Local organizations like the YMCA are trying to help that downward trend by launching free public health vending machines that offer free tools to prevent overdoses, as well as providing necessities.

Pure Leaf, in collaboration with Edelman, has launched "The Break Machine," a street vending machine designed to encourage consumers to disconnect from their phones for 10 minutes in exchange for a ...

Economists and engineers have long warned about the “alignment problem” — how to make AI systems that stay useful and safe when tasked with open-ended goals. This vending trial offered a rare glimpse ...