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Joined October 2009
too many problems software can solve. too few vibe coders.
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There's a new streaming app built for African stories. It's called Africin. You'll find local movies like Ngoda. You can also catch live events, like the Africin Spinners Bulawayo Chapter on 3 October. You can download shows to watch offline, which helps when data is tight. You also pay per movie, so you're not locked into a monthly subscription. It's available now via Web: africin.tv/ Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/d… Apple Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/africi… sponsored
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Lecturers, students, parents: how is your school handling AI and assignments? It's become a cat and mouse game. Students use AI to write assignments, then run them through the same detectors lecturers use, like Turnitin and GPTZero, and tweak until they pass. Now there are "humaniser" tools that rewrite AI text so detectors think a person wrote it. Some colleges abroad have given up and scrapped assignments altogether. So what's happening at your college or university here in Zimbabwe? Students, have you ever been wrongly flagged for using AI? Lecturers, can you actually tell anymore? We want to hear both sides.
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Agree. lectures need also to catch up by upgrading their skills to match up their technological capabilities/knowledge such as basic ai skills which the modern world requires
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Zimbabwean-born Google executive James Manyika met President Mnangagwa in New York on Wednesday, 23 September. The President is in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, where he's due to deliver Zimbabwe's national statement today. AI has been a theme of his trip so far. He's been talking about how AI and digital connectivity are driving rapid global change. Manyika is Google's Senior Vice President of Research, Labs, Technology & Society. In plain terms, he oversees how Google develops and deploys its most ambitious technology, much of it AI. This isn't the first time he's engaged with Zimbabwe's leadership. He's been part of ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera's push to connect with Zimbabweans holding senior roles in global tech. The question now is what comes of these meetings for Zimbabwe's tech sector. 🎥 Wallace Ruzvidzo / Zimpapers
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Fiscalising with ZIMRA shouldn't mean paying a middleman for every receipt. zimra-fdms runs on an Android till, keeps you selling when the internet drops, and costs nothing per receipt. Built to ZIMRA's own FDMS spec. github.com/munashe-chivandir… #ZIMRA #Zimopensource
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if you've already paid for the $100/$200 subscriptions, it's a waste leaving all that brain doing nothing 😂
These days, I look at time and say, I can write one more prompt before I go and bath. Wild!
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US$50,000 in prizes could be waiting for you Move from 3G to 4G/5G, upgrade your connection, and stand a chance to win exciting prizes. Visit your nearest Econet Shop or shop online visit onlineshop.econet.co.zw Ts & Cs apply. #UpgradeTo5G #IgniteYourExperience #Econet See less /advert
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Brilliant this.... the need for software itself, something that people click buttons on to get stuff done, is now being stripped away too Just you and the agent
Zimra is sleeping on this
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youtu.be/yacAaH4Or1M?si=p5vP… On this episode, Limbikani and ThatGuy get into detail over a trending issue of Econet customers complaining about their data bundles depleting without using them and also the issue of whatsapp accounts being rogely taken over
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Replying to @Techzim
No need to penalize AI-written assignments; my university made us use AI to do complex engineering designs, calculations, and modelling. The challenge was in trying to figure out how to convey the prompt to AI in such a way that it expresses your ideas.
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The existing methods of assignments were largely useless anyway. One student writes and 10 copies and the ones who copy get a higher mark than the original. In Aus assignments are given and you will present your answer in person. All engineering calculations alone with lecturer
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Look at what's just arrived! The new Samsung Galaxy Watch9 - 40mm - $345 - 44mm - $380 As usual: - 24 Months Warranty - Cash on Delivery Countrywide To order: +263714928326
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Lecturers, students, parents: how is your school handling AI and assignments? It's become a cat and mouse game. Students use AI to write assignments, then run them through the same detectors lecturers use, like Turnitin and GPTZero, and tweak until they pass. Now there are "humaniser" tools that rewrite AI text so detectors think a person wrote it. Some colleges abroad have given up and scrapped assignments altogether. So what's happening at your college or university here in Zimbabwe? Students, have you ever been wrongly flagged for using AI? Lecturers, can you actually tell anymore? We want to hear both sides.
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Econet has encouraged WhatsApp users to make sure that their accounts are secured after there has been a surge of WhatsApp account hacks. A series of steps that you can take to add an extra layer of security to your account are: 1)Log into your account. 2)Open Security Settings. 3)Find "Two-Factor Authentication". 4)Pick a method: authenticator app, SMS, security key, or passkey. 5)Follow the prompts to verify and switch it on. 6)Save your backup codes somewhere safe. This will help alert you of suspicious login attempts if your password is stolen.
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It's another week of leading AI launches as both Anthropic and Open AI drop new version of their LLM models. Open AI has launched GPT-6 Sol and Luna It said in its announcement that Sol makes about half as many mistakes as GPT-5.6 Sol and Luna matches GPT-5.6 Sol's performance at ~1% of the cost. Pretty significant savings for those using ChatGPT. Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic says Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 “on most tasks” while costing about 40% less to run than Opus 5. Anthropic has raised its five-hour usage limits and has and has started giving subscription users a rate limit reset, a feature that exists on ChatGPT. This is the first model since Anthropic leader proposed slowing down on AI development to prevent apocalyptic scenarios for mankind. Frontier models (what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini are generally called because they are the most capable) have gotten significantly better especially at coding tasks since about December last year when the concept of "AI as Agents" took off. Agents can execute a series of tasks independently, in a way that, previously, on humans could handle. Tasks like planning the building of a piece of software, doing the actual coding, testing it, and even going live with it on the internet. This is said to be providing significant productivity to businesses and its predicted to result in technology job losses globally.
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Replying to @TateMavetera
The problem for us the Zim small tech startup is we are taxed to death while you protect the big guys with tax breaks & contracts. Starting a start up is very costly & Zimbabwe has zero funding for startups while Silicone valley startups ger funded like command agriculture
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This month, Samsung launched the Galaxy A07s in Africa as a new variant of the regular Galaxy A07. It's an entry level phone, coming in the 64GB storage and 4GB RAM. The difference compared to the regular A07 is a slightly improved processor ,which is now Helio G99+ Everything else remains the same: 6.7-inch 90Hz display, 50MP main camera, 5,000mAh battery, Android 16 and 4G network. Techzim has in stock for $145 As usual: - Delivery throughout Zimbabwe via FedEx. - 24 Months Samsung Warranty! to order, WhatsApp: +263714928326
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