Solomon Kassa

TV Personality | Tech Strategist | Founder, 1888EC | Father | Author | Public Speaker | Love:Design/Music/Fashion | George Washington Univ Alum | Tweet is prsn.

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

Reflected, Refined, and Ready for 2026!

As 2025 comes to a close, I feel deeply grateful. It was a year that tested my patience, resilience & journey, but also one that reminded me how powerful good health, steady purpose, and faith in the journey truly are. Against every challenge this year threw my way, I’m standing here deeply thankful for the grace of God to keep pushing forward.

THE BIG REVEAL: After two intense years of research & writing, it feels surreal to reaveal that I’ve finally finished my second Amharic book on AI titled “Artificial Intelligence: The Last Invenstion or The End of Invention?” Writing about this most important topic of our time felt like chasing a moving target at 100KMh, just when you think you’ve captured it, it evolves again. Will tell you about the content soon. Cover design is by the amazing Fanuel Leul & original font design by Abel Daniel. Thank you both!

2025 also took me across six countries, and I had the privilege of immersed in new cultures & perspectives that have changed my worldview. It opened doors to meaningful conversations and led to exciting business opportunities that came together through trust, persistence & timing. Each experience reinforced why long-term vision always outlasts short-term noise.

As we step into 2026, I am immensely excited to share that the Amharic version will be released very soon with a book signing ceremony in Addis Ababa, with the English edition to follow. Stay tuned for details.

As I look ahead with optimism & quiet confidence, my prayer is that 2026 becomes a year of even greater good impact, deeper meaning & purpose-driven work for all of us.

የፈንጆቹ 2025 ፍጻሜ ላይ ቆሜ ያለፈውን ዓመት ሳስብ ልቤ በምስጋና ይሞላል። ይህ ዓመት ትዕግስቴን፣ ጽናቴን እና ጉዞዬን የፈተነ ቢሆንም፤ የሙሉ ጤንነትን፣ የጸና ዓላማንና በእምነት የመጓዝ ዋጋን በተግባር ያስተማረኝ ዓመትም ነበር። ከገጠሙኝ ተግዳሮቶች ሁሉ በላይ ሆኜ ወደፊት እንድቀጥል ለረዳኝ ለፈጣሪ ቸርነት እ���ግ የላቀ ምስጋና አለኝ።

ታላቅ የምስራች፦ ከሁለት ዓመታት ጥልቅ ጥናትና የጽሁፍ ድካም በኋላ፣ በኤአይ ላይ የሚያጠነጥነውን “አርቴፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ፦ የመጨረሻ ፈጠራ ወይስ የፈጠራ መጨረሻ?” የተሰኘውን ሁለተኛውን የአማርኛ መጽሐፌን ማጠናቀቄን ለመግለጽ ቃላት ያጥሩኛል! ስለዚህ የዘመናችን ወሳኝ ጉዳይ መጻፍ ማለት በሰዓት 100 ኪ.ሜ የሚምዘገዘግን ነገር እንደማሳደድ ነው፤ ልክ የያዝኩት ሲመስል፣ መልኩን ይቀይራል። የመጽሃፉ የሽፋን ዲዛይን የተሰራው ግሩም የፈጠራ ባለሞያ በሆነው ፋኑኤል ልዑል ሲሆን ኦሪጂናል ፊደሉን ዲዛይን ያደረገው ደግሞ አቤል ነው፤ ሁለቱንም እጅግ አድርጌ አመሰግናለሁ!

2025 በስድስት ሀገራት እንድ���ዋወርና አዳዲስ ባህሎችን እንድቀስም እድል የሰጠኝ ሲሆን፣ ይህም እይታዬን ቀይሮታል። እነዚህ ጉዞዎች ትርጉም ላላቸው ውይይቶች በር ከመክፈታቸውም በላይ፣ በትዕግስት ላይ የተመሰረቱ የቢዝነስ እድሎችንም ፈጥረውልኛል። እያንዳንዱ አጋጣሚ "የረጅም ጊዜ ራዕይ ከጊዜያዊ ግርግር በላይ ዋጋ አለው" የሚለውን መርህ አረጋግጦልኛል።

ወደ 2026 ስንሸጋገር፣ ይህንን አዲስ መጽሐፍ በቅርቡ በአዲስ አበባ በምርቃት ስነ-ስርዓት ለህዝብ የማቀርብ መሆኑን በታላቅ ደስታ እገልጻለሁ (የእንግሊዝኛው እትምም ይከተላል)። ዝርዝር መረጃዎችን በቅርቡ ይጠብቁ።

በብሩህ ተስፋና በረጋ መንፈስ ወደ 2026 አሻግሬ ስመለከት፣ አዲሱ ዓመት ሁላችንም የበለጠ በጎ ተፅእኖ የምፈንጥርበት፣ የላቀ ትርጉምና ዓላማ ያለው ስራ የምንሰራበት እንዲሆን ጸሎቴ ነው

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

AI & WORLD CUP 2026. 48 nations. 1 trophy. Billions watching.

