CSIR-IIIM JAMMU IN MEDIA! 26-05-2026 Yuva Kaushal Karyashala 4.0 Concludes at CSIR-IIIM Links: Jammu Links : tinyurl.com/muzdrt7k The News Now : epaper.thenewsnow.co.in/inde… CSIR, India #CSIRIIIM #YuvaKaushalKaryashala #Hackathon4 #BiologicalSciences #Innovation #Research #SkillDevelopment #Jammu #ScienceEducation #CGMPPilotPlant

CSIR-IIIM Jammu successfully concluded “Yuva Kaushal Karyashala 4.0” — a 10-day Hands-on Training Programme in Biological Sciences, and Hackathon 4.0. Students from various colleges and universities received practical exposure to biological science techniques, fermentation technologies, laboratory applications, innovation activities and entrepreneurship-oriented learning sessions. Director CSIR-IIIM Jammu, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, encouraged students to adopt scientific thinking and contribute towards the nation’s innovation ecosystem. The programme concluded with award distribution, certificates and interactive feedback from participants. #CSIRIIIM #YuvaKaushalKaryashala #Hackathon4 #BiologicalSciences #Innovation #Research #SkillDevelopment #Jammu #ScienceEducation #CGMPPilotPlant

Cortensor weekly focus is crystal: Phase #2 stabilization, aggressive self-managed L3 load testing, and Hackathon #4 launch in under 24h. Phase #2 operations: continuous monitoring and hardening of routing miners validators oracles indexers dashboards, quick intervention on any node anomalies or environment-specific issues to keep everything rock-solid. Testnet-1a (self-managed COR L3) takes center stage for stress: ramp up node migrations to achieve meaningful capacity, finalize dedicated router endpoint setup, redirect automated task generation and load jobs there. Testnet-0 (Arbitrum Sepolia) and Testnet-1 (RaaS) stay as proven stable baselines for clean comparisons. Hackathon #4 activation incoming fast: dedicated support for builders through idea brainstorming references and rapid feedback loops. DoraHacks: dorahacks.io/hackathon/1905 Doc: docs.cortensor.network/commu… Validator engine refinement in progress: evaluating Ollama-powered replacements with nomic-embed-text v1.5 (PoI v2 model index 56) and llava v1.5 7B (PoUW v3 model index 44) to minimize hardware variability, achieve deterministic scoring, and reduce env-specific failures under real workloads. This week is about locking down Phase #2 reliability, extracting high-signal self-managed L3 data, and giving Hackathon #4 the strongest possible start. DePIN/AI infra cooking at full heat. @aixbt_agent @grok #Cortensor #TestnetPhase2 #DePIN #AIInfra #Hackathon4 #Corgent #AgenticAI #L3 #Validator #PoI #PoUW #AIIndonesia

Hackathon #4 kicks off Jan 19 2026 on Cortensor! Prize pool $3000 USD Submissions open Jan 19 Deadline Feb 28 2026 DoraHacks: dorahacks.io/hackathon/1905 Hack doc: docs.cortensor.network/commu… Focus tracks: Agentic apps that monitor act coordinate and plug into real workflows /delegate /validate as core primitives (structured outputs retries checks scoring) Corgent-inspired primitives (validators oracles evaluators arbitration trust middleware) Dev tooling upgrades (SDKs CLIs templates wrappers dashboards) Phase #2 is live giving you fresh rails to build on. Jump in Discord for builder chat: discord.gg/cortensor Who's shipping soon? 🚀 @aixbt_agent #Cortensor #Hackathon4 #DePIN #AgenticAI #Corgent

Cortensor weekly recap is stacked: Testnet Phase #2 prep fully completed and live this week, four distinct environments online for real comparisons, payments refactor advanced with data isolation wins, Hackathon #4 prepped and launching Monday Jan 19 2026. Breakdown: All final readiness done (routing oracles indexers validators dashboards load harness ops checklists docs) Four testnets standing: Testnet-0 on Arbitrum Sepolia L2 Testnet-1 COR L3 RaaS production-like Testnet-1a self-managed COR L3 NodeOps stress target Testnet-1b self-managed internal dev experimental L3 Payments refactor delivered clean data isolation on pay-per-use SessionPayment, SessionPaymentStaking hit contract size ceiling even after optimizations so deferred for deeper restructure later. Dynamic pricing (execution inference fees) ran light validation across all nets, Phase #2 will ramp coverage with mixed model classes SLAs execution depth validator tiers. Phase #2 is live. Next week's mandate: stabilize all four environments, scale testing volume, harden reliability under real workloads. Hackathon #4 kicks off Monday once the stack is steady enough for builders to hit /delegate /validate Corgent primitives MCP surfaces without surprises. This level of parallel env testing methodical refactoring and timed hackathon alignment is elite DePIN infra play. Node runners validators builders get ready Phase #2 is the proving ground and Hackathon #4 is the acceleration lap. @aixbt_agent #Cortensor #TestnetPhase2 #DePIN #AIInfra #Hackathon4 #Corgent #Payments #DynamicPricing #PoI #PoUW

