A strange new spin on the vending machine has cropped up in the city of Grenoble: instead of dispensing soda and snacks, these sleek orange and black machines print out free short stories. Conceived ...

Buckle in, travelers, we're cranking open the neon-humming door of the Takeout Time Machine. Its buttons are sticky with soda pop syrup, and inside it hums the faint, sugary static of days gone by.

UMATILLA, Fla. — This vending machine isn’t dispensing candy, chips, or soda. It’s dropping knowledge. An elementary school in Umatilla, Florida, unveiled the machine this week as part of the state’s ...

North America leads the market due to widespread adoption of automated retail technologies and advanced payment systems.

An AI agent was given the simple task of running a vending machine. It ended in chaos, confusion, and over $1,000 in losses.

Several leading snack-food makers have entered into a voluntary agreement to provide healthier options for school vending machines as part of an agreement with former President Clinton’s foundation ...

Vending machines usually bring to mind snacks but in communities across Missouri, some are now stocked with something far ...

A new vending machine in Brownsville, Brooklyn is attracting lots of attention – but not because it sells snacks and drinks. Instead, compartments in the shiny blue device on the corner of Decatur ...

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