And now, an entirely new creative force has entered the game: AI.

What a profile called The Blue Horizon AI⁠ on IG created feels like a glimpse into the future of human imagination.

Not just content. Not just visuals. Pure imagination, amplified. Look how beautiful the creative work is where football is meeting fantasy, culture, and storytelling at cinematic scale.

What’s truly mind-bending is this: Just a year ago, AI video struggled to keep a face stable for five seconds.

Today, one creator can build an entire World Cup universe. Recognizable stars. Iconic landmarks. Cohesive storytelling. Emotion. Energy. Spectacle.

No massive studio. No Hollywood budget. No army of editors, animators, or CGI and VFX artists.

Just one person. One imaginative vision. And AI tools powerful enough to turn that imagination into reality.

This is what makes AI revolutionary. Perhaps AI is not replacing creativity. Rather, it is removing the barriers between imagination and creation.

For the first time in history, the distance between what you can dream and what you can build is collapsing.

The future belongs to those who can imagine boldly. Because now, imagination has leverage. And that changes everything. #AI #GenAI #Fifa #WorldCup

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

Yesterday's post about #Messi and #Ronaldo absolutely blew up with 419,500 views, 4,900 reactions, and 1,220 comments across my social media platforms. A lot of you were in the replies demanding the evidence. So, here is the hard evidence.

Look, I am a die-hard Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Cristiano Ronaldo fan, and it genuinely pains me to admit this. But numbers don’t have a bias.

Check this graphics I generated using AI after researching for all the statistical facts. Ronaldo holds the overall record for most total goals scored, while Messi dominates in total assists and total overall goal contributions despite playing fewer matches. While #CR7 is unquestionably the greatest pure goal-hunting machine the sport has ever seen, Messi’s overall game officially settles the debate:

The Efficiency: A higher goals-per-game ratio (0.79 vs 0.73) despite playing fewer total matches.

The Playmaking: Over 150 more career assists, proving he is the ultimate complete package.

The Peak Hardware: An unmatched 8 Ballon d'Ors.

Cristiano Ronaldo will forever be an absolute icon and my personal favorite, but when you strip away the emotion and look at the raw data, Messi sits alone on the throne. The stats just don't lie.

ትላንት ስለ #Messi እና #Ronaldo ያጋራሁት ጽሁፍ 419,500 እይታዎች፣ 4,900 ላይኮች እና 1,220 ኮሜንቶች በሶሻል ሚዲያዎቼ አግኝቷል። ብዙዎቻችሁ በአስተያየት መስጫው ላይ ማስረጃ ስትጠይቁ ነበር። እንግዲህ፣ አሳማኙ ማስረጃ ይሄው።

እኔ የማንቸስተር ዩናይትድ፣ የሪያል ማድሪድ እና የክርስቲያኖ ሮናልዶ ደጋፊ ነኝ፤ ይህንን መቀበልም በእውነት ያሳምመኛል። ነገር ግን ቁጥር አያዳላም።

ሁሉንም ስታቲስቲካዊ እውነታዎች ከመረመርኩ በኋላ፣ ኤአይን በመጠቀም ያዘጋጀሁትን ይህን ግራፊክስ ተመልከቱ። ሮናልዶ በአጠቃላይ በከፍተኛ የግብ ብዛት ክብረ ወሰኑን የያዘ ቢሆንም፣ ሜሲ ግን ጥቂት ጨዋታዎችን አድርጎ በድምር አሲስቶች እና በአጠቃላይ የግብ ተሳትፎዎች ብልጫ አለው። #CR7 ንጹህ ግብ አዳኝ ማሽን በመሆን ታላቅ መሆኑ ባያጠያ���ቅም፣ የሜሲ አጠቃላይ የጨዋታ ብቃት ግን ክርክሩን በይፋ ይዘጋዋል፦

ቅልጥፍና (The Efficiency)፦ ጥቂት ጨዋታዎችን ���ያደርግም፣ በአንድ ጨዋታ ከፍተኛ የግብ ማስቆጠር ምጣኔ አለው (0.79 ከ 0.73)።

