8th Conference on Nontraditional Data, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing in Macroeconomics (ECONDAT 2026 Fall Meeting)

I built my friend a Gemma-powered mock interviewer that talks back, entirely in the browser

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend What I Built My friend is a software engineer applying for backend roles.

• Software engineer created Gemma-powered mock interviewer app called Interview Room
• Runs entirely in browser with Whisper, Gemma, Kokoro, and lip-synced avatar
• Built in single day for Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge

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Hola, hang tight go check it out (Hawk) AI powered panel with multiple models

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend What I Built Hawk is a debate room for AI models.

• Hawk is an AI-powered panel facilitating multi-model debates for coding tasks
• Users summon three AI models in separate terminal-style windows to address questions
• App is free, runs on Render's free tier, supports multiple models from various providers

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Japan's Nikkei average regains 70,000 mark as AI optimism returns

2h ago ·asia.nikkei.com

Frontier AI slowdown a distraction: Menlo Ventures

2h ago ·economictimes.indiatimes.com