MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an emerging standard for AI tools and resources. The standard is compatible with normal REST API servers, but adds extra metadata to describe tools, resources, and ...

Anthropic has been testing how far AI agents can go by letting one run a real vending machine inside the Wall Street Journal newsroom – but it quickly lost a lot of money. The experiment, documented ...

Ideally, by the time the press gets their hands on a new product or service, all the kinks have already been worked out. Not so for “Claudius,” an AI-operated vending machine that Anthropic lent to ...

During testing, the AI agent also ordered a PlayStation5 and live betta fish, and staffers convinced it to give away almost everything for free, losing a bunch of money. Sounds fun! Anthropic’s ...

Anthropic’s Claude AI ran a vending machine at WSJ headquarters for several weeks. It lost hundreds of dollars, bought some crazy stuff and taught us a lot about the future of AI agents. WSJ’s Joanna ...

The developer of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2 has delayed the game to respond to feedback from its Steam Next Fest demo. Kasedo Games and Bulwark Studios said the turn-based strategy sequel will now ...

Security defenders are girding themselves in response to the disclosure of a maximum-severity vulnerability disclosed Wednesday in React Server, an open-source package that’s widely used by websites ...

This story was updated to clarify that UT-Dallas was the first public university campus to install a naloxone vending machine. It was installed by Conscience Conduit, a North Texas-based nonprofit, ...

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints regional communication director Susan Sims shows how the Light the World Giving Machine works after being unloaded in front of the old Mellow Mushroom ...

When one thinks of vending machines, one tends to think of delicious, but likely not healthy snacks like candy bars, potato chips, and soft drinks. But there is nothing wrong with treating yourself to ...

The machine provides access to fresh, local foods whenever residents need it. New Yorkers in need of nourishment can stop by this neighborhood vending machine for fresh, free grocery items. The free ...

CLEVELAND — On Wednesday, Cleveland's "Giving Machine" was unveiled at Beachwood Place in hopes of serving, well, hope! The vending machine is a way for people to donate to a wide range of nonprofits ...