Hackathon prize money keeps rising each year as organizations learn to take advantage of their value. Runner-up cash prizes are now in the thousands, and grand-prize payouts are as high as $1 million.

There have been stirrings in the world of innovation in the software development community. A new law was created one year ago, affording new opportunities for rapid, competitive software prototyping.

In the global race for technological advancement, many developing countries are turning to an unexpected ally: Hackathons. These intense, collaborative coding events are emerging as powerful tools for ...

As the gospel of Silicon Valley-style disruption spreads to every sector in the economy, so too have the industry’s favorite competitive ritual, hackathons. The contests, where small teams of “hackers ...