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 ...

Governor Hochul continues her energetic engagement on artificial intelligence (AI)—with a key bill signing last Friday, Dec.

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology.

With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.

There may be no better example of customer-centric commerce than vending, with customers initiating, directing and ...

HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, @NikonomicsPodcast and I are discussing "IGenius," a segment where we analyze business ...

Three red vending machines at Fox Valley Mall make donating winter clothes to the unsheltered, providing breakfast for needy ...

Anthropic’s Claude ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI agents.

Pennies piled up in Foster City, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2025. On Nov. 12, the United States Mint officially ended production of ...

The global migration to more intelligent, agile, interactive vending devices creates opportunities and challenges for ...

If you’re like most people, your relationship with your bank is mostly fees, passwords, and the occasional fraud alert. You ...

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