AWS is shutting down Mechanical Turk, which let humans beat AI at certain work tasks
AWS is shutting down Mechanical Turk, which let humans beat AI at certain work tasks

Amazon will close Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, ending a 21-year platform that connected businesses with hundreds of thousands of workers.

Diamonds, Crescents and Wildcats: Intel shows off its hardware for the next generation of agentic AI workloads

Intel laid out its whole agentic AI hardware stack at Hot Chips 2026, but two of the three chips are still a year or more from shipping.

The US Navy wants its next drone-mounted torpedo to be able to glide silently through the air
The US Navy wants its next drone-mounted torpedo to be able to glide silently through the air

The US Navy is evaluating two Silent Anvil designs featuring strict size limits, aerial glide requirements, and rapid prototype development.

Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it’ll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck
Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it’ll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck

Ukraine has deployed a reusable turbojet interceptor against Russian drones, while ballistic missiles remain a major unresolved challenge for Kyiv.

Russia says it will start selling its ‘suicide drone’ to foreign nations — but won’t name them
Russia says it will start selling its ‘suicide drone’ to foreign nations — but won’t name them

Russia is marketing the Garpia-A1E abroad, offering foreign buyers a long-range loitering munition with six-hour endurance and substantial payload capacity.

12 Mac mini alternatives for Windows I’d actually buy
12 Mac mini alternatives for Windows I’d actually buy

With Apple unveiling the new M6-powered Mac mini, I’ve hand-picked 12 Windows mini PCs that offer a serious alternatives to Apple’s machine.

Well it’s about time – McKinsey report says AI is ‘on the road to ROI’ at last

McKinsey claims the march to agentic AI continues, and it might even start paying for itself soon…