Fueled by the restaurant industry’s push to use tech for better efficiency, two big AI-voice ordering players have teamed up. ConverseNow, which automates ordering for restaurants with AI, announced Tuesday it’s acquiring Valyant AI, a provider of drive-thru...
Is gamification in the metaverse poised to become the next frontier for restaurants to attract consumers? Paul Barron, CEO of Rever Networks, a blockchain and Web3 consulting service, thinks yes. He sees it as “the next evolution of what we know as a loyalty system...
While alien enthusiasts were scanning the skies for unidentified objects on World UFO Day Monday, they may have noticed something else—flying footlongs. Subway launched an innovative initiative dubbed the ‘Ultimate Footlong Experience’, delivering...
Moto Pizza Founder Lee Kindell is no stranger to automation. Kindell opened the Seattle-based pizza hub three years ago and has since tested and implemented various forms of robotics. It all started when he hurt his arm and used an automated dough mixer. Hesitant at...
While news of restaurants adopting voice AI in drive-thrus continues to circulate, fast food giant McDonald’s is pulling the plug—for now. The chain informed franchisees in an email that it would shut off the technology in more than 100 locations by the end of July. ...
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