Backblaze said 1,300+ builders joined its GenAI Media Hackathon, with firstframe taking the top prize. The event adds to signs of AI-storage demand: Backblaze h

BWB News TV • 2026-08-14 18:16 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson

Backblaze said 1,300+ builders joined its GenAI Media Hackathon, with firstframe taking the top prize. The event adds to signs of AI-storage demand: Backblaze has cited 2–3 PB in daily AI data ingestion and a $335 million CoreWeave deal.

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