As White Castle enters the airport market, hometown customers still have to hit the drive-through. No vending machines are coming to Columbus – yet.

Taken individually, none of the policy issues is likely to upend the vending industry overnight. Taken together, though, they can reshape the economics of vending and unattended retail.

What may finally push classic vending machines toward extinction isn’t wear and tear, but the industry’s shift from analog to ...

Anthropic’s newest version of Claude displayed cutthroat tactics—and also revealed some big, weird feelings.

The vending machine industry in the US is experiencing a significant shift as consumers demand smarter, faster, and more ...

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 ...

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 ...

The season of giving is returning to Kenwood Towne Centre and a unique kind of vending machine is letting shoppers buy real items for neighbors in need.Amid the holiday buzz, smiles from Santa and ...

Long Island Rail Road riders who want to hear the hole puncher of a train conductor have new options for physical tickets. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed new ticket vending ...

Imagine this: You're sitting at Boston's Logan International Airport, stomach growling (you skipped dinner amid a mad dash to your gate). Looking up from your phone, you spot a blue-and-white vending ...

A free vending machine stocked full of groceries, including fresh produce and eggs, has been launched in the Bronx, New York City, the first of its kind made to serve the general public. The NGO ...

The machine provides access to fresh, local foods whenever residents need it. New Yorkers in need of nourishment can stop by this neighborhood vending machine for fresh, free grocery items. The free ...