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Best Use of Circle

With Circle, you can embed secure wallets into your app in just minutes. Circle Web3 wallets are compatible with multiple blockchains and are supported by over a dozen programming language SDKs. Circle’s programmable wallets will enable you to add secure transactions to your hackathon project using RESTful APIs, with options for both user and developer controlled transactions. If your hackathon idea involves in-app purchases, user to user payments, app to user payments, or all of the above, integrating Circle programmable wallets to your Web2 or Web3 tech-stack may be the perfect solution. <br><br><a href="https://hackp.ac/circle-signup" target="_blank">Sign up for a developer account</a> and start using Circle’s APIs today, for a chance to win a Circle Branded Hardware Wallet for you and each of your teammates! <br>

Best Use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack!<br><br>Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form! <br>

Most Creative Use of GitHub

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events &amp; learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!<br><br>

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains an assortment of awesome swag along with a tote for easy transport.<br>

Best Use of MATLAB

MATLAB and Simulink are computational tools used at over 100,000 businesses, government and university sites in over 190 countries. Use MATLAB and/or Simulink exclusively or integrate them into another tool for your next hack to win an exclusive MathWorks branded Wireless YoYo Speaker! You can also claim a free MATLAB software license to get started.<br>

Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity

At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member! <br>

Most Creative Use of Redis Cloud

<a href="https://hackp.ac/redis-cloud-free" target="_blank">Redis Cloud</a> is the easiest way to build and scale real-time applications - Period! It includes Redis Stack, adding indexing, querying, full-text search, JSON, time-series, and probabilistic data structures to the already-rich set of features of Redis. <br><br>Redis Stack works with all of your favorite programming languages and can be added to any existing application. It’s the easiest way to build real-time applications that scale and perform.<br><br>Show us how you’ve used Redis Cloud in a way that showcases your unique and specific data structure needs and each member of your team could win a personal, portable Redis Stack server IOT hardware unit to keep developing on the go. Find out why Stack Overflow Developers have voted Redis their “most loved and admired” noSQL database for years-running by rolling Redis into your MLH Hackathon project.<br><br><a href="http://hackp.ac/redis-cloud-free" target="_blank">Sign up for your free Redis Cloud account</a>, and head over to <a href="https://hackp.ac/redis-university-mlh" target="_blank">the MLH jump off page</a> on <a href="http://hackp.ac/redis-university" target="_blank">Redis University</a> for more info and docs links. Enter coupon code MLHFall2023 to claim your Redis Cloud credits and get started for free!<br>

Best Use of Google Cloud (MLH)

Best Idea: AI in Healthcare

Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity (MLH)

Most Creative Use of GitHub (MLH)

Best Developer Tool

Unlock the Power of Internet Computer

Best Use of MATLAB (MLH)

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry (MLH)

DubCoins Prizes

Most Creative Use of Redis Cloud (MLH)

Disruption Track Winner

Disrupt traditional boundaries and introduce new, exciting realities. Think beyond the confines of conventional models, challenge existing systems, and pioneer new ways that these technologies can redefine the world. In this track, we're seeking to merge the known with the unknown, encouraging participants to wield the power of Web3, Blockchain, AR/VR, or AI to disrupt existing norms. How can we apply new technologies to disrupt the status quo? Each winning team member may choose one of the following prizes: AirPods Pro 2nd Generation, S-Racer Gaming Chair, 32-Inch TV, Quest 2 Elite VR Headset, JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Speaker, or $150 donation to a charity of choice.

Synergy Track Winner

Aim to bridge worlds, craft connections, and inspire unity in our increasingly digital cosmos. Build an innovative social media platform, design solutions for digital activism, and pioneer tech-driven social work. In this track, you will explore how technology can bring us closer in unprecedented ways, fostering social bonds and catalyzing change. How can we harness technology to break down barriers of distance and differences? Each winning team member may choose one of the following prizes: AirPods Pro 2nd Generation, S-Racer Gaming Chair, 32-Inch TV, Quest 2 Elite VR Headset, JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Speaker, or $150 donation to a charity of choice.

Vitality Track Winner

Navigate and improve the labyrinth of life using technology as a tool to enhance our shared existence. Work to devise applications that don't just enhance individual lifestyles, but transform societies and nurture our collective vitality. In this track, we seek to create solutions that address critical issues like cybersecurity, privacy, mental health, personal wellness, sustainability, and healthcare. How can we pave the way for a more sustainable, brighter tomorrow? Each winning team member may choose one of the following prizes: AirPods Pro 2nd Generation, S-Racer Gaming Chair, 32-Inch TV, Quest 2 Elite VR Headset, JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Speaker, or $150 donation to a charity of choice.

Your Number Anywhere (T-Mobile) Most Marketable Hack Winner

Unleash the Future of Communications: Gain early access to new programmable network APIs through T-Mobile's developer program, DevEdge (https://devedge.t-mobile.com/). DevEdge will showcase Your Number Anywhere (YNA), an API suite enabling seamless integration of real-time communication into web clients, native OS applications, and connected devices. Using YNA, identify use cases and build prototypes enabling T-Mobile subscriber lines to make and receive calls using a browser or apps running on SIM-less devices. Up to twenty teams will be presented and demonstrate the prototype to a panel of judges, with up to $4K awarded to the most innovative ideas. Most Marketable Hack: Best potential to create a commercial product with creative usage of the T-Mobile DevEdge and the T-Mobile network.

Your Number Anywhere (T-Mobile) Most Un-Carrier Hack Winner

Unleash the Future of Communications: Gain early access to new programmable network APIs through T-Mobile's developer program, DevEdge (https://devedge.t-mobile.com/). DevEdge will showcase Your Number Anywhere (YNA), an API suite enabling seamless integration of real-time communication into web clients, native OS applications, and connected devices. Using YNA, identify use cases and build prototypes enabling T-Mobile subscriber lines to make and receive calls using a browser or apps running on SIM-less devices. Up to twenty teams will be presented and demonstrate the prototype to a panel of judges, with up to $4K awarded to the most innovative ideas. Most Un-Carrier Hack: Most creative, out of the box application of the T-Mobile DevEdge.

Best Use of Circle (MLH)

With Circle, you can embed secure wallets into your app in just minutes. Circle Web3 wallets are compatible with multiple blockchains and are supported by over a dozen programming language SDKs. Circle’s programmable wallets will enable you to add secure transactions to your hackathon project using RESTful APIs, with options for both user and developer controlled transactions. If your hackathon idea involves in-app purchases, user to user payments, app to user payments, or all of the above, integrating Circle programmable wallets to your Web2 or Web3 tech-stack may be the perfect solution. Sign up for a developer account and start using Circle’s APIs today, for a chance to win a Circle Branded Hardware Wallet for you and each of your teammates! Prize: Circle Branded Hardware Wallet

Wolfram Alpha Computational Integration Track

Projects implementing notable algorithms, mathematical theory, or aspects of theoretical computer science are eligible to join the Wolfram Alpha Computational Integration Track alongside any other tracks. Projects will be judged solely on the theory they use, and the winning teams will have ever member receive their own copy of the prize. Some examples of eligible projects are those that implement famous algorithms, use cryptographic theory, use machine learning algorithms, or use probabilistic computation. Prize: A year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

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