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AI Companies Want to Keep Free AI Models Legal But The Company Behind Claude Wants a Safety Net First.

On July 24, 2026, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and more than 20 other companies and organizations published an open letter, “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,” urging Washington not to restrict...

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Africa Has the ML Talent But Missing the GPUs.

One challenge I have noticed throughout my academic journey and as a TA is that access to computing resources, especially GPUs, has become a major bottleneck for many students especially...

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Know Instantly When Your Site Goes Down: Automating Website Monitoring With UptimeRobot

How do website admins know when their website is down? Do they just wait until a frustrated user tells them, or do they constantly navigate their own site to find...

VSCode Merge Editor Fix

How To Fix vscode merge editor not showing in 1 minute

Have you recently run into an issue where the three-way Merge Editor in VS Code just won’t show up, and instead, you’re stuck with the old inline UI? You are...

Open Meteo Archive: Free Historical Weather Data

Open Meteo archive free historical weather data

Have you ever wondered what the weather was exactly like on the day you were born? Or maybe you’re building an app that needs to know how much it rained...

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How to Find Places Where You've Logged In with Google

Using your Google account to log into external apps and websites is incredibly convenient. It saves you from creating new passwords and speeds up the signup process. However, over time,...

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Flat vector illustration of African machine learning researchers at computers with an empty GPU slot
BW By Bright Wiredu Nuakoh

Africa Has the ML Talent But Missing the GPUs.

One challenge I have noticed throughout my academic journey and as a TA is that access to computing resources, especially GPUs, has become a major bottleneck for many students especially...

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CA By Cephas Anthonio

Why Your Monthly AI Bill Might Soon Rival Your Headcount Costs From A Personal Experience

The $280 Overnight Surprise A friend pinged me last week, half-laughing, half-panicking 😅 . He’d been running a couple of AI coding agents overnight, just background refactoring and test generation....

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How To Invest On The Ghana Stock Exchange

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) represents a unique opportunity for Ghanaian investors to participate in the growth of the country’s economy. As Ghana’s primary stock market, the GSE provides access...


Personal Posts

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King Promise Drops a Global Banger: "Terminator" feat. Young Jonn

Ghanaian Afrobeats star King Promise unleashed “Terminator” in May 2023, but the remix featuring Nigeria’s Young Jonn—dropped in July—turned it into a continental and international smash. This post dives into...

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Finding Chinese Noodles In Kigali

Finding Chinese noodles in Kigali isn’t something you’d expect, but here we are. I picked up a packet of Lao Tan Sauerkraut Beef Noodles (117g + toppings) from the Chinese...

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Half Of A Yellow Sun By Author Chimamanda Ngozi First Look

I finally picked up a copy of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The blurb at the back doesn’t give away too many spoilers, but I am...

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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Season 2 Trailer Has been Released - First Look at Toph!

The wait is finally over! Netflix has just dropped the first official trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, giving us our very first look at the highly anticipated...

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Kigali to Kampala: 11 Hours, 3 Currencies, and One Missing Passenger

After three years in Rwanda, I finally seized the chance to visit Uganda, Rwanda’s vibrant northern neighbor. It took a Toastmasters conference in Kampala to finally get me across the...

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Just Do The Thing - Chris Williamson on The Things That Are Not Doing The Thing

There’s this video on ‘Doing the Thing’ that I like so much so I’m gonna share it with you. Chris Williamson shares a perspective on productivity and procrastination. The video...

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I am a Computer Engineer and Machine Learning Enthusiast with a passion for Internet of Things (IoT) and AI applications. I specialize in building data-driven solutions and deploying low-cost technologies for real-world impact. Currently, I am expanding my expertise in Deep Learning and building on AWS.


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