People ask why we build from Africa. 🇺🇬
This video is the answer.
We built voice AI that speaks Luganda. Offline. On phones less than <$100 phone. Our architecture, our deployment.
Her laugh is the moment everything became real.
We use the best open source models — including @GoogleDeepMind 's Gemma, @cohere's Tiny aya — but sovereignty means the choice is always ours.
Proud of @Bronsn4 and the entire @Crails_Inc team.
Where the Cloud Can't Reach. We Can.
#SovereignAI #BuildInAfrica
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✨🇨🇳Many schools in China use AI systems to grade homework. These systems scan, grade, print annotated homework, saving teachers time for targeted tutoring and accurately identifying students' weak points. They’re good teaching partners, not replacements.
The Dream: Bringing Space to Every Child
Picture this: you’re a curious kid in a rural African village, gazing at the stars and wondering about the universe.
But there’s a problem, limited internet, expensive data, and no access to space education hold you back.
It’s like being grounded when all you want to do is soar! Millions of young people across Africa face this digital divide, missing out on STEM fields like aerospace engineering and astronomy. #WeLoveNerds #BuildWithAT
A couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough we just announced...
Most of us grew up learning there are three main types of matter that matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Today, that changed.
After a nearly 20 year pursuit, we’ve created an entirely new state of matter, unlocked by a new class of materials, topoconductors, that enable a fundamental leap in computing.
It powers Majorana 1, the first quantum processing unit built on a topological core.
We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years.
The qubits created with topoconductors are faster, more reliable, and smaller.
They are 1/100th of a millimeter, meaning we now have a clear path to a million-qubit processor.
Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not!
Sometimes researchers have to work on things for decades to make progress possible.
It takes patience and persistence to have big impact in the world.
And I am glad we get the opportunity to do just that at Microsoft.
This is our focus: When productivity rises, economies grow faster, benefiting every sector and every corner of the globe.
It’s not about hyping tech; it’s about building technology that truly serves the world.
War Stories: The Hustle Never Sleeps
We used to offer $2 for every successful referral to @eversendapp. A group in northern Nigeria took this to another level—they approached market women and told them the government was giving out free money. The women, eager to claim their share, completed full KYC, including the video liveness check where they had to rotate their heads. Once verified, the hustlers pocketed the $2 and cashed out.
The best part? The women had no idea what Eversend was.
The same playbook ran in Masaka, Uganda—different country, same game.
Welcome to Africa.
" Our evidence shows that countries with a higher proportion of engineering college majors grow faster; whereas countries with a higher proportion of law concentrators grow more slowly." : The Allocation of Talent: Implicationsfor Growth Kevin M.Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert
Meet The Enron Egg, the world’s first at-home nuclear reactor. Watch the historic reveal.
The world’s first micro-nuclear reactor made to power your home. #EPS2025
Google unveiled its first-ever AI agent that can take actions on the web.
Called Project Mariner, the Gemini-powered agent takes control of your Chrome browser, moves the cursor on your screen, clicks buttons, and fills out forms, allowing it to use and navigate websites much like a human would.
Read more: https://t.co/5G0CVOPypQ
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Our APIs make it simple to connect with your customers too! Automate festive greetings, reward loyalty with Airtime, or send updates via SMS. Build relationships that last with #WeLoveNerds#BuildWithAT. 🎄