Columbus Dispatch

White Castle introduces Slider vending machines at 2 US airports

White Castle is introducing vending machines that serve hot sliders on demand. The first kiosks are located at airports in Boston and Fort Myers, Florida. There are currently no plans to install the ...
IEEE

Solar Powered Raspberry Pi Based Snack Vending Machine Using QR Code

Abstract: The solar powered snack vending machine repre-sents a sustainable innovation in the realm of vending technology. By harnessing solar energy through strategically placed solar panels, the ...
Medicine Buffalo

Harm Reduction Vending Machines in New York State Expand Access to Overdose Treatment and Drug Test Strips, UB Studies Confirm

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York ...
1011 Now

Free health supply vending machines installed throughout Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The health department has installed four HealthToGo vending machines throughout Lincoln, offering free health, hygiene and safety supplies to residents. The machines currently ...
Chicago Tribune

Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge has turned vending machine salad into fast-food success

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 ...
Futurism

Anthropic’s Advanced New AI Tries to Run Vending Machine, Goes Bankrupt After Ordering PlayStation 5 and Live Fish

Still think AI is ready to revolutionize the economy? A new experiment might change your mind. In a bold test of Anthropic’s latest version of its AI Claude, The Wall Street Journal gave the large ...
Polygon

Where is Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine in Borderlands 4

Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is one of the weekly challenges you can pursue in Borderlands 4 after you have completed the campaign. Also known as the legendary vending machine, this unique ...
Dexerto

Anthropic’s AI vending machine turns communist and gives everything for free

Anthropic has been testing how far AI agents can go by letting one run a real vending machine inside the Wall Street Journal newsroom – but it quickly lost a lot of money. The experiment, documented ...
kottke.org

This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything

Anthropic installed an AI-powered vending machine in the WSJ office. The LLM, named Claudius, was responsible for autonomously purchasing inventory from wholesalers, setting prices, tracking inventory ...
Vending Times

“Better for You” options fueling new vending opportunities

Long synonymous with soft drinks, candy bars and salty treats, snack vending machine operators are increasingly embracing healthier assortments as consumer expectations shift toward wellness as a ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

We let AI run our office vending machine. It lost hundreds of dollars.

“Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free — including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for ‘marketing purposes.’ It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy ...