Kampala Devs: The clock is ticking ⏳The Uganda Lightning Developer Bootcamp by @FreeRoutingAf is your chance to level up your Bitcoin & Lightning skills. BitDevs Kampala is proud to be part of this.
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RENU Graduate Trainee Program (GTP) 2026
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If you want to become good at system design, learn these 19 case studies (save this):
1 How Stock Exchange Works:
↳ https://t.co/iFNSX9TM9O
2 How Payment System Works:
↳ https://t.co/ARiLxGR43G
3 How YouTube Works:
↳ https://t.co/kHk3g6jz6t
4 How Google Docs Works:
↳ https://t.co/W57IkAjXpT
5 How Kafka Works:
↳ https://t.co/8rOy9KgCMo
6 How URL Shortener Works:
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7 How WhatsApp Works:
↳ https://t.co/VScq8QwHMr
8 How Airbnb Works:
↳ https://t.co/Bi5SAjfv5S
9 How Spotify Works:
↳ https://t.co/BxrH3oHIFS
10 How Slack Works:
↳ https://t.co/eIo29uOQOJ
11 How Reddit Works:
↳ https://t.co/o6Pw2hhj3T
12 How Bluesky Works:
↳ https://t.co/2rLYlRlky0
13 How Tinder Works:
↳ https://t.co/4E1zfgfvlw
14 How Twitter Timeline Works:
↳ https://t.co/pF2RYmPaIG
15 How Uber Finds Nearby Drivers:
↳ https://t.co/kJ2t8dtmch
16 How Amazon Lambda Works:
↳ https://t.co/lx0BjeSRZt
17 How Amazon S3 Works:
↳ https://t.co/iReWAEHwmj
18 How Do Apple AirTags Work:
↳ https://t.co/upWcgsXwKh
19 How LLMs Like ChatGPT Actually Work:
↳ https://t.co/5lCKxq2g4N
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Meet Our Employee of the Year 2025!
Derrick Ayesigye (@CDero12) has been named RENU’s Employee of the Year 2025 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development and delivery of key systems that support RENU’s operations and member services.
Derrick played a central role in the development and rollout of several critical platforms, including the Bulk SMS Service Portal and the Uganda ORCID Hub. Through this work, he has helped strengthen communication for member institutions and improve how researchers and institutions manage and verify research information nationwide.
He has also been a trusted technical resource during ORCID awareness and training engagements, supporting institutions to better understand and adopt ORCID services, while building long-term capacity within the RENU community.
Internally, Derrick has contributed significantly to improving RENU’s systems and processes. From automating the Balanced Scorecard system to supporting the development of the Finance Operations System, his work has improved efficiency, reporting, and alignment with RENU’s strategic goals. He continues to play a key role in maintaining reliable services for members, including web hosting support and enhancements to RENU’s digital payment solutions.
This recognition reflects Derrick’s consistency, technical expertise, and commitment to delivering solutions that make a real impact for RENU and its community.
Congratulations, Derrick, on being named Employee of the Year 2025! 🎉👏
Meet Our Employee of the Year 2025!
Derrick Ayesigye (@CDero12) has been named RENU’s Employee of the Year 2025 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development and delivery of key systems that support RENU’s operations and member services.
Derrick played a central role in the development and rollout of several critical platforms, including the Bulk SMS Service Portal and the Uganda ORCID Hub. Through this work, he has helped strengthen communication for member institutions and improve how researchers and institutions manage and verify research information nationwide.
He has also been a trusted technical resource during ORCID awareness and training engagements, supporting institutions to better understand and adopt ORCID services, while building long-term capacity within the RENU community.
Internally, Derrick has contributed significantly to improving RENU’s systems and processes. From automating the Balanced Scorecard system to supporting the development of the Finance Operations System, his work has improved efficiency, reporting, and alignment with RENU’s strategic goals. He continues to play a key role in maintaining reliable services for members, including web hosting support and enhancements to RENU’s digital payment solutions.
This recognition reflects Derrick’s consistency, technical expertise, and commitment to delivering solutions that make a real impact for RENU and its community.
Congratulations, Derrick, on being named Employee of the Year 2025! 🎉👏
In 2024, Google and OpenAI stole Meta's top engineers.
Instead of recruiting new talent, Zuckerberg started personally emailing rival employees.
His offer? Not $1 million. Not $5 million.
Here's what he's giving them instead: 🧵
🚨 Call for Proposals is now open for #UbuntuNetConnect2025!
We’re excited to see this year’s theme: “Resilient and Sustainable Research & Education Networks for the Future” 💡🌍
📅 Let’s meet in Harare, Zimbabwe | 30–31 Oct 2025
📢 RENU is ready—are you? Submit your proposal by 30 June 2025 ➡️ https://t.co/IHlOk2UgNN
@UbuntuNet
deepseek's r1 is an impressive model, particularly around what they're able to deliver for the price.
we will obviously deliver much better models and also it's legit invigorating to have a new competitor! we will pull up some releases.