Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content. Brand new Techish! This week, Abadesi is answering YOUR questions! She keeps it real about how to level up when there’s no clear path, ask for that raise (and actually get it), make work fit your life (not the other way around), and stay ahead in an AI world. Chapters00:00 Career Growth and Community Q&A1:06 Leveling Up in Your Career When There’s No Clear Path06:27 How to Position Yourself for Raises and Promotions14:27 Tackling Conversations About Underperformance20:11 How to Make Your Business Fit
The Detroit-based tech meetup for creatives has received a $1 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The funding will be used to grow its workshop across the state, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. It’s the largest single grant out of $6.8 million that the MEDC is giving to 23 organizations as part of the Trusted Connector Grant program, the MEDC announced on Wednesday. The $1 million grant Black Tech Saturdays will run a pilot program in Detroit and Lansing, featuring 25-30 micro workshops that provide focused programming for
AAPI, Black, and Latine entrepreneurship made durable gains in 2024, a new report by payroll manager Gusto has revealed. Additionally, many people were laid off from their jobs last year, but the percentage of entrepreneurs who started a business because they or their partner lost a job rose 67%. The findings come from a survey of 1,000-plus new business owners who launched businesses in 2024 by the Gusto Insights Group. Want to find out how well entrepreneurship did in 2024? Keep reading. AAPI, Black, and Latinx entrepreneurship have made durable
Brazil’s Social Security Institute, INSS, introduced AI to its app in 2018 to speed up welfare claims and reduce red tape. However, the tool has been wrongly rejecting claims, Rest of World reports. The office had a bad reputation due to its long lines and wait times, which accumulated nearly 2 million pending requests. Even though the AI-powered tool has helped process thousands of basic claims, it also rejected claims from those who suffer from digital literacy and live in remote areas. The INSS adding AI to its app While
Women and non-white men hold 50.2% of over 5,500 board seats at S&P 500 companies, for the first ever, according to data compiled for Bloomberg by ISS-Corporate. Compared to five years ago, white men comprised nearly 60% of the directorships. This is significant as President Donald Trump has caused a DEI purge in the country. “It’s amazing that the shift in boards is occurring at the same time DEI is being dismantled in lots of organizations,” said David Larcker, a professor who studies corporate governance at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Lagos-based health tech company Platos Health raised $1.4 million in a pre-seed round to scale its AI-driven metabolic health platform, Platos Monitor. The startup allows people to monitor their body fat and other health metrics from their homes, according to TechCrunch. Google led the round for Startups with help from Invest International and a group of angel investors from Google, Tesla, and Unicredit. The company will use the funding to roll out its hardware medical-grade device, Plato’s Body Monitor, in Nigeria. What is Platos Health? Platos Health is a preventive
The US House of Representatives bill, which has imposed a 5% tax on remittances sent abroad by non-citizens, could significantly impact African countries, according to Techpoint Africa. “The One Big Beautiful Bill” was passed on May 22, 2025, by the US House of Representatives, backed by President Donald Trump, which includes a provision imposing a 5% excise tax on remittances sent abroad by non-citizens. The bill intends to create revenue and highlight immigration concerns by targeting outbound money transfers from non-citizens, including people with green cards and temporary visas. How the
Tanzania has blocked access to X following an online hack of the Tanzania Police Force on Tuesday, May 21, 2025. The hack resulted in pornographic posts, which have since been deleted. It also falsely announced the death of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, leading to mass concern before the post was taken down. X blocked in Tanzania Following the hack, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority instructed Internet service providers to limit access to X. The government backed the shutdown to ensure cybersecurity measures to reduce misinformation and maintain public order. The
Entrepreneur Nina Mohanty raised $2 million for Bloom Money, an app designed to help immigrant communities save money. The app, which was founded in 2021, allows immigrants based in the UK to save money collectively, a practice also known as “money circles.” Helping immigrants save money Mohanty worked with banks like Starling Bank, Klarna, and Mastercard and realized they don’t really understand how immigrant communities manage their money. “At a certain point, I just realized I got very frustrated wondering who was building for immigrant communities because I was building
Filed, an AI tax preparer, secured $17 million in pre-seed and seed funding rounds backed by Northzone and Day One Ventures. The fund will help US tax firms increase their capacity through AI. Other investors included J Ventures, Neo, Raine, and Greens Ventures, as reported by Sifted. Being an accountant is not for the faint-hearted, but AI can speed up the tax filing process. Data by Accountancy Age shows that 99% of accountants have leveraged AI as it enhances efficiency and boosts client outcomes. Leroy Kerry, Field’s co-founder and CEO, teamed
