2026-08-26

Amazon is closing Mechanical Turk, the human workforce it sold as AI

Amazon is closing Mechanical Turk on 30 September. The marketplace is 21 years old, and it paid people a few cents at a time to do work that computers could not. Jeff Bezos once called it “artificial artificial intelligence”. A banner across the MTurk homepage sets out the decision. “We regularly evaluate our programs, tools, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-26

Nitter is offline after seven years, shut down by cease-and-desist letters

X Corp has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open-source project that let people read X posts without an account. Nitter.net is offline and development has stopped. Its creator says he is seeking legal advice. XCancel, the best-known site built on Nitter, has also stopped operating. Sarah Perez has read one of the letters and […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-26

Apple should make a Mac Neo to fill the void left by the more expensive Mac mini

A modest proposal for Apple to add a lower-cost option to its Mac lineup. [...]

2026-08-26

IKEA and Xbox have fully unveiled their new furniture collection at Gamescom

Who hasn't dreamt of sitting on a green stool modeled like a thumbstick? [...]

2026-08-26

Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, targeting "ultimate cost efficiency"

Alibaba's Qwen team is previewing the Qwen4 architecture with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, a mixture-of-experts model that activates just 6 out of 125 billion parameters per token. At one-ninth the training cost, it beats much larger competitors like DeepSeek-V4-Flash and Claude Opus 4.6 on coding and office benchmarks, adding more pricing pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic.<br /> The article Alib [...]

2026-08-26

After playing The Duskbloods network test, I was stunned by — and couldn’t get enough of — its breakneck pacing

The Duskbloods feels like FromSoftware’s unique multiplayer philosophy at its best, but its time limits can be alarmingly demanding. [...]

2026-08-26

The new Secretlab Titan Evo Marvel gaming chair collab is the most gorgeous alternate design yet, and a must-have for any Spider-Man fan

Secretlab has announced a collaboration with Marvel: a new Titan Evo gaming chair inspired by your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. [...]

2026-08-26

How to watch Adults season 2 - stream Gen Z sitcom

The gang are back, navigating their twenties from their base in Queens, NY and tackling a new set of real-wold dilemmas. Here's how to watch Adults season 2 online from anywhere [...]

2026-08-26

Wanted: Token spend control and governance without slowing down agentic AI innovation

Agentic AI is accelerating, but organizations need stronger governance to control costs, security and access. [...]