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Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-25 22:28:47

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters But the AI seems to have served up the complete opposite. Since 2023, the fast-food chain has introduced the technology at over 500 locations in the US, with the aim of reducing mistakes and speeding up orders. In one clip, a customer seemingly crashed the system by ordering 18,000 water cups, while in another a person got increasingly angry as the AI repeatedly asked him to add more drinks to his order. Taco Bell is rethinki

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This Is Hands-Down the Best Way to Store Kitchen Knives (no, It's Not a Block)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-25 21:37:00

No kitchen tool demands proper storage more than knives. Options include canvas knife wraps, wooden blocks and in-drawer organizers, but the mighty magnetic knife strip ranks as my absolute favorite. It's the first purchase I make for any new kitchen, and I push everyone I know to install one immediately. I'm a culinary-school trained nonchef, but even chef chefs recommend this storage tool: "I first tried a magnetic strip in my home kitchen a few years ago and I'm hooked," says Melissa Araujo,

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Microsoft says recent Windows update didn't kill your SSD

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-26 02:21:27

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). Redmond first told BleepingComputer last week that it is aware of users reporting SSD failures after installing this month's Windows 11 24H2 security update. In a subsequent service alert seen by BleepingComputer, Redmond said that it was unable to reproduce the issue on up-to-date systems and b

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Roborock’s Anniversary Blowout Sale Includes $1,000 Off the Incredible Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum

gizmodo.com Unknown 2025-10-26 02:55:56

Roborock’s throwing a huge party for its 11th anniversary, and there’s just one catch. At this bash, you’re the one getting the gifts, and they’re pretty incredible. Roborock is celebrating its 11-year journey from humble startup to the world’s top-selling robot vacuum brand, with units placed in over 19 million homes in over 230 countries. Along the way, Roborock’s technological advances have come in quantum leaps from LDS laser navigation to 3D ToF sensing with a sampling frequency 21 times hi

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Microsoft Word will soon save documents to the cloud by default

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-10-25 10:46:00

In brief: OneDrive, Microsoft's answer to iCloud and Google Drive, is deeply embedded in Windows 11. The operating system doesn't display prompts for opting out of the program, and Microsoft is preparing to introduce more obstacles for users who wish to save files locally. The change will begin with Microsoft Word before coming to other apps. Microsoft 365 Insiders should soon begin seeing Microsoft Word automatically save files to the company's OneDrive cloud by default. Users can toggle the f

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Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-26 18:33:42

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters But the AI seems to have served up the complete opposite. Since 2023, the fast-food chain has introduced the technology at over 500 locations in the US, with the aim of reducing mistakes and speeding up orders. In one clip, a customer seemingly crashed the system by ordering 18,000 water cups, while in another a person got increasingly angry as the AI repeatedly asked him to add more drinks to his order. Taco Bell is rethinki

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Why the wireless mic I recommend to content creators is made by a drone company

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-26 15:00:17

DJI Mic 3 ZDNET's key takeaways Big upgrade on the previous-generation hardware 32-bit float makes recording tricky situations a lot easier Battery life has been significantly improved. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. DJI isn't just the best civilian drone maker; it also makes some of the best cameras and microphones available for creatives. The company has just unveiled its third-generation microphones, packed with advanced features that make captu

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After 2 Million AI Orders, Taco Bell Admits Humans Still Belong in the Drive-Thru

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-27 01:36:00

Fast food companies have been experimenting with integrating artificial intelligence into their restaurants, from Flippy the burger-flipping robot at White Castle to dynamic pricing at Wendy's. One arena where AI seems to really be struggling, though, is at the drive-thru -- and Taco Bell is the latest to experience AI mishaps at the order box. After taking 2 million orders with AI, Taco Bell has reached one conclusion: we still need humans. "We're learning a lot, I'm going to be honest with yo

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Google's AI Live Translation and Learning Tools Are Here. How to Use Them

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-27 06:25:49

Google Translate is getting an AI upgrade designed to make real-time conversations and language learning easier. The update is rolling out this week in the Translate app on iOS and Android. The first tool, for live translations, lets you have a back-and-forth conversation with someone by surfacing audio and text translations as you speak, so you can easily follow along. Advanced Gemini models allow for support of more than 70 languages, including Arabic, French, Hindi, Korean and Spanish. Googl

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Watch Our Livestream Replay: Back to School in the Age of AI

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2025-10-27 06:28:46

Everyone has a stake in how tech is shaping education today. From the tech moguls and venture capitalists who are starting “microschools” and building ed-tech tools to policymakers who are writing bills to safeguard kids online and teachers who are getting creative about using AI for school. WIRED explored all this and more in our recent back-to-school digital edition, which was the topic of our subscriber-only livestream on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Hosted by WIRED's features director, Reyhan

