MiniMax AI anticipates innovations from Google DeepMind hackathon

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-06-20 19:28

MiniMax AI expressed excitement for the innovations emerging from a hackathon hosted by Google DeepMind and HUD Frontier at Y Combinator. The event, which also featured cosponsorship from various AI companies including ExaAI Labs, Modal, Anthropic, Fireworks AI, and Google AI Studio, aimed to foster development using Google Gemma. AI

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X — MiniMax AI TIER_1 English(EN) · MiniMax_AI · 2026-06-20 19:28

Excited for what the talented engineers and researchers build today at @ycombinator

Excited for what the talented engineers and researchers build today at @ycombinator