ጨዋታ የመፍጠር ብቃት (The Playmaking)፦ በስፖርታዊ ህይወቱ ከ150 በላይ ብልጫ ያላቸው አሲስቶች አሉት፤ ይህም ፍጹም የተሟላ ተጫዋች መሆኑን ያረጋግጣል።

የላቀ ሽልማት (The Peak Hardware)፦ አቻ የሌለው 8 የባሎን ዶር (Ballon d'Or) ሽልማቶች አሉት።

ክርስቲያኖ ሮናልዶ የሁልጊዜ ፍጹም ድንቅ ኮከብ እና የእኔ የግል ተመራጭ ሆኖ ይቀጥላል፤ ነገር ግን ስሜትን ወደ ጎን ትተን ጥሬ መረጃዎችን ስንመለከት፣ ሜሲ በዙፋኑ ላይ ብቻውን ይቀመጣል። ስታቲስቲክስ በጭራሽ አይዋሽም።

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

The debate is officially settled!

#LionelMessi just kicked off his 2026 #FIFA World Cup campaign with a masterclass, dropping a stunning hat-trick against Algeria in just 76 minutes. While the Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry has defined a generation, the facts firmly cement Messi as the ultimate GOAT!

With his latest hat-trick, Messi has now scored 16 World Cup goals across 27 appearances, putting him second on the all-time tournament scoring list. Oh, and he’s doing this as the reigning World Cup Champion from 2022.

He is the only man to appear in six world cups! While CR7 is undeniably one of history’s most elite goalscorers, Messi remains the complete package. His vision, playmaking, and sheer ability to dictate the tempo of an entire match are unmatched.

Cristiano is an absolute icon, but Messi just proved once again why he sits alone on the throne. 🇦🇷

ክርክሩ በይፋ ተዘግቷል!

ሊዮኔል ሜሲ የ2026ቱን የፊፋ ዓለም ዋንጫ ጉዞውን እጅግ አስደናቂ በሆነ ብቃት ጀምሯል፤ በአልጄሪያ ላይ በ76 ደቂቃዎች ���ስጥ ብቻ ድንቅ ሀትሪክ ሰርቷል። የሜሲ እና የሮናልዶ ፉክክር የአንድ��� ትውልድ የእግር ኳስ ዘመን የገለጸ ቢሆንም፣ እውነታው ግን ሜሲ አቻ የሌለው የዘመናት ሁሉ ምርጥ (Greatest of All Time - GOAT) መሆኑን ያረግጣል!

በዛሬው አዲስ ሀትሪክ ሜሲ በ27 የዓለም ዋንጫ ጨዋታዎች 16 ግቦችን በማስቆጠር በውድድሩ የምንግዜም ከፍተኛ ግብ አግቢዎች ዝርዝር ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ተቀምጧል። ይህንንም ያደረገው ደግሞ የ2022ቱ የዓለም ዋንጫ አሸናፊ ሆኖ ነው።

ሜሲ በስድስት የዓለም ዋንጫዎች የተሳተፈ ብቸኛው ተጫዋችም ነው! CR7 በኳስ ታሪክ ውስጥ ከታዩት እጅግ ምርጥ ግብ አግቢዎች አንዱ መሆኑ ባይካድም፣ ሜሲ ግን ፍጹም የተሟላ ተጫዋች ነው። የእይታው፣ ጨዋታ የመፍጠር ችሎታው እና የአንድን ሙሉ ጨዋታ እንቅስቃሴ የመቆጣጠር አቅ�� ወደር የሌለው ነው። ክርስቲያኖ ፍጹም ድንቅ ኮከብ ነው፤ ነገር ግን ሜሲ በዙፋኑ ላይ ለምን ብቻውን እንደሚቀመጥ በድጋሚ አረጋግጧል። 🇦🇷

#Messi #christianorolando #CR7

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

Watching FIFA 2026 feels different. Every match almost feels like a final. Every nation is playing with passion, belief, and pride. The traditional giants are impressive, but what has captured my attention are the underdogs.

The teams that many think were never supposed to be here. The teams nobody expected to challenge. The teams playing with heart instead of history.

This tournament is a reminder that football is the world’s greatest equalizer. On the pitch, reputation means nothing. Courage means everything.

So this year, I’m rooting for every underdog. Because every upset, every surprise, and every impossible victory is what makes the beautiful game truly beautiful.

⚽🌍 #FIFA2026 #WorldCup #Underdogs #FootballDreams #BeautifulGame

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

As of today, #NVIDIA has officially surpassed a $5.5 trillion market capitalization, solidifying its position as the world’s most valuable company and becoming a foundational pillar of the global #AI.

