Hackathons
Diversify This: "Why aren't there any chicks at our pizza and beer nights?"
Recently, Apple promoted its resident VP of Worldwide Talent and Human Resources to the coveted position of VP of Diversity and Inclusion. Other major power players like Microsoft, Atlassian and Philips have implemented inclusive hiring practices, and startups in locales around the world are …
BeerWhat if all your mobile devices formed a single screen?
What kind of sorcery is this?<p>Believe it or not, it’s just JavaScript, Canvas, and a technology called WebSockets.<p>Libraries are always a good thing …
JavaScriptIllinois Government Sponsors Month-Long Blockchain Hackathon
The state of Illinois is continuing to engage with blockchain innovators, this time by throwing a month-long hackathon.Source
BitcoinNetwork Systems Hackathon @ Zen
Earlier in the year, we held an onsite hackathon focused on the evolution of Zen’s software solutions. We invited an independent specialist …
InnovationGatwick and six other airports to hold international hackathon
Trans-global hackathon aims to develop applications to improve air passenger experience
AirportsWinners of Global Hackathon Announced, $28,000 Worth of Ether Awarded
This week the Status Hackathon announced the winners of this year’s competition, the winners take home a divided pot of $28,000USD worth of Ether.
EthereumFrom GraphQL to CSV: the story of API accessibility
GraphQL is a hot topic at the moment and it even started appearing in jobs listing. CSV is a totally different story, it hit it’s peak of popularity …
JavaScriptMaking my first WebVR game using A-Frame
I thought it was about time to try my hand at WebVR. I’ve played with regular old VR before, but for the fun short experiences I like to make, WebVR …
'There are only two rules' — Facebook explains how 'hackathons,' one of its oldest traditions, is also one of its most important
If you've ever tagged a friend in the comments of a Facebook post, changed the frame on your profile photo, or even used the Like button, you've benefitted from one of the social network's oldest traditions: the hackathon.<p>As you may guess from the name, a hackathon is a coding marathon where teams …
Social MediaWhy Industry Focused Hackathons Can Help You Grow Your Startup Idea
Participants of Hack Horizon participate on its first in-flight event,<p>The word hackathon is nothing new to most programmers. For years in Silicon Valley, ideas were born from a weekend of breaking things and hoping for the best. From events such as startup weekend to Angel Hack, a hackathon is a …
StartupsYoung girl with rare heart condition takes up 10 mile #MyMiniHackathon challenge
<b>A young rider with a rare heart condition</b> is inspiring others to take part in the #MyMiniHackathon challenge for equine charity Brooke.<p>Seven-year-old …
HorsesThe Silicon Valley with a heart: How Beirut's techies are helping Syrian refugees
<b>BEIRUT</b> - In Lebanon, new technologies are the talk of the town, as Beirut endeavours to become the Middle East’s new startup hub to help refugees.<p>“In …
Refugees3 people you’ll meet at the machineQ hackathon
For many of us, there is an attraction or an allure to building something from the ground up, to devising new systems, schematics or plans. What if …
Internet of ThingsTechs in the city – Image is everything in travel
Let’s get one thing out of the way – “hacking” has multiple meanings, and hackathons are not about attacking computer security systems, turning light …
AirlinesAAP plans own EVM challenge to ‘prove’ EC’s hackathon guidelines unrealistic
To prove that the EVM hackathon being organised by the Election Commission of India is just ‘eyewash’, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hold a parallel …
India NewsWear It Festival 2017, Turning Berlin Into Wearable City?
Muchaneta Kapfunde<p>Founding Editor in Chief at FashNerd.com | editor@fashnerd.com<p>Founding editor & WearableTechStylist of FashNerd.com. Over 10 years’ …
Wearable TechElection Commission tells AAP it never promised a hackathon, only EVM challenge
It also rejected Congress’s demand to allow it to access the motherboard of the voting machines in the planned challenge.<p>The Election Commission on …
CPIElection Commission dismisses AAP's charge, says never promised hackathon, only EVM challenge
<b>New Delhi:</b> Dismissing the AAP charge that the Election Commission (EC) was "running away" from organising a no-holds barred hackathon, the poll panel …
Aam Aadmi PartyAAP flip-flops again,will not go for EC's EVM hackathon
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took a U-turn on the electronic voting machine (EVM) issue on Friday and decided not to take part in the Election …
Aam Aadmi PartyCheck out the first teaser for Netflix's animated 'Castlevania' series
Netflix quietly announced earlier this year that it was working on an animated series based on Konami’s popular Castlevania franchise. Details were …
AnimeNo takers for EVM hacking challenge: As deadline looms, parties remain silent, says Election Commission
<b>New Delhi</b>: With less than 24 hours left for the interested political parties to apply to participate in the Election Commission's challenge to try …
IndiaNetflix uses its real NES app to reveal ‘Castlevania’ trailer
Konami hasn’t done a much with its Castlevania video game series in recent years, but you know you can’t keep Dracula down forever.<p>Netflix just revealed the trailer for its upcoming original animated program <i>Castlevania</i>, which is based on the classic series that first appeared on the Nintendo …
NESeMerge Americas Hackathon returns June 10-11 with cash awards
Calling all hackers: The eMerge Americas Hackathon returns June 10-11 as a way to once again highlight the region’s brightest tech talent and …
Steve WozniakConsensus Hackathon 2017: Into the Smart City Blockchain 'Rabbit Hole'
"How do I parse this string? I need to get the digital asset ID."<p>Alongside excited chatter about how blockchain technology might one day disrupt a …
Smart CitiesConsensus 2017
BlockBox won CoinDesk's Consensus 2017 hackathon for its bid to make drones and smart cars safer to operate with blockchain.<p>Black boxes have long …
BitcoinCorporate Hackathons Are Doomed to Fail
Hackathons seem like these amazing things to those looking in. A group of talented hackers get together to build you amazing things in 24–48 hours …
StartupsBetter late than never: Fashion belatedly embraces hackathons
The term “hackathon” typically evokes bleary-eyed computer engineers crunching numbers and solving algorithms until the break of dawn. Now the …
InnovationInsurance blockchain hackathon
Who should attend Break the Block?We’re happy to hear from anyone in development or insurance who’s interested in attending, but we’d like to know a …
BlockchainEVM tampering: BEL not participating in Botswana hackathon, refutes media reports
BEL said it has not sold any kind of voting machines to the country’s Election Commission, contrary to media reports.<p>Bharat Electronics Limited has …
India NewsHacking discrimination
In July 2016, feeling frustrated about violence in the news and continued social and economic roadblocks to progress for minorities, members of the …
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