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The word "hackathon" is a portmanteau of "hack" and "marathon," tracing back to a cryptography programming event held by OpenBSD developers in 1999 and a similar event organized by Sun Microsystems that same year to promote Java technology.
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7/9/2026
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Hackathons Are Back: The Value and Lessons of Community-Driven AI Innovation
twitterAlexReibman6/14/2026
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