It goes beyond winning a prize. Here’s a look at how to get the most out of a weekend. Smithsonian visitors demoing the Aira tech for the first time. Hackathons, like the upcoming Baltimore Hackathon, ...

Later this month, long before the crunch of finals, dozens of local student software engineers will be pulling some all-nighters. Not for a grade, of course. For cash. The third PennApps competition, ...

What does Facebook’s ‘Like’ button and Microsoft’s mobile group messaging app GroupMe have in common? Both were born from hackathons. The pinnacle of a coder’s calendar, corporate hackathons are ...

The World Health Organization has partnered with Facebook, Microsoft and several other tech companies for a hackathon to promote the development of software to take on challenges related to the ...

A cardiologist, Michał Nedoszytko, developed an AI medical app, postvisit.ai, in just seven days without traditional coding, securing a top-three spot at a global hackathon. This achievement ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Young women of Rochester will learn how to use their new coding skills at ROCGirl Hacks, a free all-girl hackathon Nov. 5 at Rochester Institute of Technology. The creative learning event is sponsored ...

For most manufacturers, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is still a holy grail metric. But with their new OEE app for the Cumulocity IoT plaform, Software AG hopes to change that. Here's how a ...

Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET covering the on-demand economy and tech culture. She grew up in Colorado, went to school in New York City and can never remember how to pronounce gif. Google ...