Joanna Stern’s “AI Vending Machine Dispensed Pure Chaos” (Personal Journal, Dec. 22) reminded me of one of the bedtime tales my father used to tell me when I was a child. The “coffee-machine story” ...

When Luke Saunders came up with the novel idea to sell salads from a vending machine 12 years ago, it was so far out of the box that he had to invent a new one. Believing that fast food should be ...

An AI-powered vending machine pilot turned into an unplanned lesson in what happens when you give software too much freedom in the real world. In the test, the system was reportedly nudged into ...

Imagine this: You're sitting at Boston's Logan International Airport, stomach growling (you skipped dinner amid a mad dash to your gate). Looking up from your phone, you spot a blue-and-white vending ...

Scavenging for anything that can help you survive the horrors of the Dark Aether is an integral part of Black Ops 7 Zombies. As players make their way through the game’s launch map, Ashes of the ...

The machine provides access to fresh, local foods whenever residents need it. New Yorkers in need of nourishment can stop by this neighborhood vending machine for fresh, free grocery items. The free ...

When most people walk up to a vending machine, they expect to find sodas, chips or candy bars. But at a new kiosk in San Francisco, customers are met with something different: fresh pasta. Chef ...

An autonomous vending machine powered by Anthropic’s Claude attempted to contact the FBI after noticing a $2 fee was still being charged to its account while its operations were suspended. Stop ...

Last month, Chick-fil-A launched its first temperature-controlled market fridge in the U.S. It's basically a high-tech vending machine serving fresh food in a Georgia hospital. Since it went online, ...

There's no denying that Coca-Cola is an iconic brand, with the soda company standing at the forefront of pop culture for decades. With that said, it hasn't necessarily been in the good graces of the ...

WASHINGTON — Chick-fil-A is launching its first-ever vending machine as part of a short-term test. The vending machine, which is a temperature-controlled market fridge, is currently available only at ...