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Hot deal: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones drop to record-low price!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-27 10:49:38

The brand-new Sony WH-1000XM6 are excellent headphones, but are they worth their high $499.99 price point? Many would argue so, but I don’t have unlimited money and would prefer to get something nearly as good if it saves me hundreds of dollars. The previous-generation Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are still impressive cans, and right now they are just $249.99! Buy the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones for just $249.99 ($150 off) This offer is available from Costco. This discounted all-time low price is

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Are you hoping for a live iPhone event on September 9? [Poll]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-27 14:47:57

To say that Apple’s pre-recorded events are divisive is an understatement. What initially seemed like a pandemic-fueled stopgap has become the company’s standard way to make announcements, even though its competitors have largely moved back to live presentations. With the upcoming “Awe Dropping” event, Apple has an opportunity to take a new crack at the live event format. Do you think it’ll take it? Apple has been doubling down on pre-recorded events There is no question that Apple prefers th

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Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-27 16:31:23

NPR > Education Classes began this week for students at the University at Buffalo, a public research university in western New York, but there were about 750 fewer international students on campus than expected. The new students who did make it gathered for a welcome from the school's dean of students. "We know you have had to overcome hurdles to be here – especially this summer, with visas," Tomás Aguirre told the assembled students, representing more than 100 countries. "And I just wanted yo

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Taco Bell Says ‘No Más’ to AI Drive-Thru Experiment

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-10-27 18:10:52

Last year, Taco Bell made a simple bet that Alexa-like voice assistants could handle the drive-thru window. It didn’t consider whether people could handle dealing with AI. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company embedded AI in the drive-thru boxes at more than 500 locations across the country and quickly found that it made mistakes, creeped people out, and got very easily manipulated. “We’re learning a lot, I’m going to be honest with you,” Taco Bell Chief Digital and Technology Offic

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DJI's ultralight wireless Mic 3 captures great audio - even in tricky situations

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-28 02:32:00

DJI Mic 3 ZDNET's key takeaways Big upgrade on the previous-generation hardware 32-bit float makes recording tricky situations a lot easier Battery life has been significantly improved. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. DJI isn't just the best civilian drone maker; it also makes some of the best cameras and microphones available for creatives. The company has just unveiled its third-generation microphones, packed with advanced features that make captu

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PinePhone Pro [GNU/Linux smartphone] has been discontinued

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-28 02:05:13

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Live Activities keep getting better, and iOS 26 continues that trend

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-28 06:20:44

Live Activities have become one of the best iPhone features, and they’re getting even better in iOS 26. Here’s what’s new. Scheduling Live Activities for later Last year, Apple’s Sports app gained support for scheduling Live Activities so that they automatically trigger when a game starts. In iOS 26, that same scheduling capability is now available to all third-party apps via a new developer API. Once apps implement the scheduling feature, there could be all kinds of fascinating new use case

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Taco Bell’s AI drive-thru plan gets caught up on trolls and glitches

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-28 10:16:57

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Taco Bell’s plan to outfit hundreds of drive-thrus with an AI voice assistant isn’t going exactly as the chain expected. Dane Mathews, Taco Bell’s chief digital and technology officer, admitted to The Wall Street Journal that the company is re-evaluating where t

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The cost of transparency: Living with schizoaffective disorder in tech

news.ycombinator.com Kenneth Reitz 2025-10-28 13:53:37

The Cost of Transparency: Living with Schizoaffective Disorder in Tech August 2025 "We celebrate mental health awareness until someone actually needs mental health support." In The Inclusion Illusion, I explored how tech companies perform diversity while quietly eliminating employees who actually need accommodations. What I didn't share was the personal cost of that analysis—how living openly with schizoaffective disorder has systematically excluded me from the very communities I helped build

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DJI’s new Mic 3 aims to make multicam audio recording pain-free

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-28 18:00:48

DJI TL;DR DJI has launched its new wireless microphone, featuring improved functionality and a compact design. The DJI Mic 3 now supports setups with up to four transmitters and eight receivers for cohesive multi-cam audio. It also features on-device tone adjustment, along with adaptive gain, for cleaner recordings. After recently exploring unfamiliar territories with a new robot vacuum, DJI is back to its forte with a new portable wireless microphone. The new DJI Mic 3 comes with improved e

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Google’s new Android 16 statue takes a spin on a Material 3 Expressive merry-go-round

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-29 14:33:49

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Google has unveiled its latest statue to commemorate the release of Android 16. The statue features Android’s mascot on a merry-go-round. The seats are fashioned to look like Material 3 Expressive UI shapes. Google has a tradition of commemorating the release of major Android OS updates by unveiling new statues of its Android mascot, “The Bot.” The company released the stable version of Android 16 back in June, and we’ve been waiting ever since to see w

