Mechanical Turk was built to supply the “human intelligence” computers could not provide. After 21 years, Amazon is shutting it down as that boundary becomes increasingly difficult to define. Amazon Web Services said Mechanical Turk will permanently close Sept. 30, 2026, giving workers and businesses a little more than a month to move away from…
TL;DR: Watch Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest in the Premier League for free on CazéTV. Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The Premier League is so back. The first round of fixtures delivered everything we’ve come to expect from (arguably) the most exciting league in the world. We got shock results,…
If the name Motorola isn’t already in your smartphone lexicon, then you’ve been missing out on terrific Android devices from one of the most legendary tech brands. In fact, it practically invented the industry, having unveiled the world’s first cell phone in the 1970s (respect!). From ethe DynaTAC in the 1980s, to the StarTAC of…
I am nothing if not a huge movie buff. I watch way too many of them, and I’m always on the hunt for a new format in which to experience them. So when XREAL, the smart glasses company, sent me an a01 — one of its newer models, which it released in May of this…
Nvidia is reportedly buying one of AI’s biggest model-sharing platforms, potentially extending its reach beyond chips and deeper into the software ecosystem. The company has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the deal. The companies have not publicly confirmed the transaction, and reports indicate…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
President Donald Trump interrupted Nvidia’s all-hands staff meeting on Thursday morning when he called CEO Jensen Huang midway through, three sources who witnessed the interaction tell WIRED. Nvidia’s all-hands meetings typically involve Huang presenting or answering questions, on stage, to in-person staff at the company’s Santa Clara, California, headquarters, while thousands of remote employees tune…
The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot, for that. Behind that hype, though, there is real progress. The physical capabilities of robots continue to improve, and researchers now believe that the AI techniques behind large…
Plaud wants its new AI earbuds to record and process workplace conversations without relying on a nearby smartphone. The company’s new Plaud One Explorer Edition pairs wireless earbuds with a charging case that includes an eSIM and 4G LTE connectivity, allowing recordings to be uploaded to Plaud’s AI services without relying on a nearby smartphone…
The Hamptons’ most talked-about dinner party of the summer will have to wait a little bit longer. Gwyneth Paltrow’s closely watched dinner honoring OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been postponed, according to The New York Times. The private gathering was originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29, at Paltrow’s home in Amagansett, New York. This Tweet…
