To make a digital tool more accessible, sometimes you just have to make it simpler. For screen readers, those crucial software tools that allow a blind person to surf the web with a speech synthesizer ...

Six projects came out of this weekend’s Hacks for Democracy, but the event isn’t over yet. In an effort to better coalesce the teams and ideas, the team at Azavea, the GIS shop that has helped build ...

Companies hold code hackathons to help build team spirit, learn new skills and even create valuable products. If the company has offices around the globe, some careful scheduling can create an ...

Many payment companies are hosting hackathons to attract developer talent from outside their own ranks; MasterCard found that its own people are just as eager to bring their ideas to life. The Take ...

Hacking, innovation, and lots of caffeine best describe what’s going on inside two massive tents at Microsoft’s campus this week. For the second straight year, Microsoft workers are stepping away from ...

Newport News-based Ferguson’s first-ever “Up to Code” hackathon last weekend injected enthusiasm among Ferguson workers while giving students and other professionals in the community more experience ...

Facebook designer Blaise DiPersia addresses the first Congressional Hackathon in the Congressional Auditorium at the Capitol Visitors Center December 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip ...

Neo has announced its beginner-friendly hackathon to bring top developer talent to N3 and facilitate ecosystem development. Singapore, March 7 — Following the recent move to Neo N3, a fully ...

You might think that getting hacked is always a bad thing, but that’s not how the people who make games view it. And Disney Interactive’s Star Wars: Commander team are inviting everyone on the team to ...

About 35 volunteers spent their Saturday working together to harness the power of technology to help people coming out of prison rebuild their lives. Teams presented their ideas to use technology to ...