Nvidia’s market cap now exceeds the annual nominal GDP of almost every country on Earth, trailing only the United States and China.

To understand the scale of this, consider that the total Global GDP in 2026 is projected to be around $123.6 Trillion to $126 Trillion. That means, Nvidia’s valuation alone is roughly equivalent to 4%–4.5% of the entire world’s annual economic output.

To give you more perspective, it’s worth more than the entire cryptocurrency market, which stands at roughly $3.4 trillion. In addition, the company is now valued higher than all other major semiconductor competitors combined, including TSMC, ASML, Arm, and AMD.

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

AI በቢሊዮን ዶላር ወጪ የሚያስወጣው ለምንድነው?
https://t.co/cHpNcm6P8o

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

Mom, #HappyMothersDay! To my mother, who taught me what true unconditional love looks like. You are the quiet strength behind every chapter of my life. You are a woman of endless sacrifice, deep faith, exceptional love, and resilience; even when you have nothing left for yourself, you have a heart that always finds a way to give more.

So much of who I am today was built on the countless sacrifices you overcame, the burdens you carried in silence, and the love you poured into your family without ever seeking recognition.

As a child, it is difficult to understand the depth of a mother's sacrifice. But as life goes on, we all begin to notice it in every small memory in the way she shielded her children from difficult situations and chose her children's happiness over her own comfort.

Mom, I thank God because you are the foremost of the greatest blessings in my life. Today and always, I honor you not just because you are my mother, but because you are a wonderful person whose love continues to inspire everyone around her. I love you. Happy Mother’s Day!

Mom, እንኳን ለእናቶች ቀን በሰላም አደረሰሽ! እውነተኛ unconditional love ምን እንደሚመስል ላስተማርሽኝ እናቴ በህይወቴ ምዕራፍ ሁሉ ጀርባ ያለሽ ዝምተኛ ጥንካሬዬ ነሽ። ማለቂያ የሌለው መስዋዕትነት፣ ጥልቅ እምነት፣ ልዩ ፍቅር እና ጽናት ያለሽ ሴት፤ ለራስሽ የሚተርፍ ባይኖርሽም እንኳ ሁልጊዜም አብልጦ የሚሰጥ ልብ አለሽ።

የዛሬ ማንነቴ አብዛኛው የተገነባው አንቺ ባሸነፍሻቸው ስፍር ቁጥር የሌላቸው መስዋዕትነቶች፣ በዝምታ የተሸከምሻቸው ሸክሞች እና እውቅናን ሳትፈልጊ ለቤተሰብሽ ባፈሰስሽው ፍቅር ነው።

በልጅነት የእናትን መስዋዕትነት ጥልቀት መረዳት ይከብዳል። ነገር ግን ህይወት እየገፋ ሲሄድ ሁላችንም በእያንዳንዱ ትንሽ ትዝታዎቻችን ውስጥ፣ እሷ ካለፈችባቸው አስቸጋሪ ሁኔታዎች ልጆቿን ስትከልል፣ እና ከራሷ ምቾት ይልቅ የልጆቿን ደስታ ስትመርጥ የነበረውን ሁኔታ ሁሉ ማስተዋል ትጀምራለህ።

Mom, አንቺ በህይወቴ ውስጥ ካሉ ታላላቅ በረከቶች ዋነኛ ስለሆንሽ እግዚያብሔርን አመሰግናለሁ። ዛሬ እና ሁልጊዜም፣ የማከብርሽ እናቴ ስለሆንሽ ብቻ ሳይሆን፣ ፍቅሯ በዙሪያዋ ያሉትን ሁሉ ማነሳሳቱን የሚቀጥል ድንቅ ሰው ስለሆንሽ ጭምር ነው። እወድሻለሁ። መልካም የእናቶች ቀን!

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

በእርግጥ AI እንዴት ነው የ���ሰራው? ክፍል አንድ እነሆ! የነገውን ዓለም በዛሬው እይታ ለመቃኘት "TechTalk with Solomon"ን ይከታተሉ!

https://t.co/0JFNvU70yG

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

#addisababa #ethiopia #landoforigins
💚💛❤️

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

TechTalk With Solomon S29 E2 - የወደፊቱ ዓለም ዛሬ ተከስቷል! የሮቦቶች ዘመን እና የ1,000 ኪሎሜትሩ ባትሪ። ሙሉ ፕሮግራሙ እነሆ!
https://t.co/7QliPGrrXO

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

There’s something deeply symbolic about the Ethiopian song closing Trevor Noah’s “Joy in the Trenches” standup comedy that just got released on Netflix.

