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TonyBaggett/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesMcDonald’s (MCD) is experimenting with a new AI-based automated order-taking system called ArchIQ at the drive-thru of five locations across the U.S., Restaurant Business Magazine reported this week. The initiative, powered by Google (GOOG) (GOOGL)-partnered voice-activated
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Worchihan Zingkhai, 40, a content creator from a village in Manipur, India. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve loved football for as long as I can remember.Growing up in a village in Manipur, in northeast India, football is everywhere. We don’t have proper equipment, so we make footballs out of plastic and old clothes rolled into a ball.I can still remember staying awake until 3 a.m. to watch my first World Cup in 1998. We had one black-and-white TV for the entire village, and we pooled money to…
After graduating with a bachelor’s in computer science in 2023, a software company offered me an exciting job that paid $60,000 a year.The catch? I had to move away from home.I had grown up on Long Island all my life, but the company didn’t have an office within commuting distance of my parents’ house. Moving felt daunting. Moving across the country? Even more so.But I felt like I had no choice because of the difficult job market and the rising costs in New York, so I packed up and moved to Texas.The East Coast was nearly impossible to affordI did…
I was 38 weeks pregnant when I stopped being able to walk, at age 28, with my first child of five. I remember the exact moment, standing in a long hallway, where I couldn’t race back to my class where 30 high school kids sat waiting for instruction. I grabbed a rolling chair from a nearby classroom and inched my way back from the bathroom, sitting.I’d developed a painful pelvic bone condition, and I thought for sure I’d be sent home to bed for the rest of my pregnancy.But that’s not what happened next. Instead, I got a call from…
On a May evening, a calendar invite titled “Project Sandbox Kickoff” popped up in the inbox of some AI training contractors who worked for Uber.It was a surprise for some of them, since they hadn’t heard from the company in months.”I thought, ‘This is the job I had heard back about in December, and now they’re finally getting back to me,'” one of the contractors told Business Insider. He had been approved to start working for Uber in December, but hadn’t received work since then.For years, Uber delivered passengers and burritos using drivers who are independent contractors. Now, Uber is…
As workers worry that AI could make their jobs obsolete, Google cofounder Sergey Brin is offering a different view.Speaking during an unscripted fireside chat at Google DeepMind Build Day at AGI House, Brin pointed to games like Go and said that human achievement has continued to advance after computers surpassed people in those domains.”And by the way, since AlphaGo, the game of Go has advanced a lot,” said Brin. “The players that played against it, Lee Sedol, became vastly better after, and Ke Jie after he played AlphaGo also. It has pushed the state of the art.”Sedol was one of…
When I’m craving takeout but want a homemade meal, I make egg-roll bowls. The best part? These only require one pan and take 15 minutes to make.First, I brown ground turkey with Trader Joe’s peeled garlic cloves and a homemade ginger paste.To make the paste, I grate fresh ginger, stir in just enough water to loosen it, and store it in the fridge to use throughout the week.I then add the whole bag of coleslaw mix, and stir in the refrigerated edamame. At the end, I toss everything with Trader Joe’s gyoza dipping sauce and a drizzle of sesame oil,…
Partiful likes to throw a party. It’s in the name.The events app, which has become the way Gen Z plans just about everything, threw a party during the New York Tech Week conference this week.”You might be wondering, ‘Why is Partiful throwing a party?'” Shreya Murthy, Partiful’s CEO, told the crowded room of Tech Week-goers.In part, it was to celebrate the startup’s first major leap toward actually making money as a social app: ticketing.Partiful recently rolled out paid tickets for events. The startup will now generate revenue from service fees added to ticket sales. Hosts earn the bulk of the…
Ukrainian forces lost a naval drone during an operation in the Black Sea on Friday after its guidance was disrupted by Russian electronic warfare, sending the vessel off course and into a large Romanian port, where it exploded.It’s the latest instance of Ukrainian drones accidentally ending up in NATO territory, which Kyiv and Western officials have blamed on Russian interference.The Ukrainian Navy said one of its naval drones “lost control” under the influence of Russian electronic warfare during a mission in the Black Sea and ended up near Romanian shores.Romania’s defense ministry said a naval drone was discovered in the…
Upgrading an outdoor space doesn't have to be challenging when you know the best trends to follow and which to avoid.Andrey Sayfutdinov/Getty ImagesWe asked interior designers and other pros to share which backyard trends are in and out this year.According to the pros, native plants, mood lighting, and outdoor living rooms are getting popular.On the other hand, plain, expansive lawns and matching patio sets are falling out of favor.Decorating your home is one thing, but designing an outdoor space comes with its own set of challenges.To find out what’s trending, Business Insider spoke with designers, gardeners, and landscaping experts about…