ Create world-class API Docs with a built-in interactive playground which seamlessly turns to a full featured API Client.
🔗 https://scalar.com/

➡️ Vitepress

▶️ VitePress is a Static Site Generator (SSG) designed for building fast, content-centric websites. In a nutshell, VitePress takes your source content written in Markdown, applies a theme to it, and generates static HTML pages that can be easily deployed anywhere.

🔗 https://vitepress.dev/

💡 If you know of other great tools or have personal favorites, let us know! 🔥

⭐ Firebase Studio

▶️ Firebase Studio accelerates your entire development lifecycle with AI agents. Build backends, front ends, and mobile apps, all in one place.


🔗 https://studio.firebase.google.com/

⭐️ Replit

➡️ is a browser-based platform where you can effortlessly create and share apps without installation or setup. Replit takes you from idea to app as fast as possible.

➡️ The platform provides all the tools you must create amazing applications from one browser tab—no installation required.

🔗 https://replit.com/

⭐️ Mermaid

JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams dynamically.

https://mermaid.js.org/

⭐️ Only 🔋5 days left!

Don’t miss your chance to join the Venture Meda elevateHER program and take your digital business to new heights!

Sector Focus

✅ All sectors such as fintech, edutech, logistics, health, service, retail are eligible. The business has to be tech-enabled or must use a digital platform

Apply now and scale up with expert support, opportunities, and a powerful network.

🔗 elevateher.venturemeda.com

#elevateHER #WomenInBusiness #DigitalEntrepreneurs #VentureMeda

⭐️Windsurf

➡️ Windsurf AI is primarily used as a powerful AI-powered code editor and development environment designed to enhance developer productivity and streamline the coding process.

If you haven't checked it out yet

🔗https://windsurf.com/

🚀 AASTU Tech Fest 2025 is HERE! 🎉

Mark your calendars: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025! 📅

Hosted by GDG On Campus AASTU and CGI AASTU, this year’s Tech Fest is going bigger and better than ever! 🤝✨

Were you part of the excitement last year?
If not, don’t worry — we’re back, and we’re making it even more unforgettable!

We’ll celebrate all the achievements we made this past year, and you’ll also meet professionals, connect with companies, and hear from special guests.
(If you remember the push-up challenge with Addis Alemayehou last time — just wait to see what’s coming this year!)

✅ Sponsors will be there with real opportunities.
✅ Big surprises lined up.
✅ Full-day fun you don't want to miss.

AND GUESS WHAT?

Are you an early bird? We’ve got something special just for you!

First come, first served — so be among the first to register and claim it! 🎁

This isn’t just another event — it’s YOUR chance to connect, grow, and be part of something bigger.

What are you waiting for?

RSVP now

#AASTUTechFest2025

Hackathon Alert!? 💥Join the CYBER RANGES Hackathon and choose your league:

🛡 Expert League – Elite Blue & Red teams from top organizations and countries

⚔️Advanced League – Pen testers and defenders from leading cybersecurity teams

🎯 Foundation League – Individuals eager to assess and level up their skills

Open to participants worldwide – from Africa to Asia, Europe to the Americas
Whether you're a student, a security pro, military, business, or academic institution, this is your chance to learn, train, test, and prove your digital resilience.

Sign up now, select your league, and let the cyber battle begin.
Register here: 🔗 https://shorturl.at/oTC09


#ETEX #ETEX2025 #DigitalEthiopia #TechForAfrica #EthiopiaTech
#DigitalTransformation #CyberRanges #Hackathon2025 #CyberSecurityChallenge #CyberResilience #BlueTeam #RedTeam

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