In a global production streamed to millions, Trevor Noah doesn’t just end with laughter, he ends with Africa.

It’s a quiet but powerful reminder: no matter how global the stage becomes, the roots remain local, cultural, and deeply personal.

From Johannesburg to Netflix screens worldwide, he carries the continent with him, not as nostalgia, but as identity, rhythm, and voice.

That final note is not just music.
It’s Africa saying, “we are here… and we belong everywhere.” #africa #panafrican #roots #culture

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

On Easter day, as we celebrate Christ’s resurrection and hope, I’m reminded of a quieter miracle… a mother’s love.

A love that rises every day, sacrifices without measure, and believes even when we falter.

In every embrace, every prayer, every silent strength of a mother… there is a reflection of grace.

Happy Easter to the women who carry love like a calling, and life like a promise.

በፋሲካ ቀን፣ ዓለም የክርቶስን ትንሣኤን እና ተስፋን ሲያከብር፣ አንድ ጸጥ ያለ ተአምር ይታወሰኛል... የእናት ፍቅር።

በየቀኑ የሚነሳ፣ ያለ ገደብ መስዋዕት የሚከፍል፣ እና ስንሰናከል እንኳን የሚያምን ፍቅር።

በእያንዳንዱ የእናት እቅፍ፣ ጸሎት፣ እና ጸጥ ያለ ጥንካሬ ውስጥ... የጸጋ ነጸብራቅ አለ።

ፍቅርን እንደ ጥሪ፣ ህይወትንም እንደ ቃል ኪዳን ለሚሸከሙ ሴቶች በሙሉ... መልካም ፋሲካ!

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

ክርስቶስ ተነስቷል! መልካም የትንሳኤ በዓል!

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

[New Full Episode] TechTalk With Solomon S29 E1 - የጠፈር አዲሱ ፉክክር፡- አስገራሚው የአርቴሚስ 2 የጨረቃ ተልዕኮ፤ ዳታ ሴንተሮች በጠፈር ሊገነቡ?

https://t.co/A4zPjE99YY

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

ትልቅ ታሪካዊ ምዕራፍ ላይ ደርሰናል! በዚህ አርብ በEBS የTechTalk With Solomon ለ14 ዓመት በዘለቀው አዲሱ የ29ኛ ምዕራፍ መክፈቻና 365ኛ ክፍል እንዳያመልጣችሁ።

በቴክኖሎጂ እና ሳይንስ ዓለም ውስጥ ያሉትን እጅግ ትኩስ፣ አዳዲስ እና አነጋጋሪ ዜናዎችን እንዲሁም መረጃዎችን ይዤላችሁ እንቀርባለሁ። እንዳያመልጣችሁ።

We're hitting a massive milestone! Tune in to EBS this Friday for the 365th episode and the kick-off of the new Season 29 of TechTalk With Solomon, a TV that lasted 14 years.

I am bringing you the absolute hottest, most groundbreaking news and updates from across the entire tech and science universe. Don’t miss it!

#TechTalkWithSolomon #EBSTV #TechNews #Science #technology #Season29 #Episode365 #Ethiopia #SolomonKassa

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

On April 1, Artemis II successfully launched with a crew of four astronauts. This historic mission marks the first time humans have traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years, since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. 

As of today, the crew is on their second day of the mission. They have already completed a critical translunar injection (TLI) burn, which successfully propelled the Orion spacecraft out of Earth's orbit and onto a trajectory toward the Moon. Mission duration is approximately 10 days with the next milestone, which is a lunar flyby scheduled for April 6, where the crew will come within roughly 8,000 km of the lunar surface before using lunar gravity to "slingshot" back toward Earth. There is no moonlanding or moonwalk on this mission. Artemis II is a "flyby" mission, meaning the crew stays inside the Orion spacecraft the entire time.

Why no landing? NASA is using this mission as a final test drive to ensure all life-support systems work perfectly with humans on board before attempting a landing. Artemis III, which is planned for 2028 is the mission that will actually land astronauts near the lunar South Pole for the first moonwalk in over 50 years. #nasa #moon #space

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

There’s something powerful about public spaces when they truly come alive.

Yesterday evening during a serene walk under a beautiful weather at Friendship Park, I watched newlyweds capturing the beginning of a lifetime on one side, while a workout group pushed their limits on the other. Different journeys, shared space, same energy.

That’s the magic of a well-designed city. It brings people together without forcing it. It creates moments, memories, and movement all at once.

#AddisAbaba at its finest. #Ethiopia
💚💛❤️