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The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2025-10-29 05:36:43

As cybercrime surges around the world, new research increasingly shows that ransomware is evolving as a result of widely available generative AI tools. In some cases, attackers are using AI to draft more intimidating and coercive ransom notes and conduct more effective extortion attacks. But cybercriminals’ use of generative AI is rapidly becoming more sophisticated. Researchers from the generative AI company Anthropic today revealed that attackers are leaning on generative AI more heavily—somet

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This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities

wired.com David Gilbert 2025-10-30 01:09:30

A self-proclaimed leader of an online group linked to the violent extremist network The Com tells WIRED he is responsible for the flurry of hoax active-shooter alerts at universities across the US in recent days as students return to school. Known online as Gores, the person says he coleads a group called Purgatory, which is offering its followers a menu of services, including hoax threats against schools—known as swatting—for just $20, while faked threats against hospitals, businesses, and air

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First absolute superconducting switch developed in a magnetic device

news.ycombinator.com University Of Jyväskylä 2025-10-28 17:04:54

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Researchers recently realized the first de Gennes' superconducting switch where superconductivity is completely suppressed. Credit: University of Jyväskylä The University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has been involved as part of an international collaboration that has identified a way to completely suppress superconductiv

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AI Is Everywhere in Photoshop. These Are the Best Tools I Found While Editing Photos

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-31 10:00:07

Photoshop is chock-full of new tools powered by generative AI. I spend a lot of time reviewing AI image generators and other AI creative software, and I've learned that not all AI tools are built equal. So I knew I had to take Photoshop's AI for a spin to see how it stacked up. AI might not be right for every Photoshop project you do, especially if you're a professional creator who regularly uses the program. There are some good tools to help your creative workflows, but you need to spend time

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Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 06:44:16

Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end In 2020, Apple released the M1 with a custom GPU. We got to work reverse-engineering the hardware and porting Linux. Today, you can run Linux on a range of M1 and M2 Macs, with almost all hardware working: wireless, audio, and full graphics acceleration. Our story begins in December 2020, when Hector Martin kicked off Asahi Linux. I was working for Collabora working on Panfrost, the open source Mesa3D driver for Arm Mali GPUs. Hector put out a public call f

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Show HN: SecretMemoryLocker – File Encryption Without Static Passwords

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 03:39:42

💾 SecretMemoryLocker (SecretML v2.23) Your personal digital vault – protected by your memories. 💡 Upcoming Feature: SecretML-Seed (SML-Seed) — your personal recovery key, coming soon and fully functional! 🚀 What's New in v2.23 — MirageLoop (SML-ML) Secret Memory Locker v2.23 introduces the unique MirageLoop (SML-ML) feature. This is not just an update — it’s a new reality of protection. 🔐 How it works When a wrong answer to a security question is entered — MirageLoop activates. to a sec

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Video Shows Tesla Robotaxi Safety Driver Giving Up, Climbing Into Driver's Seat

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-01 17:05:57

Launched just two months ago in Austin, Tesla's Robotaxi service has been plagued with errors and safety issues — many of which have been caught on camera by passengers — from the very start. From freaking out at the sight of a child and getting stuck in infinite loops to reckless wheel-jerking and ominous calls advising passengers to exit the vehicle immediately, it would seem that "failure" is not a strong enough word to describe how poorly Tesla's not-so-driverless taxis are doing. Now, it'

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Linear Scan with Lifetime Holes

news.ycombinator.com Max Bernstein 2025-11-01 04:22:56

In my last post, I explained a bit about how to retrofit SSA onto the original linear scan algorithm. I went over all of the details for how to go from low-level IR to register assignments—liveness analysis, scheduling, building intervals, and the actual linear scan algorithm. Basically, we made it to 1997 linear scan, with small adaptations for allocating directly on SSA. This time, we’re going to retrofit lifetime holes. Lifetime holes Lifetime holes come into play because a linearized seq

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This Is the Best Oil to Use for Every Type of Cooking

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-03 05:00:00

Cooking oil can completely transform a dish, but using the wrong one can ruin it. While olive oil is a go-to for many home cooks, it isn't always the best choice. The reason? Its lower smoke point means it can burn at high temperatures, leaving food with an unpleasant, bitter taste. For frying, searing or any other high-heat cooking, reach for neutral oils like canola, avocado or grapeseed instead. They can withstand hotter temperatures and deliver a cleaner, crisper finish. By matching the rig

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Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters

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DJI's ultralight wireless Mic 3 captures great audio - even in tricky situations

PinePhone Pro [GNU/Linux smartphone] has been discontinued

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The cost of transparency: Living with schizoaffective disorder in tech

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This Is the Best Oil to Use for Every Type of Cooking

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