Hackathon stories
The three winners cut manual work, sped up deployments and bolstered resilience across transport, defence research and banking in Australia and New Zealand.
India's AI race is drawing wider industry backing as Samsung brought together more than 300 leaders to discuss future uses and risks.
Mortgage lenders could soon automate file checks more quickly as SlateWorks' award-winning AI targets compliance-heavy reviews still done manually.
Support from Logitech gave the 48-hour Sydney event prizes and kit, helping more than 30 teenagers build projects and connect across borders.
The award could aid recruitment as the security company expands its certified workplaces across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Australia's banks are steadily increasing their use of artificial intelligence, but regulation and data security fears are tempering adoption.
Hundreds of admin hours are draining staff time from lifesaving, research and STEM work at Australian nonprofits.
More than 642,000 young people in eight countries will gain AI and financial literacy lessons as the partnership enters its second year.
Disabled developers should gain easier access to coding tools as GitHub opens up its accessibility kit and support to the wider community.
Developers can now build task-running AI apps as Google expands Gemini and Antigravity with faster models, desktop tools and Android support.
Only seven per cent of organisations are data ready, raising doubts over whether enterprise AI can move from prototypes to production.
Aiming to lure overseas capital, the country's six-year plan also targets 5,000 trained specialists and fresh cross-border payment links.
Cleanverse Labs set for new incubation push as it moves hackathon ideas into verified on-chain finance products.
The award could help Indian online retailers cut costly cash-on-delivery returns, with FICO estimating monthly losses avoided of INR 1 crore.
Developers can win AUD $50,000 by building payment tools on the firm's API, with finalists pitching to fintech investors after a week-long sprint.
Students and dropouts will pitch banking security ideas for a prize pool of more than INR ₹10 lakh as digital fraud risks mount.
Data silos and staff time are being cut as the township uses AI agents to speed calculations, analyse waste and answer residents online.
Students at Milwaukee School of Engineering gained hands-on practice with enterprise AI tools, as firms seek graduates ready for production deployments.
Registrations rose 60% on the previous edition as student teams turned ideas into prototypes judged by industry figures at the Mysuru final.
More than 200 participants helped charities cut manual work and improve support services in a 30-hour AI event in Newcastle.
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