Hadia Tahir@Hadiatahir

Imagine standing in a pharmacy aisle, squinting at a medicine bottle, but the instructions remain a dangerous blur. You forgot your glasses. For over 2.2 billion people globally living with vision impairments, this isn’t just a minor inconvenience—it is a daily barrier to independence and safety. For those with refractive errors like myopia or presbyopia, the world without lenses is an unintelligible wash of color and shape. Traditional "magnifier" apps fail to solve the problem; they simply make a blurry image larger, but they don't make it clearer. Enter NoSpecs. We are moving beyond simple magnification to intelligent Visual Interpretation. By leveraging the power of Google Gemini and multimodal AI, NoSpecs doesn't just zoom in; it reads, reconstructs, and speaks. It captures unintelligible text from medicine labels, street signs, and menus, instantly converting it into crystal-clear, high-contrast digital text or reading it aloud via natural Text-to-Speech. NoSpecs bridges the gap between a blurry world and a clear mind, ensuring that leaving your glasses behind never means leaving your safety behind.

AI Blue is a sophisticated chatbot powered by a multi-headed AI approach, designed by AI Tensibility of the Siam Intelligence Unit. This innovative structure allows different AI models to analyze input data concurrently, with each model focusing on its area of expertise. The outputs from these models are then routed through a central "router" model, which intelligently integrates these insights based on predefined weights and contextual understanding. This dynamic system ensures that AI Blue's responses are not only comprehensive but also reflect a deeper level of analysis and insight. Enhanced by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Blue can access and incorporate the most current information into discussions, ensuring its knowledge base is always up-to-date. It's not just about processing data; it's about understanding, learning, and adapting to provide the most accurate and relevant information possible.

📅 May 11–19, 2026 • May 11 – 19: Online Build Phase. • May 18 (Hybrid Build Day – Online & Onsite) • May 19 (Demos & Awards – Online & Onsite) 🌍 Hybrid event. Join online from anywhere or build onsite at the venue. 🏆 Winners will be announced live on stage at the AI & Big Data Expo North America on May 19 📍 On-site Venue (May 18–19): San Jose McEnery Convention Center, CA, USA 🤝 Join solo or with a team. 🏆Compete for a $10,000 prize pool 🧑‍💻 Apply now to design, prototype, and showcase enterprise-ready innovation.

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc, developers will build the next generation of agentic commerce systems using Arc with USDC. Explore a world where AI agents and web services can pay for APIs, data, compute, and content in dynamic, usage-based ways, while Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality. This hackathon is supported by Google & Google DeepMind, with a dedicated challenge and $40,000 in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credits awarded for the best use of Gemini models and Google AI Studio. 📅 January 9 – 24, 2026 • Jan 9 – 23 (Online Phase) – Collaborate and build online with developers and AI innovators from around the world. All projects must be submitted by the end of the online phase on January 23rd. • Jan 23 (On‑site Build Day – San Francisco, CA) – Selected participants will be invited to an exclusive in‑person session to refine their projects and connect directly with mentors. • Jan 24 (On‑site Demos & Awards – San Francisco, CA) – Live pitching sessions to a panel of judges and ecosystem partners, followed by the official winner announcement. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 📍 On-site Venue (Jan 23–24): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆Compete for $50,000 in USDC & GCP Credits. 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now - sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!

⏱️ You’ve got 48 hours - create, build, and launch! 🌟 Get direct access to Qubic, mentors, and ecosystem support. 💰 Compete for your share of $44,550 in prizes across two tracks. 🤝 Work solo or team up to design the next wave of blockchain innovation. 🧑‍💻 Sign up and start building on one of the world’s fastest decentralized networks..

Leverage Orchestrate’s digital skills to design solutions that automate repetitive tasks, orchestrate workflows across tools, and empower employees to focus on high-value work. ⏳ Complete your project in just 48 hours and showcase your innovation. 🚀 Gain hands-on experience building with IBM watsonx Orchestrate. 💡 Develop practical AI agents that reshape the way teams and organizations operate. ⭐ Learn directly from experts who will support you throughout the event. 🤝 Team up or work independently to bring your vision to life. 💰 Prizes: $10,000 🧑🏻‍💻 Sign up before the Kick-Off Stream and start shaping the future with IBM watsonx Orchestrate!