McDonald’s is testing a new AI drive-thru system called ArchIQ at 5 U.S. locations. The system was introduced as part of McDonald’s new “McDonald’s Next” strategy, which is focused on modernizing restaurants and improving operations. The AI can take drive-thru orders, speak with customers in English and Spanish, and help managers spot potential issues inside the restaurant. According to reports, the system has already processed over 1 million transactions, with about 90% of orders completed without a human worker needing to step in. We are slowly turning into a black mirror episode

Palestine may not have made it to the World Cup, but Bosnia and Herzegovina fans are making sure it is always present, whether in Canada, the U.S. or football stadiums everywhere.

We're going backwards.

This person has not read a book in 50 years if they think short paragraphs and simple prose are hard to find

It’s a timely moment for that class of academics who are, while positioning themselves as Democratic Party members, complete quislings — eager not only to comply in advance, but to throw further-left colleagues, projects, fields under the bus for a bit of power and recognition

Instead of discussing how Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire, we should talk about how he killed hundreds of thousands of people through his dismantling of food and medical aid to poor countries currentaffairs.org/news/how-…

i hope elon doesn't let the money change him

Better off majoring in STEM and having a humanities hobby then majoring in the humanities at the flagship State University system of the United States of America. Amazing.

RT @nicoscosc: The more I read, the more I find myself wishing I had read this years ago. 🫠

Well, how about leading by example – and also teaching some discipline?

Degrees vary in what proportion of students choose it only because they think (rightly or wrongly) that it is a good area for a high paying job. The higher the proportion, the more cheating you will see, and the lower value on the market the degree will actually have.

“To me it seems Hitler has won. He’s changed us J€w$ from being compassionate and caring…into this vicious, genocidal, nationalist nation,” —Miriam Margolyes, an 83-year-old Jewish Australian-British actor publicly condemns 1$rael's actions in Gaza

“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” Philip K. Dick, How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later

Product so good they are literally giving it away

I’ve been informed by folks on this site that The Hobbit and now Jane Austen are too difficult for teens. I can’t stress enough how condescending this is to teenagers. You’re taking away all the things that might bring them joy and leaving them with no pastimes but scrolling.

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New Night Parrot novel by SA writer Stephen Orr - in an unexpected turn the field of Night Parrot fiction is now threatening to exceed my ability to critically keep up with it! wakefieldpress.com.au/produc…

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience (part of @FrontNeurosci). It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

Wonder where the cuts are coming from 🤔