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 3 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.

Key Challenges to Tackle:

🛎️ Revolutionizing Learning & Development: Develop scalable, tech-driven systems for training and retention.
💳 Upgrading Membership & Loyalty Programs: Enhance value and incentivize loyalty with advanced, personalized rewards systems.
🗣️ Smart Feedback Collection: Implement automated systems to instantly gather and respond to guest feedback.
📋 Digitizing Resort Inspections: Create digital tools for more efficient inspections and maintenance management.

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

Date: Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th, 2025
Location: Capstone ALX Hub & the newly built Kuriftu African Village
Register NOW: hospitalityhackathon.et/registration

Upwork’s bidding system is really getting out of hand. You could bid 520 and still might not even land the job — and Upwork still makes money off it. They’re literally trying to monetize freelancers at every step: fees, taxes, income cuts. Last time they changed it, instead of a fixed Freelancer Service Fee, they switched to a variable fee between 0–15% for new contracts.
BTW, 520 Connects is around $80.

For new linux users 😊

🎓 ነጻ የኦንላይን ስልጠና ዕድል ምዝገባ ተጀመረ፤ አሁኑኑ ይመዝገቡ!
ቮዳፎን ፋውንዴሽን፣ አምሬፍ ሄልዝ አፍሪካና ሳፋሪኮም ኢትዮጵያ በጋራ ዕድሜያቸው ከ18–35 ዓመት ላሉ ኢትዮጵያውያን ውጣቶች ለአንድ ዓመት የሚቆይ ነጻ የኦንላይን ስልጠና ዕድል በቴክኖሎጂ ዘርፎች ማለትም በሶፍት ዌር ደቨሎፕመንት፣ ዳታ ሳይንስና አርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ  አዘጋጅተዋል፡፡
✅ ባሉበት ቦታ ሆነው በሚመችዎት ሁኔታ ስልጠናውን መውሰድ ይችላሉ፤ 
✅ ለአንድ ዓመት ወርሃዊ ዳታ ጥቅል (6 ጊጋ ባይት) ይሰጣል፤
✅ ሜንተርሺፕና የስራ ትስስር ዕድሎች ይመቻቻሉ፤
📅 የመመዝገቢያ ጊዜ እስከ ሚያዝያ 16፣ 2017 ዓ.ም 
📌 ለመመዝገብ በጣም ቀላል ነው፤ ከታች የተቀመጠውን ሊንክ ይጫኑ፣ ይመዝገቡ፣ ምዘናውን ይውሰዱ፤
https://register.kefeta.et/
ያለን ቦታ ውስን በመሆኑ አሁኑኑ እንዲመዘገቡ ይመከራል!
#TalentCloudScholarship #DigitalSkills #SafaricomEthiopia #AmrefHealthAfrica #VodafoneFoundation

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https://github.com/openai/codex 👀

Types of github users

Happy Easter, fam
Wishing you a day filled with joy, peace, and sweet moments. May this season bring new hope and fresh beginnings

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How to Choose Between SQL, Query Builders, and ORMs in Node.js

TLDR When building Node.js applications with relational databases, developers can choose between raw SQL, query builders, and ORMs. Each approach has its strengths and weaknesses. Raw SQL offers fine-grained control and performance but is complex to manage. Query builders provide a balanced and secure way to create queries, while ORMs offer high-level abstraction for quick development and schema management. Ultimately, the best choice depends on the specific needs of the project and the developer's expertise. A hybrid approach combining these methods can also be effective.

🔗 https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/03/26/how-to-choose-between-sql-query-builders-and-orms-in-nodejs.html

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲? 🤔

Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights from Temkin Mengistu (Chapi), a highly successful Senior Developer and seasoned freelancer!

Join our ALX Freelancer Academy Live session where Chapi will share practical strategies and real-world tips on finding clients, managing projects, and thriving in the competitive freelance landscape. Learn directly from his experience building a successful career.

Whether you're a developer, designer, writer, or have other valuable skills, this session is packed with knowledge to help you monetize your talents.
📅 When: Monday, April 28th
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EAT
📍 Where: Telegram Live

Ready to take control of your earning potential? Join our Telegram channel to tune in:
👉 t.me/ALXFreelancerAcademy

Curious about structured freelance training? Explore the ALX Freelancer Academy at alx-ventures.com

MiniPLM leverages knowledge distillation to create more efficient pre-trained language models, building upon the foundation of MiniLLM models. This approach promises to deliver powerful language understanding capabilities in a smaller, more resource-friendly package, potentially revolutionizing how we deploy AI.

📖 Read the full article

Found this service by devin.ai that breaks down and lets you talk to a public Github repo. According to the site denoscription its "Deep Research for GitHub".

https://deepwiki.com/

#Github #AI #Repo

🌟 Exciting Update! 🌟

I have been thinking about this for long time I'm currently working on a new initiative to make it easier for internship seekers in Ethiopia to find real opportunities without the usual hassle. 🙌

My goal is to create a bridge between talented individuals and companies looking for interns, so that anyone with the drive to grow can have a fair shot at gaining real-world experience.

If you have any ideas, internship openings, or want to collaborate, your support is more than welcome! Let’s work together to open more doors for ambitious minds across Ethiopia. 🇪🇹✨


Link to the site visit here  there some internships for now.


Stay tuned — more details coming soon! 🚀

I keep updating the list with new companies!!

#InternshipOpportunities #Ethiopia #CareerGrowth #OpenToIdeas

Internship opportunity

Bewide Technologies is looking for dynamic and motivated MERN Developer Interns to join our team for a fully remote internship positions. If you're passionate about full-stack development and eager to learn, and participate in real world projects this is for you!

We're Eager to Hear From You!