McDonald’s doubles down on technology, with plans to boost app and self-serve kiosk ordering

In short: McDonald’s suffered a global systems outage on Friday evening, causing restaurants across Australia to turn away customers. The tech troubles are unlikely to slow the fast-food giant’s adoption of new technology, including artificial intelligence. What’s next? McDonald’s is continuing to push for more customers to order through digital avenues like its app and its self-serve kiosks. When McDonald’s first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash to its human cashiers. Today technology so infuses every aspect of McDonald’s business…Continue Reading

5 tricks to simplify Google search on mobile | Technology News

When it comes to mobile browsing, Google is the go-to search engine for most of us. But did you know there are several nifty tricks to level up your mobile Google game? Beyond just typing queries into that familiar search box, Google offers some powerful yet easy-to-use tools right at your fingertips. Here are five simple ways to search smarter. Talk to it Let’s start with one of the handiest mobile search hacks – voice commands. Google’s voice search functionality allows you to find info just by speaking. Just say “Hey Google” followed by your query like “What’s the weather…Continue Reading