We take on a challenging vending machine puzzle, breaking down the strategy and clever mechanics behind its creative solution.

Unless you want to lose a whole lot of money, don’t rush to hire an AI bot to run your vending machine. That’s the lesson from a recent experiment in AI autonomy, piloted by Joanna Stern, tech ...

In this special year-end episode of Bold Names, Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims revisit talks with Mustafa Suleyman and Condoleezza Rice. They also debate the 2026 AI outlook, U.S.-China trade, and ...

Still think AI is ready to revolutionize the economy? A new experiment might change your mind. In a bold test of Anthropic’s latest version of its AI Claude, The Wall Street Journal gave the large ...

Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal Personal Technology Columnist joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to share more details about an AI vending machine experiment in the WSJ newsroom and why chaos ...

Ideally, by the time the press gets their hands on a new product or service, all the kinks have already been worked out. Not so for “Claudius,” an AI-operated vending machine that Anthropic lent to ...

During testing, the AI agent also ordered a PlayStation5 and live betta fish, and staffers convinced it to give away almost everything for free, losing a bunch of money. Sounds fun! Anthropic’s ...

Three red vending machines at Fox Valley Mall make donating winter clothes to the unsheltered, providing breakfast for needy kids, or sending chickens to people in developing countries as easy as ...

JANESVILLE — SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital — Janesville and Rock County Public Health this week unveiled a new harm reduction vending machine for the community. “All vending machine supplies are ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WKOW) -- SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Janesville and Rock County Public Health have partnered to add a new harm reduction vending machine to the hospital Thursday. The two ...

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 ...