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

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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

L&T Technology Services bags $100 mn deal for Maharashtra cybersecurity | Company News

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L&T Technology Services (LTTS), the engineering and technology services arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has won a “first-of-its-kind” program in India worth around $100 million (Rs 800 crore) from the Maharashtra State Cyber Department. “This initiative extends LTTS’ commitment to developing secure, digitally interconnected smart and safe cities through premier cyber security and digital forensic solutions consolidated under one umbrella,” said the company in a statement. In this initiative by the Maharashtra government, LTTS in consortium with KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services as forensics partner will provide advanced cybersecurity solutions for strengthening public safety against threats. “This first-of-its-kind deal…Continue Reading