AI Is Back on McDonald’s Drive-Thru Menu—Will It Work This Time?

Say hello to Archy, the fast-food giant's new Google-powered AI ordering system now being tested ahead of a nationwide ...

McDonald's testing AI drive-thru order-taking system called ArchIQ at five locations across country

McDonald's is testing ArchIQ, a new AI order-taking system at five locations, as part of its McDonald's Next strategy ...
Eagle-Tribune

Wonder opens food-hall ordering platform in Merrimack Valley

LAWRENCE — Food-hall concept Wonder, at 435 Winthrop Ave., celebrated its latest Massachusetts location with a grand opening celebration Thursday. Wonder is a mealtime and multi-restaurant ordering ...
The Conversation

These shocks to Australia’s food system won’t be the last. Will it learn in time for the next one?

News of a fragile ceasefire has done little to calm anxieties about the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has choked shipping and the United States has responded with a targeted maritime blockade. Concerns ...
Reuters

Robots, drones could slash global food delivery costs to $1 per order, Barclays says

April 15 (Reuters) - Autonomous food delivery robots and drones could cut costs by several dollars to as low as $1 per order, a shift that could unlock billions of dollars in profits for ‌the global ...
New Scientist

The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

Where does your food come from? The supermarket or a local farm, you might think, or maybe you even grow your own. But really the answer is fossil fuels – and thanks to the ongoing Iran war, you are ...
TechCrunch

Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub

Amazon’s latest upgrade to Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant, allows you to order food from popular delivery services Uber Eats and Grubhub in a conversational manner, just as if you were ...
Engadget

Amazon adds dynamic food delivery ordering to Alexa+

Amazon announced that it is adding new capabilities for ordering food delivery with its Alexa+ artificial intelligence assistant. Users will be able to place orders using natural language on Alexa+ ...
The Verge

You can order Grubhub and Uber Eats ‘conversationally’ with Alexa Plus

Amazon says conversational food ordering is just the beginning for its beefed up AI assistant. Amazon says conversational food ordering is just the beginning for its beefed up AI assistant. is a ...
Forbes

How Natural Food Brands Are Challenging A Broken Food System

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Natural food is increasingly becoming mainstream. A shopper peruses an aisle with large ...
The New York Times

What Our Industrial Food System Can’t Do

Re “Stop Worrying, and Learn to Love Industrial Food,” by Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg (Opinion guest essay, Feb. 8): In a country already dominated by industrial food, Dr. Dutkiewicz and ...
Autoblog

GM’s New Ordering System Could Make Popular Models Easier to Find

GM has reportedly developed a new ordering program called CoreBuild, which provides dealers with the most popular car builds. GM is testing CoreBuild, streamlining dealer ordering with 26 popular ...