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McDonald's customers may soon be giving their order to a robot.The fast food company is testing a new artificial intellience order-taking system at the drive-thru called ArchIQ at five locations across the country right now, according to Restaurant Business Magazine.The initiative is part of the company's new brand strategy called McDonald’s Next, which was announced this week.FOX Business has reached out to McDonald's for comment.MCDONALD'S UNVEILS NEW GROWTH STRATEGY TO WIN BACK CUSTOMERSWhile introducing McDonald’s NEXT earlier this week, CEO Chris Kempczinski said that customers shouldn't have to choose between "hospitality or speed."McFranchisee, an X account for a McDonald's franchise, said this week that Google is affiliated with the new project."Meet Archy IQ - no, we are not new to AOT. In fact, we have been in this AI field for about 8 years," McFranchisee wrote on X on Tuesday.MCDONALD’S AI HIRING CHATBOT EXPOSED DATA OF JOB CANDIDATES"We sold our in-house model to IBM and moved on as it wasn’t good enough for our needs. As mentioned below, I wanted to hire Google (who uses NVIDIA) to service our AOT 3 years ago and found out today that Google is behind this project. We are currently in 5 test stores, having processed over 1M transactions with about 90% of orders completed without human escalations. Impressive for a new test."McFranchisee said that every McDonald's in the country will get Google Edge Cloud blades installed ahead of the rollout."Archy will not only assist drive-thru orders but act as a master brain to help managers run a better restaurant," it added. "It’s like a personal assistant that alerts you to potential bottlenecks or issues."Most of the comments under the X post were negative."We all hate the system installed at Wendy's," one person wrote. "We hate the kiosks at McDonald's, Wendy's, and Taco Bell that we are asked to use instead of talking to a person. We will hate this too. Say goodbye to customers.""No one wants this - we like dealing with smiling faces," another said, to which McFranchisee replied, "We still smile at the cash and present window - this is just at the speaker."The new A.I. initiative comes two years after McDonald's dropped another similar effort. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street
The Nasdaq saw its biggest daily fall since early 2025. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - LARRY KUDLOW: Trump loves business, and business is boomingThat’s right, business is booming. Who do you think creates jobs? That’s a serious question. The answer is not consumer spending, which is what 99% of overeducated economists and media types will tell you. It’s business that creates jobs. And by the way, jobs are booming.172,000 in May. Last three months 188,000 average. April and March revised up 93,000. All these results are twice as much as predicted, but the point I want to make is that jobs are not created from thin air. They are created by profitable moneymaking businesses, large or small.And the important part about Trumpian economic policy is that as a former businessman, he knows how the American economic engine really works. So he has given business significant supply-side tax relief for 100% depreciation, and dropping the corporate tax, and low small business taxes. And that bet is paying off big time.And here’s another key point. Even with the Iran war temporary bump up of inflation, wages are still beating prices. For all workers over the past year, average hourly earnings are up 3.4% and aggregate hours worked up 0.9%. You must add them together to get total wage income compensation – most economists and journalists don’t, so they are wrong – but that gives you 4.3% wage income and that is still higher than the temporarily inflated 3.8% CPI. The unemployment rate is 4.3%.Over the past year, foreign-born workers have dropped over 100,000, while native-born jobs have jumped almost 400,000. There’s no A.I. job loss effect thus far.But let me circle back to the importance of business. You have to have a healthy, profitable business in order to have the resources to hire more workers and pay better wages and salaries. If you’re losing money, you’re going to lay off workers and shrink pay.So profits, which are the mothers milk of stocks and the lifeblood of the economy, are absolutely crucial. Macroeconomists, especially from northeastern and bicoastal universities do not seem to understand this. And their graduates in the media do not understand this. Profits are the key, they’re not a dirty word. So when President Trump eased the tax on profits in the one big beautiful bill, he knew what he was doing. He was creating jobs at higher wages.And then follow the real economic logic, a successful moneymaking, profitable business hires more workers, pays better wages, and those wages are the incomes of… [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago
- Free ThinkingCan the accumulation of wealth be ethical and what can we learn from Adam Smith's enquiry? [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
- Subaru recalls nearly 70,000 SUVs after moonroof panels detach while drivingSubaru is recalling nearly 70,000 vehicles in the U.S. after discovering a defect that could cause moonroof glass panels to detach from the vehicle, creating a potential hazard for other motorists.The recall affects 69,663 model-year 2026 Subaru Forester and Forester Hybrid vehicles, according to a safety recall report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.According to the report, some affected vehicles may have been manufactured with power moonroof assemblies in which the glass panel was improperly bonded to the sliding frame. Over time, the adhesive bond could deteriorate, increasing the risk that the moonroof glass could separate from the vehicle while it is being driven.The automaker said a detached glass panel could raise the risk of a crash or injury for other road users.FORD RECALLS NEARLY 420,000 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SUVS OVER SEAT BELT LOCKING ISSUEThe recall covers 65,656 Forester SUVs produced between June 19, 2025, and March 13, 2026, as well as 4,007 Forester Hybrid models built between Feb. 20 and March 17, 2026.Subaru traced the issue to the manufacturing process, saying some moonroof assemblies may not have received the proper amount of primer, a bonding agent needed to securely attach the glass panel to the sliding frame. The moonroof assemblies were supplied by Webasto Roof Systems Inc. in Kentucky.The company began investigating the issue after receiving a report on Feb. 26 that a moonroof glass panel had detached from a vehicle. A supplier investigation later indicated that some assemblies may have been produced with improper bonding between the glass and frame.Subaru said it received three technical reports related to the condition between Feb. 26 and March 25. The company said it is not aware of any crashes or injuries linked to the defect.NISSAN RECALLS OVER 51K SUVS AFTER SOFTWARE DEFECT CAUSES DASHBOARD SCREENS TO FAILThe automaker decided on May 21 to conduct a voluntary safety recall "out of an abundance of caution," according to the filing.Dealers will inspect affected moonroof glass panels and replace the assembly if necessary at no cost to owners. Subaru said the issue was corrected in production on March 10.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREA representative for Subaru did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment.Dealer notifications began May 28, while owner notification letters are expected to be mailed by July 24. Vehicle owners will be able to check whether their SUV is included in the recall… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
- Stocks Slide as Investors See Rates Rising After Strong Jobs Data
The S&P 500 fell more than 2 percent on Friday, on course for its worst one-day drop of the year and ending nine weeks of gains. [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
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