Ethiopia’s 7-Month-Old Rising Star, Better Auth, Joins Y Combinator, Secures $500,000

Better Auth, a 7-month-old open-source authentication framework for TypeScript, developed by two Ethiopians, has been selected for Y Combinator's Spring 2025 Cohort, securing $500,000 in seed funding.

https://shega.co/news/ethiopias-7-month-old-rising-star-better-auth-joins-y-combinator-secures-500000

Reports indicate that Ethiopian social media influencers and subscription based digital service providers making money through platforms like YouTube and TikTok will start paying taxes (VAT) soon.

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Ethiopia’s First-Ever Hospitality Hackathon

The moment is here! This is your chance to innovate, compete, and disrupt the future of hospitality in Ethiopia. In partnership with ALX Ethiopia, Kuriftu Resort, and We Ventures, this two-day hackathon will bring together visionary minds, tech enthusiasts, and hospitality pioneers to develop groundbreaking solutions that redefine the industry.

Dream big, build bold, and pitch like a pro—because the stakes are high! The winning team takes home a massive 150,000 ETB, and the top 3 teams will unlock exclusive incentives, mentorship, and career-transforming opportunities to bring their ideas to life.
But that’s not all! Participants will also get to hear from inspiring panelists—industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers—who will share insights, trends, and strategies to shape the future of hospitality. And when it's time to compete, an esteemed panel of judges will evaluate the best ideas and award the top innovators.

Key Challenges to Tackle:

🛎️ Revolutionizing Learning & Development: Develop scalable, tech-driven systems for training and retention.
💳 Upgrading Membership & Loyalty Programs: Enhance value and incentivize loyalty with advanced, personalized rewards systems.
🗣️ Smart Feedback Collection: Implement automated systems to instantly gather and respond to guest feedback.
📋 Digitizing Resort Inspections: Create digital tools for more efficient inspections and maintenance management.

🔗 Learn more: https://hospitalityhackathon.et/

Date: Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th, 2025
Location: Capstone ALX Hub & the newly built Kuriftu African Village
Register NOW: hospitalityhackathon.et/registration

Upwork’s bidding system is really getting out of hand. You could bid 520 and still might not even land the job — and Upwork still makes money off it. They’re literally trying to monetize freelancers at every step: fees, taxes, income cuts. Last time they changed it, instead of a fixed Freelancer Service Fee, they switched to a variable fee between 0–15% for new contracts.
BTW, 520 Connects is around $80.

For new linux users 😊

🎓 ነጻ የኦንላይን ስልጠና ዕድል ምዝገባ ተጀመረ፤ አሁኑኑ ይመዝገቡ!
ቮዳፎን ፋውንዴሽን፣ አምሬፍ ሄልዝ አፍሪካና ሳፋሪኮም ኢትዮጵያ በጋራ ዕድሜያቸው ከ18–35 ዓመት ላሉ ኢትዮጵያውያን ውጣቶች ለአንድ ዓመት የሚቆይ ነጻ የኦንላይን ስልጠና ዕድል በቴክኖሎጂ ዘርፎች ማለትም በሶፍት ዌር ደቨሎፕመንት፣ ዳታ ሳይንስና አርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ  አዘጋጅተዋል፡፡
✅ ባሉበት ቦታ ሆነው በሚመችዎት ሁኔታ ስልጠናውን መውሰድ ይችላሉ፤ 
✅ ለአንድ ዓመት ወርሃዊ ዳታ ጥቅል (6 ጊጋ ባይት) ይሰጣል፤
✅ ሜንተርሺፕና የስራ ትስስር ዕድሎች ይመቻቻሉ፤
📅 የመመዝገቢያ ጊዜ እስከ ሚያዝያ 16፣ 2017 ዓ.ም 
📌 ለመመዝገብ በጣም ቀላል ነው፤ ከታች የተቀመጠውን ሊንክ ይጫኑ፣ ይመዝገቡ፣ ምዘናውን ይውሰዱ፤
https://register.kefeta.et/
ያለን ቦታ ውስን በመሆኑ አሁኑኑ እንዲመዘገቡ ይመከራል!
#TalentCloudScholarship #DigitalSkills #SafaricomEthiopia #AmrefHealthAfrica #VodafoneFoundation

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Types of github users

Happy Easter, fam
Wishing you a day filled with joy, peace, and sweet moments. May this season bring new hope and fresh beginnings

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