Thank you @Luna_moonmam for making this list and including me. 🤍

📢 Job Opportunity

The Mastercard Foundation is hiring a Head of Innovation Labs, based in one of its Africa offices: Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, or Senegal.

The Innovation Labs serve as the Foundation’s program experimentation engine, working at the center of program design, testing, and scale. This role is highly hands-on and problem-led, focused on:

+ Leading hypothesis-driven experiments from discovery to adoption
+ De-risking bold program ideas through real-world pilots and proofs of concept
+ Transitioning successful experiments into fully fundable programs
+ Collaborating closely with internal program teams and external partners
+ Strengthening rigorous, repeatable experimentation practices
+ This role contributes directly to the #YoungAfricaWorks and #EleV strategies and is ideal for someone with strong execution skills, innovative thinking, and a learning mindset.

🗓 Application deadline: January 30
🔗 Apply here: https://mastercardfoundation.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mastercardfdn/job/Consultant--Head--Innovation-Labs_JR-0000000586



#Job

Ready to build the future? The Gemini 3 Global Hackathon is officially here.

Google DeepMind has launched a global hackathon open to everyone. Participants get exclusive early access to the Gemini 3 API—an opportunity to go beyond chatbots and build next-generation multimodal AI applications.

No coding experience required. You can leverage AI Studio’s vibe coding capabilities to turn ideas into working prototypes.
With a $100,000 prize pool and the chance to pitch to the AI Futures Fund, this is an opportunity to create high-impact, real-world solutions.

➡️ Register here: https://gemini3.devpost.com/

#Hackathon

🚀 Build with Google Gemini Hackathon

Win up to $5M in Seed Funding / Feb 1st, 10am–6pm*

Join GDG Stanford for an elite hackathon where you'll build cutting-edge projects with Google Gemini and earn 30-minute VC pitch meetings with top-tier investors.

🏆 The Prize
Top teams will be judged by representatives from Stanford, Google, and multiple venture capital funds. Winners earn direct pitch access to VCs writing $500K–$5M seed checks, plus a share of $100K in GCP credits sponsored by DeepMind.

🔗 Link - https://luma.com/y8k57glv

#Hackathon

Lecture slides for "Introduction to #ComputerVision" and "#DeepLearning in Computer Vision" courses.

- Gaussian Splatting
- Flow Matching
- Sparse Autoencoders

The included videos do not contain voiceovers yet, planned for a future revision.

Course links:

Introduction to #ComputerVision: https://www.eecs.yorku.ca/~kosta/Courses/EECS4422/

#DeepLearning in Computer Vision: https://www.eecs.yorku.ca/~kosta/Courses/EECS6322/

Source - Kosta Derpanis

#Course

🚀 AI Opportunity Alert | iCog Labs

iCog Labs has officially opened applications for its 2026 AI Internship (Batch 1).

The program offers participants the opportunity to learn, experiment, and work on real-world AI projects alongside one of the industry’s leading AI research labs. It is designed for individuals looking to turn curiosity into real impact while accelerating their technical growth.

Who they’re looking for:

+ Strong passion for AI and emerging technologies
+ Solid problem-solving skills and the ability to break down complex challenges
+ A growth mindset with a strong desire to learn, innovate, and build
📌 Program: 2026 AI Talent Program – Batch 1
🗓 Deadline: February 28, 2026
📝 Apply here: https://forms.gle/wuauVuR1TLQ56dYb7

#Internship

Stanford's "Mathematical Methods for Computer Vision, Robotics, and Graphics

+ PDF - https://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs205a-13-fall/assets/notes/cs205a_notes.pdf


Video Lecture - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3UicqQtfNvQ_VzflHYKhAqZiTxOkSwi&si=wJL24-cAyaNdyAyn


Source - X

📣 Call for Applications | Ethiopian & African EdTech Startups

Ethiopian startups are invited to apply for a continental opportunity to scale their education technology solutions through the timbuktoo EdTech Online Incubation Programme.

This initiative targets innovative EdTech startups working to address key educational challenges across Africa.

Who can apply:
Startups based in Africa
Teams with a testable prototype
Solutions addressing education-related challenges
What’s in it for selected startups:
+ Tailored support to strengthen business models and products
+ Expert mentorship and strategic learning modules
+ Potential prototyping and user-testing grants
+ Access to Pan-African innovation and investor networks

🗓 Application Deadline: February 18, 2026

🔗 Apply here:
https://timbuktooedtech-en.softr.app

📖 Read more:
https://bit.ly/4t3tnD9

This channel has slowly started feeling like a job board, and that’s on me 😅
So here’s something personal. I just wrapped up a big assignment that took more out of me than I expected.

I also have to say I had the most amazing reviewer. Throughout the whole process, they guided me so well that things genuinely clicked. I didn’t just finish the assignment, I actually understood what I was doing and even what I should know beyond it.

Quiet win. Still counts.
And a small reminder to myself and anyone reading this: having a mentor is always essential. I’m so, so grateful.

Into NLP? Join the CS department at Paderborn University! They have an open permanent faculty position for natural language processing. More info at: https://www.academics.com/jobs/w2-university-professorship-f-m-d-for-natural-language-processing-universitaet-paderborn-paderborn-1105220

ALX Ethiopia, in partnership with OpenAI and the Africa Fintech Summit, is hosting the Addis AI Forum in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2026 during AU Summit Week.

The forum brings together policymakers, innovators, startups, and educators to discuss Africa’s readiness for an AI-driven future — from talent and infrastructure to opportunity and policy.

Join us in shaping Africa’s AI future. Apply to attend in person or virtually via:
[https://africafintechsummit.com](https://africafintechsummit.com)

#AI #AddisAbaba #ALX #OpenAI #AFTS #AfricaRising

Ik this is very unrelated to what I usually post in here but I believe these innocent souls deserve a happy home.

Three hundred days of learning French.

after months of being away , were backkkk

https://youtu.be/IbwwlbuiuDI

🚀 Applications Open: @GoogleStartups Accelerator Africa 2026

3-month, equity-free hybrid program for growth-stage African startups scaling with strong tech needs.

⏰ Deadline: 18 March 2026

👉 Apply: https://startup.google.com/programs/accelerator/africa/