All posts tagged: Ordering

ChatGPT’s Tool for Ordering Starbucks Is So Staggeringly Bad That It’s Breaking Containment

ChatGPT’s Tool for Ordering Starbucks Is So Staggeringly Bad That It’s Breaking Containment

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Starbucks has innovated the perfect tool for getting mid-coffee in our misanthropic age. Those too cowardly to look their barista in the eyes before deciding not to give them a tip no longer have to simply hide behind an official Starbucks app. Now, they can place their order through ChatGPT, OpenAI’s notoriously sycophantic AI chatbot. In practice, the concept — an in-AI app, rather than an in-app AI — is as braindead as it sounds, and has elicited heaps of complaints and bemused responses on social media. Wes Bos, a software developer, observed on X that it was “one of the first MCP apps I’ve seen break outside the tech circle,” noting that it was “very interesting that the public’s reaction is poor as this is supposed to be the future of UI.” (MCP refers to model context protocols, an open source standard for plugging external tools into large language models.) This particular “future” is likely to drive you …

In-N-Out’s owner reveals if they will start allowing online ordering and pickup

In-N-Out’s owner reveals if they will start allowing online ordering and pickup

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Sorry, In-N-Out fans. Online ordering and pickup aren’t coming anytime soon. Lynsi Snyder‑Ellingson, owner and president of In‑N‑Out, reaffirmed last week that she is committed to the chain’s in-person tradition, meaning face-to-face service only, with no apps or digital lanes. “We have, for sure, had that put in front of us, and the answer is no,” Snyder-Ellingson told an audience of about 1,000 people during a March 31 conversation with Pepperdine University President Jim Gash on the Malibu campus, KTLA reports. “The main reason is part of what makes In-N-Out and the experience so special is the interaction and the customer service that we’re able to give, the smile, the greeting,” she continued. “Just that warmth and feeling, the culture. And so, the mobile …

Trial begins of Brazil politicians accused of ordering lawmakers murder

Trial begins of Brazil politicians accused of ordering lawmakers murder

Published by Sam Flores

The trial of two politicians accused of ordering the murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco has begun in Brazil. Franco, a black, lesbian activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio’s powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was gunned down in the city center in 2018. The two former military police officers who carried out the murders were given hefty jail terms in 2024. Source link

Why I want my kids to experience ordering food in their school canteens

Why I want my kids to experience ordering food in their school canteens

Published by Sam Flores

As someone who has spent nearly two decades working as a broadcaster and presenter, it may be hard to believe but I was a shy, soft-spoken child growing up, especially when it came to strangers. Before the prata errand, the biggest responsibility I’d had till then was to “chope” tables when we dined out as a family.  My job was to protect their empty chairs from strangers who tried to plonk themselves at the table, while my parents got the food and my sister, three years older, was in charge of the drinks.  My big line, scripted and rehearsed countless times, was this: “Sorry, the seats are taken.” But now, I was going to be entrusted with ordering, too. Finally, I had hit the big-time! FACING MY FEARS The first day of my new “job”, this was the scene: Six-year-old me valiantly battling a snaking line to the prata stall, with adults cutting the line in front of my small, short body.  The drink stall “aunty” was screaming orders in the background, her voice earsplittingly …

Ordering takeaway is most popular way Brits console themselves after a tough day, study finds

Ordering takeaway is most popular way Brits console themselves after a tough day, study finds

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Ordering a takeaway has emerged as one of the most popular ways for people to both console themselves after a challenging day at work and celebrate a successful one, according to new research. The study highlights the unique role of delivered meals as a go-to indulgence for a range of emotional states. Published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, the investigation by experts at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) set out to assess people’s options for both self-reward and self-consolation. Researchers examined the preferences of 281 individuals from across the UK, presenting them with scenarios of a good, bad, or average workday. Participants were then asked to report their likelihood of engaging in various “self-gifting behaviours,” such as having an alcoholic drink, a takeaway, a chocolate bar, an online shopping spree, or …