Our grand prize for our favourite hack is keyboards, courtesy of KeyboardCo!

Runner-up prize for another one of our favourite hacks, awesome desk mats courtesy of KeyboardCo!

Develop an innovative AI agent running on Arm hardware—from mobile devices to cloud servers! This challenge encourages leveraging LLMs, either on-device or via API, to create practical solutions. Show us the best use of AI agents on Arm and win a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W kit! Learn more at https://hackuk.org/arm

Build something over-the-top over engineered and held together with string. Use your imagination. Our favourite project will win Shark Plushes for each team member.

Prize: Google Swag Kits

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? - Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice - Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers - Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend? Links: - https://mlh.link/gemini-quickstart

Prize: Ledger Nano S Plus 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. - Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions. - Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX). - Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume. Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team! Links: - https://mlh.link/solana

Prize: Retro Wireless Mouse
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Prize: Wireless Earbuds
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Prize: Arduino Tiny ML Kit
Play with industry-leading LLMs on a single account using the Snowflake APIs. Adding AI capabilities into your application can be as simple as a single CURL command to Snowflake’s REST API. Build customized applications, RAG powered chat bots, or embed AI-powered features into your app in half the time with half the hassle. Get started for free with a special, student 120-day Snowflake trial and check out the sample repository for an example of the Snowflake REST API in action.