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McDonald’s Unveils a Net Zero Energy Restaurant (But Stumbles on Other Initiatives to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint)

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McDonald’s has completed construction of a first-of-its-kind restaurant designed to generate all its own power from renewable energy. The restaurant is located in Disney World Resort, which opened its gates on July 11, even as […]

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McDonald’s Adds Another New Technology to Its Collection With Acquisition of AI Voice Solution Provider

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McDonald’s Corporation announced today an agreement to acquire Apprente, an early stage leader in voice-based, conversational technology. The agreement marks another bold step in advancing employee and customer facing innovations while further strengthening McDonald’s technology […]

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Plexure Receives Funding from McDonald’s Corporation

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Coming on the heels of its acquisition last week of solution provider Dynamic Yield that uses artificial intelligence to drive customer personalization, as reported here, McDonald’s Corporation announced that it is now acquiring a 10 […]

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McDonald’s Goes Hog Wild on Technology, Acquires AI Company for $300 Million

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By Alisha Goldberg, Assistant Editor Increasingly, fast food restaurants are using mobile apps, self-order kiosks, digital signage and various other digital technologies in their incessant quest to attract new customers, drive increased customer loyalty and […]