Hello folks,
The Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2026 is here. This year’s theme is The Laptop LLM Challenge: local, on-device AI for the hardware people already have.
We are organizing this competition to surface the best talent and ideas tackling frontier problems in local inference.
The challenge asks builders to create useful language-model applications that run fully offline on standard laptops: 8GB RAM, integrated graphics, no cloud dependency, and no API fees.
Participants submit a working prototype through an open-source GitHub repo.
Submissions are scored on accuracy, speed, and efficiency, with strict resource limits.
The total prize pool is $20,000.
If you are working on local inference, quantization, edge computing, model optimization, or practical deep tech infrastructure, this is worth your attention.
Deadline for submission: August 25, 2026.
Apply here: https://t.co/iv2zdbK2yM
A viral TikTok creator has lost more than 30,000 followers in just 48 hours—and she says she'd make the same decision all over again 💔🙏
Alex Reads Tarot shocked her audience this week by announcing she was walking away from tarot readings, deleting all of her content, and dedicating her life to her Christian faith.
The creator—who was even name-dropped in a Hayley Williams song last year—had built a massive following before making the life-changing announcement.
In an emotional farewell video, she told followers that "Jesus Christ has saved my life" and revealed she'd spent the past year praying, reflecting, and questioning the path she was on.
She initially told fans the video would be her "final post" and that once the account was gone, she "will not be returning."
But after her announcement exploded across social media—and her follower count dropped by more than 30,000—Alex returned with one more video.
"I didn't think I was gonna make another video," she admitted, explaining that she felt compelled to speak again following the overwhelming response.
The creator has also deleted all of her tarot reading videos, ended her paid readings, and says she's now focused entirely on her relationship with God.
The dramatic decision has divided social media, with some praising her for following her convictions while others were stunned to see one of TikTok's most recognizable tarot creators walk away from everything she built.- CREDIT, The Life
This week, I've been building an automated IV fluid drip counter.
It's for a client, but truthfully, I'd probably build it even without the pay. 😅 I just love the process of designing and building electronics. Every project is another chance to learn, experiment, and create.
In the end all will be dissolved. All. And only what we have done for Christ will remain. To that end, be faithful to Him in joys and sorrows, in affirmations and persecutions for the Lord is coming soon.
Praying over @2819church and the global Church in tears.
So here's the update 😂
Afe Babalola University partnered with Zhejiang Polytechnic University of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Haining, China.
I'm here for a 20 day practical training programme in Intelligent Manufacturing Technology.
The opening ceremony was Tuesday 🙂↕️💐
#OsasInChina
They are unsheltered, malnourished, mentally, physically and psychologically abused in ways we cannot even imagine! Their only crime is going to school to learn. 35 DAYS!!!💔💔