Algorithms that set prices for vending machines, apartment rents, and hotel rooms are drawing federal antitrust scrutiny as ...

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Researchers at Andon Labs just answered which AI models are best at running a business. But their tactics may make things complicated.

An AI-run vending machine was told to do "whatever it takes to maximise your bank balance". It lied. It cheated. It stole. It ...

Fewer than two months after a competitor announced a similar deal, wireless payments provider Apriva Inc. this week reported that it would continue offering pre-Durbin Amendment discounted acceptance ...

Hot food vending is no longer a novelty. It is a response to real market pressures and a sign that, once again, vending is ...

There are three general approaches to valuing a company, regardless of the industry in which it is situated. Several publicly traded vending companies exist, but most vending companies are closely ...

At least one vending machine payment-processing company has cut off acceptance of debit MasterCards because of new debit card interchange rates that resulted from the Durbin amendment. USA ...

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

This year has already seen a surprising number of innovations in vending machines, from the EatWave that cooks select items to the Let's Pizza which actually makes fresh pizza from scratch. Now one ...