3rd AI Hackathon — Last Bite wins
Report from the 3rd AI Hackathon: 16 teams, 120 people; winner Last Bite pitched a food-waste marketplace — prototype-quality builds and real networking in tech.

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Report from the 3rd AI Hackathon: 16 teams, 120 people; winner Last Bite pitched a food-waste marketplace — prototype-quality builds and real networking in tech.

Live podcast at BelTech with Yury Melnichek and Alexander Chekan — topics on AI, CTO role, agentcount, pricing and VC math. Warsaw, Sept 25.

Jonathan Hill (1minus1) on clients banning gen‑AI while investing in it; notes on Riot Games, Xbox, TikTok and machine‑generated content in games and media.
Playsense won Best Bespoke Cinematography (World of Tanks: HEAT) and Best Fan Engagement for the PLAY BIG campaign; portfolio company backed in 2022.
AI taught everyone to build fast but corporate revenue lagged — ~1/3 of vibecoders monetise experiments; distribution and trust remain the bottlenecks.
One-day AI hackathon in Almaty with Zubr Capital: build a no-code prototype and pitch to investors on Sept 19; event language — Russian. Apply by Sept 12.
Interviews with marketing, creative and music agencies on layoffs, AI and where the gaming industry is headed; quotes and podcast links from Manarino, Brodsky, Lyman.

EU fined X €120M; Musk published X's filtering code on GitHub, revealing how accounts are limited — Brazil's election filter reportedly pulls ~600 accounts.
A 1999 photo of Amazon’s early office with a makeshift door desk — notes on valuation (~$25bn) and the founder in the frame.

Yellow Rocks runs Open Space in Barcelona (Sept 11–13): participant-built program with real cases and founder-investor feedback. Code ARTIFICIAL — 5% off.

Matt Manarino on AI-driven layoffs in GameDev, collapsing creative quality, and why fired creatives should consider launching agencies; full episode links included.
Four-day R-Founders camp in Limassol (Cyprus) for founders and C-level: panels, real business cases, team challenges, yacht races and Fuckup Nights.
