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title: "Turn And Face The Strange"
description: "Fly.io announces a strategic shift toward Sprites, its “computers for agents,” after concluding that AI-driven software development changes the needs its public-cloud platform should serve. The company says coding agents increasingly run in cloud-hosted workstations because laptops stop when closed, while conventional cloud resources impose too much commitment for semi-disposable agent workloads. Sprites are designed to be created rapidly in large numbers, retain 100GB durable disks, use metered utility billing that pauses during inactivity, and host Internet-accessible applications. The post says a new iteration adds scaling and orchestration work plus the Sprite Block Device, while Fly Machines and platform-as-a-service features will continue. Fly.io also announces new funding and Scott Johnston as CEO, with the founder moving to an advisor role."
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# Turn And Face The Strange

[Fly.io](https://yomu.fyi/company/fly-io) · Jul 24, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Fly.io announces a strategic shift toward Sprites, its “computers for agents,” after concluding that AI-driven software development changes the needs its public-cloud platform should serve. The company says coding agents increasingly run in cloud-hosted workstations because laptops stop when closed, while conventional cloud resources impose too much commitment for semi-disposable agent workloads. Sprites are designed to be created rapidly in large numbers, retain 100GB durable disks, use metered utility billing that pauses during inactivity, and host Internet-accessible applications. The post says a new iteration adds scaling and orchestration work plus the Sprite Block Device, while Fly Machines and platform-as-a-service features will continue. Fly.io also announces new funding and Scott Johnston as CEO, with the founder moving to an advisor role.

## Context

Fly.io says AI has changed how software is built and shipped, weakening the importance of its original focus on fast, opinionated infrastructure for fixed-function applications. Coding agents need persistent cloud computers that avoid the limitations of developer laptops and the commitment of conventional cloud resources.

## Approach / What changed

Fly.io is focusing the company on a new iteration of Sprites, which can be created rapidly, provide 100GB durable disks, use utility billing that does not run while idle, and host Internet-accessible applications. The company also cites scaling and orchestration work, the Sprite Block Device, additional funding, and Scott Johnston becoming CEO.

## Takeaways

- Sprites are intended as computers for agents rather than merely sandboxes, with durable storage and the ability to host applications over the Internet.
- Sprites can be created in large numbers and use metered billing whose meter does not run when they are inactive.
- Fly Machines and Fly.io’s platform-as-a-service features will continue, while Sprites become the company’s central focus under CEO Scott Johnston.

**Tags:** [AI Agents](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai-agents), [Sprites](https://yomu.fyi/topic/sprites)

- Source: [Fly.io](https://fly.io/blog/kurt-scott-money-sprites)
- Source URL: https://fly.io/blog/kurt-scott-money-sprites
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-02T11:58:03.657Z

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