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Best Use of Gemini API

It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project? <ul> <li>Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice </li> <li>Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers </li> <li>Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more </li> </ul>Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

[MLH] Best Use of Auth0

Best Use of ElevenLabs

Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI. Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!

Best Use of Vultr

Vultr empowers hackers to bring their high-performance projects to life instantly; providing everything from the speed of one-click deployment and scalable cloud compute, to specialized Vultr Cloud GPUs that can power AI-driven applications. We want you to push the limits of what can be built when infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck! Sign up for a Vultr account today and claim your free cloud credits! Take your next hack to the cloud with Vultr for a chance to win some awesome portable screens for you and your team!

[MLH] Best Use of Vultr

Best Use of Solana

The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable. Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless. <ul> <li>Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions. </li> <li>Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX). </li> <li>Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume. </li> </ul>Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!

Best Use of Presage

Presage is pioneering the Human Sensing Layer, enabling any application to understand a person’s real-time physical and emotional state. With Presage, you can leverage clinically-proven vital signs, movement, emotion, and/or focus tracking to build a project that gives the standard camera super powers. Use any of the <a href="https://mlh.link/presage-sdk" target="_blank">Presage SDKs</a> to integrate capabilities like real-time heart rate, breathing rate, engagement levels, and facial expressions into your hack with just a few lines of code. <ul> <li>Immersive Gaming & Entertainment: Dynamically change game difficulty or story elements based on a player's excitement or focus levels. </li> <li>Contactless Wellness & Fitness: Build a non-invasive app that monitors stress, recovery, or fitness performance. </li> <li>Accessibility & Security: Utilize vital signs for effortless authentication, or to enhance accessibility. </li> <li>Productivity: Design a tool that tracks focus or stress. </li> </ul>Build your next hack with Presage and show us the future of human-computer interaction! Win awesome prizes along for with the following perks from the Presage team: <ul> <li>Free refills for Presage Development credits to accelerate you through your next three months of building </li> <li>30% off all Presage usage charges for your first year after going live </li> </ul>

[MLH] Best Use of Solana

[MLH] Best Use of Presage

Best Use of Auth0

Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? You can also <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-ai-agents" target="_blank">secure your AI applications with Auth0 for AI Agents</a>. Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-signup" target="_blank">Make your new account today</a> and use any of <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-docs" target="_blank">the Auth0 APIs</a> for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!

[MLH] Best Hack Built with Google Antigravity

MLH x ElevenLabs - Best Project Built with ElevenLabs

Cloudinary Challenge

Best Virtual Reality & WebXR Hack: Immersive Experiences for the Open Web

Most technically complex AI hack

Google - Build with AI Track

Vivirion Solutions - Best Practical Healthcare Hack

Reactiv - ClipKit Lab

SPUR Founder Track - Build a Real Canadian Startup (Top 3)

Backboard.io - Best use of Backboard

Stan - Build in Public

Win in Public

Tailscale Integration Challenge

Google - Build with AI