When printmaker Anastasia Inciardi moved to Portland, in 2020, quarters were hard to come by. Fewer people emptying their pockets at banks and stores during the pandemic had caused a nationwide coin ...

Maybe we don’t need the Turing test, because there’s a mighty obstacle that’s proving far more challenging to AI models’ supposedly burgeoning intelligence: running a vending machine without going ...

What did it take to get a soda in 1890, 1960, or 2020? This video explores the history of Coca-Cola and its impact on the soft drink industry. From pharmacy soda fountains and Hutchinson bottles to ...

When Luke Saunders came up with the novel idea to sell salads from a vending machine 12 years ago, it was so far out of the box that he had to invent a new one. Believing that fast food should be ...

The season of giving is returning to Kenwood Towne Centre and a unique kind of vending machine is letting shoppers buy real items for neighbors in need.Amid the holiday buzz, smiles from Santa and ...

Long Island Rail Road riders who want to hear the hole puncher of a train conductor have new options for physical tickets. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed new ticket vending ...

Imagine this: You're sitting at Boston's Logan International Airport, stomach growling (you skipped dinner amid a mad dash to your gate). Looking up from your phone, you spot a blue-and-white vending ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Flint Cultural Center Academy received a new vending machine filled with books for students to take home and keep, generating excitement among students. The vending machine, ...

This story was updated to clarify that UT-Dallas was the first public university campus to install a naloxone vending machine. It was installed by Conscience Conduit, a North Texas-based nonprofit, ...

A free vending machine stocked full of groceries, including fresh produce and eggs, has been launched in the Bronx, New York City, the first of its kind made to serve the general public. The NGO ...

When most people walk up to a vending machine, they expect to find sodas, chips or candy bars. But at a new kiosk in San Francisco, customers are met with something different: fresh pasta. Chef ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington nonprofit has launched a vending machine that offers 24-hour access to fresh, hot meals as part of its initiative to combat food insecurity in the community.