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‘Alexa, help me find a job at McDonald’s’

People looking for a job at fast food chain McDonald’s can now start their application using Alexa or Google Assistant. The global chain is hoping to attract new staff with increasingly popular voice-powered assistants taking answers to a few basic questions such as name, job area of interest and location. With the Apply Thru skill…

25th September 201925th September 2019 Chris Price News, smart speaker

McDonald’s buys automated digital voice start-up for Drive-Thrus

McDonald’s is hoping a digital automated voice is the special ingredient needed to speed up drive-thru orders at its restaurants. The global fast food chain revealed it is buying a start-up that develops voice-based, conversational technology, which will be used to take orders from customers in their cars and send them to staff in the…

10th September 201910th September 2019 Chris Price Artificial Intelligence, News

McDonald’s buys AI tech to automatically adjust drive-thru menu

American fast food chain McDonald’s has bought an AI machine-learning company that will automatically change its drive-thru menu panels depending on factors such as weather, time, restaurant traffic and trends. The technology means that it could suggest McFlurry ice cream products on hot days, or show what is popular at that particular restaurant at the…

27th March 201927th March 2019 Chris Price Artificial Intelligence, News

McDonalds in the UK installs 600 wireless charging hotspots

McDonalds has announced that it is adding "Qi" wireless charging hotspots to 50 restaurants in the UK. In partnership with hotspot makers AirCharge, the company will be rolling out chargers in branches in London "and elsewhere". Qi wireless chargers are backed by the Wireless Power Consortium - which has already has its technology in a…

8th January 2015 James O'Malley Gadgets

McDonald's iPhone Pong billboard lets you win Big Macs

It takes more than just a happy meal toy to coax us into a McDonald's joint these days, but the fast-food giant has hit on something rather cool with their latest ad campaign in Sweden. iPhone owners can use…

6th June 2011 Gerald Lynch Social Media, Tech Digest news

CES 2008: Sony unveils Mylo 2, UK left wondering where Mylo 1 has got to

Sony has now launched its second personal communicator, the Mylo 2. It has a full QWERTY keypad, a 1.3 megapixel camera and Adobe Flash support to allow you to upload and download YouTube content. Most importantly, it gives you access to Aim, Yahoo and Google Talk. You can also make free calls using Skype.

7th January 2008 (Display Name not set) CES 2008, Gadgets, Mobile phones

BRGR N FRIES N LRG CKE, PLZ – McDonalds debuts mobile phone ordering

If talking to people when you just want a bloody burger is too hard, you might want to move to Korea – where a branch of McDonalds has just started accepting order by text message.

It’s not that fancy, though – eaters at the top-class “restaurant” have to sit at a table, plug a reader into their phones…

18th September 2007 Gary Cutlack Uncategorized

Daily Tech Hotlinks for 17-Aug-07: Nokia N95, iPhone, Bill Gates, Foxy Brown, MTV

– Nokia N95 Voted ‘The European Media Phone of the Year 2007-2008’ in EISA awards (Tech.co.uk)
– Study proves iPhone keypad slower for texting than using QWERTY keypad (Daily Tech)…

17th August 20072nd July 2020 Katherine Hannaford Daily Tech Hotlinks

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