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[257 STARTUPS @Startups257]

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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Smart ways to fold your clothes

[Evis Drenova @evisdrenova]

idk who created this website, but it's awesome and i love it.

https://t.co/gktjwcY1Gj

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

A YouTuber with 110 million subscribers released a free version of ChatGPT.

His name is Felix Kjellberg. You know him as PewDiePie.

He spent his own money on a 10-GPU computer at home. He used it to run the same kind of AI models that power ChatGPT, but on his own hardware. Then he wrote his own app to chat with them, because the apps that already exist were not good enough.

Then he gave it away for free. Anyone can download it. Anyone can change it. Anyone can run it.

It's called Odysseus.

It runs on your computer. Your data stays on your disk. No account. No tracking. No monthly fee.

What you get:

- A chat window like ChatGPT
- An AI assistant that can browse the web, read your files, and do tasks for you
- A tool that scans your computer and tells you which AI models will work on it
- A research mode that reads many websites and writes you a report
- A side-by-side mode to test two AI models on the same question
- A writing editor where AI helps you, instead of writing for you
- Memory, so the AI remembers your past chats
- Email with AI that sorts your inbox and writes replies for you
- Notes, a to-do list, and a calendar
- Works on your phone too

23,612 stars on GitHub in 2 days. Top of trending all weekend.

ChatGPT Plus costs $20 a month. Claude Pro costs $20 a month. PewDiePie's version costs nothing, runs on your own computer, and the code is open for anyone to read.

This is what AI looked like before the subscription model.

(Link in the comments)

[U.S. Embassy Bujumbura @US_Emb_Burundi]

🎓 Applications are now open for the 2027-2028 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program!
The U.S. Embassy Bujumbura invites qualified Burundian professionals to apply for this prestigious opportunity funded by the U.S. Department of State. 🇺🇸
Humphrey Fellows spend 10 months in the United States engaging in non-degree academic study and professional development at leading American universities.
🗓 Application deadline: July 10, 2026
🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/5K2RFREY6L
For more details, visit: https://t.co/H1x9LeGvkD

#USinBurundi #Burundi

[Ethiopian Blockchain Week @EthioBW]

🇪🇹|| Claude AI officially enters Ethiopia

As of yesterday, May 1, 2026, Anthropic has officially expanded access to Claude AI in Ethiopia. This marks a significant milestone in our digital journey, placing advanced generative AI tools directly into the hands of local developers, students, and businesses.

For those of us in the blockchain and tech space, this isn't just another chatbot; it’s a high-level coding and data analysis partner that understands complex reasoning better than almost any other platform.

The arrival of Claude alongside global giants like Google and OpenAI is a massive win for our startup ecosystem. Local builders can now use these tools to prototype dApps faster, audit smart contracts with higher precision, and automate customer service in local languages. As we move toward the Digital Ethiopia 2030 goals, having official access to these global "brains" means we are no longer just consumers of technology, but active competitors in the global AI race.
While the tech is exciting, the real challenge now shifts from access to application.

With the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute (EAII) pushing for homegrown innovation, tools like Claude will act as a force multiplier for our youth.

Whether you are a student working on a research paper or a dev building the next big fintech solution in Addis, the barrier to entry has never been lower. The future is here let’s use it to build something uniquely Ethiopian.

#ClaudeAI #EthiopiaTech #DigitalEthiopia2030 #AI #AddisAbaba #Innovation #StartupEthiopia

[Claude @claudeai]

Introducing Claude Design by Anthropic Labs: make prototypes, slides, and one-pagers by talking to Claude.

Powered by Claude Opus 4.7, our most capable vision model. Available in research preview on the Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans, rolling out throughout the day.

[Ramya Chinnadurai 🚀 @code_rams]

OpenClaw just got expensive. Here's what actually changed and what to do about it.

Anthropic blocked Claude subscription from being used with OpenClaw. That means you can no longer pay a flat $200/month and get unlimited Opus access for your agents.

For anyone who doesn't know: OpenClaw turns AI into a digital worker. It codes, replies, schedules, builds, all running in the background while you do other things.

Opus was the engine behind it. Best reasoning, best planning, best at running other models.

Now you pay per use through the API. No more flat rate.

So smart builders are splitting the workload:

1. Opus API for decisions and planning only (the expensive part, used sparingly)
2. ChatGPT for coding tasks (most people already have this)
3. Free/cheap models like Gemma, Qwen for background tasks, scans, scheduling, simple stuff

You don't use the most expensive model for every small task. You route each task to the right model for the job.

My take:

This is going to separate two groups very quickly.

People who understand how to build with AI agents properly. And people who just used it because one subscription made it easy.

The flat fee made it simple. Now it takes real understanding.

If you're serious about using AI to run parts of your work, this is the setup to learn. Not optional anymore.

[Claude @claudeai]

You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks.

It opens your apps, navigates your browser, fills in spreadsheets—anything you'd do sitting at your desk.

Research preview in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, macOS only.

[Thariq @trq212]

We just released Claude Code channels, which allows you to control your Claude Code session through select MCPs, starting with Telegram and Discord.

Use this to message Claude Code directly from your phone.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Dead internet is no longer just a theory

[Ejaaz @cryptopunk7213]

anthropic’s openclaw-killer is complete. fucking crazy what they’ve shipped in 4 weeks:

- texting claude code
- 10,000s of claude skills + MCP
- Claude security (autonomous bug-fixer)
- persistent memory (claude never forgets)
- channels (text claude from telegram)
- autonomous cron-jobs
- 1M context window
- new model (opus, sonnet)
- 30+ plug-ins that’ve tanked stocks
- remote control

just insane fucking levels of execution.

[Wise @trikcode]

Software engineers are the happiest people on Earth now.

They pay $100/month for Claude Code to do the work.

Their employer pays them $10,000/month for the results.

$9,900 profit for sipping coffee and talking to AI.

The funniest part?

Not a single dev with a full-time job will ever admit this publicly

What a time to be alive.

[BujaHub @BujaHub]

#Burundi La Révolution #BujaHub 2.0. Nous devenons un mouvement. Un écosystème piloté par les données pour faire grandir les entrepreneurs, connecter les chercheurs d'emploi et autonomiser ceux qui veulent monter en compétences. Rejoignez le mouvement sur https://t.co/gcqBVnnbYc

[OpenClaw🦞 @openclaw]

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.21

♊ Gemini 3.1
🔒 Massive security hardening
🎙️ Discord streaming + voice channels
🧵 Thread-bound subagent sessions
📱 iOS/Watch polish + gateway stability
🧠 Prompt caching tweaks

100+ fixes shipped while Karpathy called us a noun https://t.co/ASUlwKiFMV

[Peter Steinberger 🦞 @steipete]

New @openclaw beta is up! Mostly security hardening and fixes today.

Ther'e also an early version of an Apple Watch app in there if you wanna go digging in the repo... https://t.co/hc8Qu6QC5h

[Peter Steinberger 🦞 @steipete]

Folks, I'm looking for @openclaw maintainers. If you love open source, have experience with running larger projects, are security minded and want to help, drop me an email. https://t.co/uQgjNXkEPR

[Peter Steinberger 🦞 @steipete]

I'm joining @OpenAI to bring agents to everyone. @OpenClaw is becoming a foundation: open, independent, and just getting started.🦞
https://t.co/XOc7X4jOxq

[Peter Steinberger 🦞 @steipete]

I signed the contract today with software my company built years ago. (now it's @nutrientdocs, still best for anything PDF)

[Ahmad @TheAhmadOsman]

the Buy a GPU website & guide is launching this week

so, what should you expect?