SpeedHacks crowns 2026 winners: Phylax tops 81-project speedrun hackathon at SF Tech Week
emax · x · 2026-10-13
- SpeedHacks, the official speedrun hackathon of SF Tech Week, announced its 2026 winners from 81 projects (74 with demo videos).
- Finalists: Phylax (uses 3D construction scans to link building equipment to inspection evidence, overall winner), Rung (AI voice agent answering support calls instantly, ranking callers by urgency and briefing reps, best use of DialAgent), Recourse, Align, Alai, and Axolotl took category awards.
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