We hear all about the loneliness epidemic these days. The surgeon general even released an 80-page report on the topic in ...

In Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood, a new free pet food vending machine is helping neighbors keep their dogs and cats fed as ...

Behind this typically urban object are Otis Orchards residents and spouses Andrea Parrish and Peter Geyer. In addition to the ...

The modern economy has shifted the way we think about earning potential, leading many to buy unique vending machines as ...

New rumors suggest that the Pentagon, of all places, recently installed 'Pokémon' vending machines. Is it true?

The boutique chain’s co-founder, Candace Nelson, said that the business had ceased operations at year’s end. It was sold to a private equity firm more than a decade ago. By Christine Hauser Sprinkles ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The Spokane Valley Mall's Giving Machine, a charitable vending machine, concluded its run on Thursday. This unique machine allowed donors to purchase items for those in need.

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 ...

Unless you want to lose a whole lot of money, don’t rush to hire an AI bot to run your vending machine. That’s the lesson from a recent experiment in AI autonomy, piloted by Joanna Stern, tech ...

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 ...

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 ...

Three red vending machines at Fox Valley Mall make donating winter clothes to the unsheltered, providing breakfast for needy kids, or sending chickens to people in developing countries as easy as ...