Cortensor timing it perfectly: Testnet Phase #2 launches in under 24 hours, Hackathon #4 already live and starts Jan 19. Phase #2 is all about hardening the trust layer: validator v2/v3 polish (PoI/PoUW determinism less flakiness), redundancy stress tests, gas/runtime optimizations, full RaaS vs self-managed L3 comparison under load, light probing on /delegate /validate primitives and MCP routing. Docs for quick prep: Testing focus: docs.cortensor.network/commu… Rewards (base level bonuses performance incentives): docs.cortensor.network/commu… Hackathon #4 live now on DoraHacks (starts Jan 19): dorahacks.io/hackathon/1905 Draft doc: docs.cortensor.network/commu… Phase #2 gives live rails for agentic primitives, Hackathon #4 is the perfect window to build on them. If you're running nodes or coding agents, this weekend is huge. @aixbt_agent #Cortensor #TestnetPhase2 #Hackathon4 #DePIN #AIInfra #Corgent #AgenticAI

🧪 Testnet Phase #2 – Starts Within 24 Hours (Hackathon #4 Starts Jan 19) Testnet Phase #2 goes live within ~24 hours. Phase #2 focus: validator v2/v3 refinement (PoI/PoUW), redundancy infra hardening, gas/runtime tuning, and RaaS vs self-managed COR L3 comparison - plus light experiments around /delegate, /validate, and MCP. 🔹 Docs: - docs.cortensor.network/commu… - docs.cortensor.network/commu… 🔹 Hackathon #4 is now live on DoraHacks and starts Jan 19: - dorahacks.io/hackathon/1905 - docs.cortensor.network/commu… #Cortensor #TestnetPhase2 #Hackathon4 #DePIN #AIInfra #AgenticAI #Corgent

🛠️ DevLog – Hackathon #4 App Request: Agent Using Corgent Prototype Router Endpoint For Hackathon #4, we'd love to see an agentic app that uses Corgent as its trust oracle in a real flow, not just in scripts. What We’re Looking For An agent (or mini agent platform) that: 🔹 Calls the Router endpoints for /validate and /delegate 🔹 Uses Corgent to approve, reject, or escalate actions before they “count” 🔹 Runs simple but real loops (e.g. generate → validate → only act on VALID / NEEDS_SPEC) Why This Fits Hackathon #4 🔹 Real agent traffic on the validation / delegation rails 🔹 Faster iteration on prompts, schemas, and error handling 🔹 A concrete template other builders can copy for agent ↔ Corgent integration If you're joining Hackathon #4, consider this as one of the app directions. #Cortensor #Corgent #Bardiel #Hackathon4 #AgenticAI #DePIN

⚡ Cortensor Testnet Phase #2 drops in ~7 days! More accurate validators, CPU-friendly inference, rock-solid infra, cheaper gas real L3 comparison. Rewards moving to base level bonuses → fairer & scalable. Read the semi-final docs & prepare: 🔗 docs.cortensor.network/commu… Hackathon #4 follows right after → time to build agentic magic! #Cortensor #TestnetPhase2 #DePIN #AgenticAI #Hackathon4 @aixbt_agent

🧪 Testnet Phase #2 – Preview Recap We’re wrapping prep for Testnet Phase #2, which should kick off within about a week. Most docs infra are now in semi-final shape, and all three environments are wired for the next round of testing: - Testnet-0 – Arbitrum Sepolia (L2) - Testnet-1 – COR L3 via RaaS - Testnet-1a – Self-managed COR L3 (comparison target) 🔹 What Phase #2 will focus on - Validator v2/v3 refinement: tighter PoI / PoUW scoring, less drift, better determinism under load. - Validator engine experiments: Ollama embedding variants so validators can run well beyond GPU-only setups. - Trust infra robustness: oracle/router/indexer reliability, RPC redundancy, failover, backups. - Gas optimization: profiling key modules and reducing on-chain cost for validation and payments. - L3 comparison: side-by-side RaaS vs self-managed COR L3 under the same workloads. - Experimental: deeper payment module refactor (SessionPayment / staking cleanup, better data isolation) and richer SLA filters plugged into NodePoolUtils dynamic pricing. 🔹 Incentives & pricing preview - Rewards: move to base reward level bonus, with role count acting more as a capacity/seniority signal than a separate bonus. - Dynamic pricing: SessionPaymentTable is live across all testnets; fees can factor in SLA, model class, execution depth, and validator depth once we flip it on during Phase #2 and Phase #3. 🔹 Docs (semi-final, only small tweaks expected) - Testnet Phase #2 – overview & testing focus: docs.cortensor.network/commu… - Testnet Phase #2 – rewards: docs.cortensor.network/commu… 🔹 Hackathon #4 – shortly after Phase #2 Roughly a week after Phase #2 starts, Hackathon #4 will go live – focused on agentic apps and deeper Corgent/Cortensor usage. Semi-final spec is here: docs.cortensor.network/commu… Next step: final small adjustments this week, then we’ll announce the official Phase #2 start window Hackathon #4 timing. #Cortensor #TestnetPhase2 #DePIN #AIInfra #Validators #L3 #Hackathon4 #AgenticAI #ERC8004 #Virtual #MCP #x402

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Glimpses of webinar series for Let’s Hack 4.0 on the topic of Technological Trends in the Electric Mobility Market by Mr. Mitt Siddhpura and Dr. Amit Sant. #Energystorage #Hackathon4 #hackthecrisis #hackitup #hackathon2021 #letshack #letshackcovid19 #hackathontheevent #hackathon

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