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iQOO Hackathon 2026: ₹40 Lakh AI Innovation Challenge

iQOO, the high performance smartphone brand, today has announced the launch of iQOO Hackathon 2026, India’s first hybrid mobile hackathon, inviting engineers, young developers, AI enthusiasts and early IT professionals across India to build technology solutions for real-world challenges.

With registrations now open, the hackathon will travel across Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad. The four-city City Battles will follow a 30-hour format, challenging participants to rethink conventional development workflows by combining smartphones with traditional development environments. The initiative will culminate in a Grand Finale in Bengaluru, where the winning teams from the city battles and shortlists from the online registrations will compete for the coveted title of iQOO Hackathon 2026 Champion.

Going beyond a conventional hackathon, iQOO Hackathon 2026 introduces a phone-first, hybrid development model.Putting the performance capabilities of the iQOO 15 to the test, challenging participants to code, build and solve complex problems using...

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Beyond Venture Capital: Why family offices are becoming AI’s most influential investors

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CISA orders a three-day patch after a flaw in the Ray AI framework comes under active attack

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How many cars’ worth of CO2 will US data centres really emit?

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Beyond Venture Capital: Why family offices are becoming AI’s most influential investors

An analysis links violent AI ‘slop’ to ‘brain rot’ and violence in children

CISA orders a three-day patch after a flaw in the Ray AI framework comes under active attack

How many cars’ worth of CO2 will US data centres really emit?