The Friend is an upcoming drama film, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson and Jason Segel.
One of McDonald's greatest achievements last year in terms of customer satisfaction was trimming down the average service time at its drive-thrus. The experience now lasts about 5 minutes and 49 seconds from start to finish, compared to 6 minutes and 18 seconds in 2019, according to CNN Business.The drive-thru currently accounts for 70% of all sales at McDonald's, so it may come as no surprise that the fast-food giant is actively testing more new ways to improve this service. The company is tapping into artificial intelligence to help increase speed and order accuracy, and the new technology is beginning to roll out at select locations, CNN reports. (Related: The Saddest Restaurant Closures In Your State.)For example, customers in suburban Chicago may notice that a robot has replaced the human employees taking their drive-thru orders. The robotic female voice, which works similarly to Alexa or Siri, is designed to maintain certain customer service standards."Humans sometimes forget to greet people. They forget, they make mistakes, they don't hear as well," Lucy Brady, McDonald's chief digital customer engagement officer, told CNN Business. "A machine can actually have a consistent greeting and remain calm under pressure."For now, this feature is still in the testing phase. It's unclear how long it will take McDonald's to expand it to all drive-thru locations, which comprise about 95% of their 14,000-restaurant footprint in the U.S.Over the last few years, McDonald's has also rolled out digital menu boards, which can make customized order recommendations. It even tested a license-plate recognition software to further personalize the suggestions.For more on recent fast-food trends, check out 6 Most Anticipated Fast-Food Menu Items Launching This Year. And don't forget to sign up for our newsletter to get all of the latest restaurant news delivered straight to your inbox.
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds says Chancellor Rishi Sunak should not raise council tax at his Budget.
Isabella Bank Corporation (OTCQX:ISBA) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.27 per common share at its regular meeting held on February 24, 2021. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2021 to shareholders of record as of March 26, 2021. Based on ISBA's closing stock price of $20.50 per share as of February 24, 2021, the annualized cash dividend yield was 5.27%.
Hypori LLC, a trusted Virtual Mobility Solutions (VMS) provider that ensures Zero Data at Rest and 100% Separation to Mitigate Data Leaks, announced today that it won two 2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. The innovative company was recognized with Gold Excellence Awards for CISO of the Year and Government Cyber Industry Leader of the Year.
Community pharmacies say they can play a critical role in delivering COVID-19 shots but aren’t receiving as many vaccines proportionally as chains.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has restarted its cryptocurrency trading desk and will begin dealing bitcoin futures and non-deliverable forwards for clients from next week, a person familiar with the matter said. The team will sit within the U.S. bank's Global Markets division, the person said. The desk is part of Goldman's activities within the fast-growing digital assets sector, which also includes projects involving blockchain technology and central bank digital currencies, the person said.
Viewers are asking why most contestants in the reality show are white in the majority-black country.
Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft system development, joins an elite list of contenders for the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy "for the greatest achievements in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles." Established in 1910, the annual award has recognized individuals, projects, programs and achievements such as Orville Wright, Howard Hughes, crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 8, and the International Space Station team.
Nvidia chips power a future of self-driving cars and cloud gaming, while the global semiconductor market is in a supply crunch. Is Nvidia stock a good buy now?
The Ford family is auctioning a 1958 Edsel Bermuda Wagon and a 1947 Woody Wagon from its personal collection at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Ariz.
2020 was a heavy year for SZA between the pandemic, losing friends, and the general mood of the country. That's where writing "Good Days" comes in.
Andra Day won the Golden Globe for her titular role in Hulu's The United States vs. Billie Holiday
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Monday that he understood the “conundrum” faced by developing countries as they wait for vital supplies of coronavirus vaccine. The COVAX initiative, formed to ensure fair access to vaccines by low- and middle-income countries, has been hampered by the severely limited global supply of doses and logistical problems. Speaking on the day that the first COVAX-supplied vaccine shots were given to people in Ivory Coast, Raab said “we understand the conundrum that they feel.”
Have you ever tried to search for a movie title based only on the images you can remember in a given scene? A new AI may be able to help you out. The post AI Figures Out What Movie That Scene You’re Thinking of Is From appeared first on Nerdist.
Problems at AstraZeneca Plc's European production site in January kicked off a six-week push to get a version of its COVID-19 vaccine made at an Indian facility approved by Canada's drug regulator, according to the Canadian pharmaceutical company that filed the application. Last week, when Health Canada approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, it also cleared a version of the shot made by the Serum Institute of India (SII). SII filed the application with a Canadian partner, Verity Pharmaceuticals.
Mar. 1—Justin Andrus keeps telling people that he didn't actually want this job. He didn't apply to be the executive director at the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, and he almost turned down the request to take on the interim position. "I did not believe that I could do the job that was constitutionally mandated without the funding," Andrus said. "It has turned out that was the ...
Mar. 1—Nearly 800 new apartments are proposed or being built in Biddeford and Saco, an area that has become an increasingly popular destination in recent years as Biddeford's downtown is revitalized and high rental prices push people out of the Portland housing market. Demand for rental units is at an all-time high in Biddeford, where city officials say they continue to see strong interest ...
Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “Godzilla vs. Kong” has set a China release date of March 26, five days ahead of its U.S. debut in theaters and on streaming. The past two installments of the franchise have made more money in China than in North America, and with U.S. cinemas still closed in much of […]
Half Mexican and half Chumash, showrunner Karissa Valencia grew up “torn” between modern life and Native culture. That meant attending pop music festivals and using cell phones, while also going to sweat lodges, powwows and ceremonies important to her family’s tribe, who live on a reservation in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara. One […]
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