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GovHack awards celebrate open data innovation in 2025
Data Analytics

GovHack awards celebrate open data innovation in 2025

GovHack's 2025 Red Carpet Awards in Sydney spotlighted innovative open data projects driving public benefit across Australia and New Zealand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Milestone reveals city AI model as hackathon prize hits EUR €5,000
Smart Cities

Milestone reveals city AI model as hackathon prize hits EUR €5,000

Milestone Systems launched its Vision Language Model in a global hackathon, awarding EUR €5,000 to the winning AI project improving city video intelligence.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Milestone unveils generative AI plug-in for smarter video analytics
Digital Entertainment

Milestone unveils generative AI plug-in for smarter video analytics

Milestone Systems launches generative AI plug-in for XProtect, enhancing video analytics with real-time incident reporting and event validation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2025
New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security
DevOps

New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security

Check Point and Lakera launch the open-source b3 benchmark to boost AI agents' LLM security against real-world cyber threats with threat snapshots.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Cognizant launches AI blueprint to accelerate enterprise coding
Unified Communications

Cognizant launches AI blueprint to accelerate enterprise coding

Cognizant unveils the Enterprise Vibe Coding Blueprint to help Global 2000 firms implement AI-assisted coding securely and at scale.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
Cognizant sets world record with global AI hackathon & 53,199 staff
Enterprise Resource Planning

Cognizant sets world record with global AI hackathon & 53,199 staff

Cognizant set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD with 53,199 staff in a global AI hackathon, creating over 30,600 ideas to boost innovation and AI skills.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Sat, 23rd Aug 2025
SuperOps & AWS unveil AI marketplace with $100,000 contest
Hyperscale

SuperOps & AWS unveil AI marketplace with $100,000 contest

SuperOps and AWS launch an AI marketplace for IT teams, offering ready-made agents and a $100,000 contest to boost AI adoption in managed service providers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025
AbuSearch team wins award at SAS hackathon for AI project
Data Analytics

AbuSearch team wins award at SAS hackathon for AI project

A UK team, AbuSearch, has won a global hackathon's 'Data for Good' award for developing AI-driven solutions to combat online child sexual abuse.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Jan 2025

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Lovable & Purple chip in for school hackathon to address tech gap
Artificial Intelligence

Lovable & Purple chip in for school hackathon to address tech gap

Hulme Grammar School hosts a 12-hour hackathon uniting 100 pupils to tackle local challenges and help close the UK's GBP £27.6bn digital skills gap.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2025
Bloomberg hackathon in Singapore spotlights quant & AI talent
Data Science

Bloomberg hackathon in Singapore spotlights quant & AI talent

The Bloomberg Code Crunch Hackathon in Singapore showcased top quant and AI talent, with NTU students and financial firms developing innovative investment tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Queensland hackathon tackles rising cybercrime with new talent push
Hyperscale

Queensland hackathon tackles rising cybercrime with new talent push

ANZ, Griffith University, AWS and Queensland Police launch a Brisbane hackathon to combat rising cybercrime and boost local cyber talent and resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Hyderabad hosts IMECE India 2025 to drive innovation & growth
Semiconductors

Hyderabad hosts IMECE India 2025 to drive innovation & growth

IMECE India 2025 in Hyderabad united engineers, policymakers, and academics to boost innovation, sustainability, and growth in India's manufacturing and technology sectors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Indian hackathon awards top innovators for tackling fake news
Artificial Intelligence

Indian hackathon awards top innovators for tackling fake news

The TruthTell Hackathon, organised by the India Cellular & Electronics Association, has awarded INR 10 lakhs to five innovative teams tackling misinformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2025
Monash students triumph at UNIHACK 2025 with Growth Garden
Logitech

Monash students triumph at UNIHACK 2025 with Growth Garden

Six Monash University students, under the team name Street Corn, triumphed at UNIHACK 2025, winning with their innovative AI project, Growth Garden.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Mar 2025
Unihack 2025 returns with support from Logitech Australia
Gaming

Unihack 2025 returns with support from Logitech Australia

Australia's largest student hackathon, Unihack, returns from 14-16 March 2025, backed by major sponsor Logitech, with an expected 600 participants.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sun, 9th Mar 2025
New Zealand hosts first Web 3 hackathon to explore solutions
EduTech

New Zealand hosts first Web 3 hackathon to explore solutions

New Zealand will host its inaugural Web 3 hackathon at the University of Auckland, focusing on innovative solutions like government expenditure tracking.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Mar 2025
PanIIT summit 2025 concludes with over 3,500 delegates
EduTech

PanIIT summit 2025 concludes with over 3,500 delegates

The PanIIT World of Technology Summit 2025 in Mumbai attracted over 3,500 delegates, focusing on digital transformation and innovation across industries.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Jan 2025