The surprising downside of self-service kiosks and how restaurants can fix it
When restaurant customers order from a self-service kiosk while a line forms behind them, they feel rushed, prompting them to buy less and stick to familiar items instead of browsing for something...
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Fall Foliage Map 2024: Best dates to enjoy the season’s changing colors in...
On September 1, meteorological fall officially began, and in less than three weeks, on September 22, astronomical fall will, too (aka, what we generally call the autumnal equinox). That means the...
View Article3 ways AI and robotics in kitchens can disrupt society
Automating food is unlike automating anything else. Food is fundamental to life—nourishing body and soul—so how it’s accessed, prepared, and consumed can change societies fundamentally. Automated...
View ArticleTicketmaster faces fresh backlash over Oasis ticket sales
Oasis, the British rock band that had a massive following in the 1990s and early 2000s, is back together. The band, led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, haven’t performed together since 2009. Yet,...
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Akiflow is the calendar and tasks app you never knew you needed
It’s 2024, for cryin’ out loud. We’ve got robots that vacuum for us and AI that—well, kinda-sorta does some other stuff almost adequately, some of the time.Amid all that, how is it possible that...
View ArticleDirecTV-Disney dispute update: Companies blame each other as ESPN and ABC go...
DirecTV customers have fewer viewing options available after channels owned by the Walt Disney Company went dark in the wake of a carriage dispute between the media giant and the satellite-TV...
View ArticleThis Chinese disinformation group is zeroing in on the 2024 U.S. election
When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture...
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Bang & Olufsen’s new $1,500 headphones are designed to last forever
The Danish company Bang & Olufsen is known for extremes. (Like, you know, recently selling a $55,000 CD player from 1996.) Its most recent product—the new Beoplay H100 headphones, which are out...
View ArticleCapped U.S. prescription drug prices are still double that of other wealthy...
The U.S. government’s first-ever negotiated prices for prescription drugs are still on average more than double, and in some cases five times, what drugmakers have agreed to in four other high-income...
View ArticleNordstrom Rack is opening almost two dozen new locations in 2024. Here’s a...
Retail earnings season has been a mix of hits and misses over the past few weeks, with industry giants like Walmart and Target beating sales expectations with help from aggressive discounts while...
View ArticleTesla’s plans revealed for a new variant of the Model Y EV
Tesla plans to produce a six-seat variant of its Model Y car in China from late 2025, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the U.S. automaker strives to increase the appeal of its...
View Article‘I didn’t want to get wrinkles’: The alarming effects of tweens using...
When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.By the time she turned 10, Scarlett and her friends were spending hours on TikTok and YouTube watching...
View ArticleIs AI really a job killer? This California company puts those fears to rest
Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an...
View ArticleIntel CEO to pitch plans to shed assets, which could include Altera
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company’s board of directors to slice off unnecessary businesses and revamp capital spending,...
View ArticleHarris gets a fundraising boost from crypto executives looking for softer...
Cryptocurrency investors and industry executives calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to pursue a softer regulatory stance on the industry are planning to raise at least $100,000 for the Democratic...
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Urban wildfires pose a serious threat to water quality and aquatic life,...
A tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As sunlight filters through the water, mayfly nymphs, no larger than your fingernail, cling to algae-coated cobbles. Their...
View ArticleThe viral Chase Bank ‘glitch’ that spread on TikTok proves it: We need better...
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. And in the case of this past weekend’s viral Chase Bank “glitch,” it was. In recent days, social media users on TikTok claimed to have discovered a way...
View ArticleU.S. manufacturing measures edge up while construction spending drops
U.S. manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in August amid some improvement in employment, but a further decline in new orders and rise in inventory suggested factory activity could remain...
View ArticleWhy will.i.am believes AI will change radio forever
Radio inspired will.i.am’s career. Now, the musician and entrepreneur is eager to innovate on the dying medium with Radio.fyi, a new interactive AI model. Will shares his philosophy about AI...
View ArticleGetting a COVID-19 vaccine could now cost up to $200. Here’s what you need to...
The Bridge Access Program, a measure by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help uninsured and underinsured Americans get free COVID vaccines, has come to an end. That means that...
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