Hackathons
Reengineer the Future of Work: nCent Blockchain Hackathon Registration OPEN!
Join our upcoming blockchain hackathon on Oct. 6 in Redwood City, CA<p>O<b>ur</b> <b>last hackathon</b> <b>was a great success.</b> We developed applications using the …
Computer HackingIn Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philly, Code4PA takes aim at the opioid crisis
Data portals across Pennsylvania are teaming up for a hackathon aimed at helping volunteers and their good ideas to find solutions for the state’s …
HarrisburgTechnology Meets Sex To Solve Some Of The Most Pressing Concerns Of Our Times
NYC’s SexTech Hackathon gathered 100 participants and top industry leaders to problem-solve some of today’s biggest social challenges through innovation.<p>Can technology help prevent sexual harassment?<p>How will AI, VR and Robotics impact our sex lives?<p>How does porn play a role in relationships?<p>Why do …
Sexual HealthJon Mew: what defines depression and why don’t we talk about it?
In thinking about writing this column, I spoke to friends and colleagues about the theme and found that many have either suffered from depression and …
Mental HealthPyConUK 2018 - Entrepreneurial Geekiness
Last weekend we had another fine PyConUK (2018) conference. Each year the conference grows, the Django Girls group had 70 or so women learning Django …
Data ScienceTruck-mounted street vacuum cleaner soon
Tiruchi Corporation and the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi (NIT-T) have jointly launched a hackathon for students to develop an indigenous …
Smart Cities- Developer Blog - The Washington Post
Technology is rapidly evolving, forcing industries to foster a posture of learning. One way we do this at The Washington Post is invite a group of interns to join us each summer. As they learn from us, we often walk away having learned more from them, the next generation of innovative minds.<p>This …
Lean StartupsMumford & Sons beware! An AI can now write indie music
A fascinating project called Amadeus Code promises to out-Tay-Tay Tay Tay and out-Bon Bon Iver. The AI-based system uses data from previous musical hits to create entirely new compositions on the fly and darn if these crazy robots-songs aren’t pretty good.<p>The app, which is available from the iTunes …
StartupsMicrosoft Hackathon 2018 winning team: ‘Think bigger – and believe you can change the world’ - Stories
Wei Liu was in college when he came across a website that sparked his imagination. It showed a woman holding what appeared to be a flat piece of …
Satya NadellaBest ideas for presenting elections’ progress and preliminary results have been awarded at In-noVoter
Winners of the first creative laboratory in elections – InnoVoter – were designated today, 16 September 2018. For three days, 30 IT …
ElectionsLooking to solve civic issues through ‘hackathon’
Over 300 teams of students and professionals from different parts of the south India will assemble at Dr. GR Damodaran College of Science here this …
Computer HackingVancouver hackathon targets mental health challenges for first responders
Hundreds of students have descended on Simon Fraser University this weekend to help first responders overcome mental health challenges.<p>The event, …
Mental HealthAmerican startups show interest to invest in Fintech in Vizag: Chowdary
The efforts by the State government to transform Visakhapatnam into a fintech hub seem to have to have yielded an overwhelming response with several …
Tel AvivEthereum's Vlad Zamfir Claims Breakthrough In Blockchain Sharding
Ethereum might just be one step closer to sharding its blockchain.<p>At least that's according to long-time blockchain researcher Vlad Zamfir, who …
DatabasesInnovation, Ideation and Technology for the Growing Industry — GrowUp’s Very First Cannabis Hackathon
The intersection between cannabis and technology cannot be overstated. From supply chain tracking and strain identification to potency testing and …
Computer HackingBitmain’s $50M ‘Permissionless Ventures’ First Project: BCH Dev Con
<b>Cryptocurrency mining hardware giant, Bitmain, is sponsoring a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hackathon in the United States</b> <b>—</b><b> San Francisco, to be exact. For the</b> …
Bitcoin CashGlobal Youth Health Summit and Hackathon at HKIS will tackle the taboo surrounding mental health this weekend
Eager to find solutions, students from MDJunior organised GYHS, The event, to take place at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), is the first …
Mental HealthFive useful things to know if you're going to a hackathon (2/2)
Over the past seven years, startup AngelHack has been right at the heart of the growth in hackathons — two-day gatherings of developers and …
Computer HackingJeffrey Snover
When it comes to innovation at Microsoft, Jeffrey Snover is the man to talk to.<p>Leading the charge as the chief architect of Windows PowerShell, …
New EnglandFive expert tips on how to be a great hackathon host from AngelHack CEO (1/2)
The notion of bringing together a hundred or more developers over a weekend to compete in teams and come up with innovative new products or …
Computer HackingTwitchCon's Hackathon returns on October 27
Developers will race to build useful extensions for the streaming platform.<p>TwitchCon 2018 is fast approaching, and the annual celebration of the streamer community will again hold a hackathon for developers to create fun and/or useful Twitch extensions using the platform's API tools. They'll have …
TechnologyHow Amazon wants to use serverless apps to end human trafficking
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is teaming up with nonprofits to launch a hackathon focused on building apps to end human trafficking. The Serverless Apps …
AppsThe first cannabis hackathon in history
That’s what they tell me. Devpost, the online hangout for software developers seeking real jobs where most of the world’s hackathons are listed, had …
Computer HackingChevrolet launches Call Me Out app to discourage distracted driving
Uses phone's sensors and recorded messages from friends and family<p>Chevrolet is launching a new smartphone app that takes aim at distracted driving by encouraging drivers to leave the phone alone while operating the vehicle. Developed in a hackathon with college students, it leverages the influences …
AppsExperience from the <code>/earth hackathon for Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming.<p>On Sept. 5, 6, and 7 of 2018, a project founded by Henry …
Open Source SoftwareBAN #43: Ariel heads south, polychromatic clouds
Subscribers saw that SpaceX Dragon capsule video a day before I posted it on the blog, if that sort of thing interests you.<p>Follow o’ the</i> …
Social MediaInterview Cyber Peacekeeping Forces on their concept of blockchain based cyber incident reporting
We met Cyber Peacekeeping Forces (CPF) at the Blockchaingers hackathon in Groningen (2018) and are now, months later, curious to learn bout their …
BlockchainThree teams make the cut in hackathon
The two-day hackathon organised by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) to find out solutions to mitigate hardships caused by natural disasters, …
Bank of AmericaVancouver tries to ‘hack’ its way out of traffic deaths
With more than a dozen people dying in car crashes and collisions each year in Vancouver, the city is looking for a new way to find a solution.<p>At the …
University of British ColumbiaVancouver tries to ‘hack’ its way out of traffic deaths - Surrey Now-Leader
With more than a dozen people dying in car crashes and collisions each year in Vancouver, the city is looking for a new way to find a solution.<p>At the …
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