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"I build things at the intersection of technology, media and artificial intelligence."

I believe technology only has value when it solves a real problem or creates a real opportunity. That conviction guides every project I take on. A developer at heart and curious by nature, I move forward with a single rule: learn, build, improve. My vision is simple but demanding — build tools and experiences that bring ideas closer to reality, and grow one project at a time, never settling for less than better.

About me

02 — What I build

Ventures
& products

LINGUA AFRIKA

ROOTED

03 — Where I come from

The
journey

Darryl Wassi
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04 — Flagship project

No language should disappear for lack of technology.

Lingua Afrika is building the data infrastructure and foundation models to bring language AI to 200 million French-speaking African voices — voices no large model understands today. More than 98% of African languages are invisible to AI; we are changing that, from Ewondo to Wolof, from Fulfulde to Lingala. An open-source data engine, models designed for offline mobile, and real products in their own languages.

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05 — My media studio

Media and telecommunications

RRYL Media Service is a company devoted to the world of creation, entrepreneurship and digital. Through our shows, we give a voice to the entrepreneurs, creators and enthusiasts shaping the world of tomorrow.

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06 — News & Stories

News
& content

LinkedIn excerpt

AI does not replace the developer. It replaces slowness.

“You can always tell when a site was made by an AI.” I heard it again this week. So I decided to record my screen and let you judge for yourselves. AI does not replace the developer. It replaces slowness. What used to take me weeks I now structure in a few days, because I know what to ask it — and above all what to check afterwards. Watch the video to the end. Then tell me honestly: at what point did you “see” that it was made with AI?

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Every Tuesday, I break down what matters: economy, tech, AI, industry.

Promises were yesterday. We are now in the era of proof.

This week, two opposing forces pulled on the world at once: markets began doubting AI while the rest of the world doubled down on it. As the “Magnificent Seven” shed $2.7 trillion, France brought AI into high schools, Africa raised hundreds of millions, and Microsoft launched its own models. Welcome to the week the era of enthusiasm officially gave way to the era of execution.

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Every Tuesday, I break down what matters: economy, tech, AI, industry.

This week, AI put a number on your worth. And the answer may surprise you

SpaceX acquires Cursor (Anysphere) for $60 billion. PwC published its figures. Workers fluent in AI earn 56% more than the rest. On the other side, Stanford reports that employment among young people (22–25) has fallen 16% since generative AI arrived. The divide is no longer theoretical. It is in salaries, in CVs, in job postings. And it widens every week.

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Every Tuesday, I break down what matters: economy, tech, AI, industry.

150,000 tech jobs cut. 275,000 AI roles unfilled. This week, I stopped seeing a crisis and saw a redistribution.

SpaceX went public on 12 June at $135 a share. It closed at $161 on day one — up 19% — pushing its valuation above $2 trillion, ahead of Amazon and rivalling Meta. The largest IPO in history. Meanwhile, the ECB raised rates to 2.25% on 11 June, facing services inflation stuck at 3.1%. And a nascent US–Iran deal sent Brent crude down toward $88, lifting markets in Paris and New York.

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Every Tuesday, I break down what matters: economy, tech, AI, industry.

Three upheavals this week. And why they concern you

AI taking off. The old oil order cracking. And money flowing back toward us, toward Africa. Every week, too much happens to keep track of it all. We break it down.

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Award · Replit Buildathon

Top 10% of builders at the buildathon.

I am not going to pretend it left me unmoved. Because that night, there were moments when I nearly closed the laptop. When I wondered whether anyone, anywhere, would really care about an Ewondo or Fulfulde translation tool built by a Master’s student in Yaoundé. I kept going anyway. Not for the badge. But for what the project stands for, and to prove — first of all to myself — that it was worth losing the sleep. This badge does not validate the idea. It validates the decision to begin.

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