PowerUp Reentry: A Digital Solutions Day is a three-day hackathon that aims to help break the cycle of recidivism. Put forth by the Reentry Project — an alliance of 15 newsrooms including our sister ...

Civic technologists in Philadelphia are working with public servants, journalists and recently-paroled residents, among others, to collaborate on a hackathon that aims to reduce recidivism rates in ...

Overview  Hackathons are beginner-friendly, offering mentorship, workshops, and flexible formats that help newcomers learn ...

A vigorously typing student scrambled to put the finishing touches on their code. Tick, tock. Another student rushed to the judges’ table, frantically gesturing towards their screen. And – ding. As ...

When 21 Inc. introduced its first product, the 21 Bitcoin Computer, it was targeted at developers who could use the company’s hardware and software tools to create applications built on Bitcoin ...

Hackathons have always been creative. They remind me of spontaneous music jams - only instead of drummers and saxophonists, we gather as product managers, UI designers and coders. Sometimes people ask ...

When we think of hackathons, we picture nerdy guys in blue jeans staring at their laptops for hours on end. Nirman Dave, a freshman at Hampshire College, wants us to think of writers, neuroscientists, ...