The state of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the technology giant, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), for unlawful practices in allegedly requiring racial and gender quotas in its hiring and promotion structures for employees. Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit Thursday against the company, alleging that such practices are a violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. “It has come to my attention that IBM has adopted an unlawful policy that blatantly favors ap ...

SoundHound could be in line to replace the displaced technology.McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) recently announced that it was ditching its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice ordering technology powered by International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Instead, the fast food giant will look to replace the technology with an alternative solution by the end of the year. Let's look closer at McDonald's decision and what impact it could have on SoundHound AI (SOUN -4.66%), whose voice-powered AI technology has bee ...

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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A McDonald's restaurant is seen, Feb. 14, 2018, in Ridgeland, Miss. McDonald’s confirmed, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, that it’s decided to end a global partnership with IBM, which has been testing an artifical intelligence technology at select McDonald’s drive thrus since 2021.Credit: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File Ever get your Mc ...

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The two companies will deploy SHARK.X, an open, hybrid and multi-cloud hardware and software platform specialized in analytics, data management and AI Telefónica Tech and IBM will create a use case office to develop customer pilots The new collaboration agreement will promote training and education actions to develop and scale digital transformation projects in the business sector and public administration based on these technologies MADRID, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Telefónica Tech and IBM (NYSE: IBM) ...

The drive-thru menu at a McDonald's restaurant showing various meal options and promotions, in Buttonwillow in Kern County, California, on 23, 2024.McDonald's is changing course on its AI plans.The fast-food giant will end a test run of its AI drive-thru technology partnership with IBM in more than 100 restaurants. The so-called Automated Order Taker will be shut off no later than July 26, according to a memo sent to franchisees late last week, obtained by CNBC.The global AI partnership began in 2021. The c ...

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) recently announced that it has collaborated with The All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to introduce Generative AI technology in the upcoming Wimbledon tournament. The collaboration is likely to emphasize the integration of advanced technology to enrich the overall experience of tennis fans, coaches and players globally.Leveraging its AI and data platform, Watsonx, IBM aims to provide tennis fans with real-time updates about the progress of the world's lea ...

'Catch Me Up' feature - built and trained using IBM's Granite LLM, through the watsonx platform - helps fans stay up to date on players across all ladies' and gentlemen's singles matches New IBM survey finds 55% of global tennis fans1 polled think Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a positive impact on sports LONDON, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and The All England Lawn Tennis Club today announced a new feature for the Wimbledon digital experience that will leverage match data with gen ...

IBM (IBM) ended the recent trading session at $169.32, demonstrating a -0.62% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.27% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.31%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.88%.Heading into today, shares of the technology and consulting company had gained 1.68% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 4.82% and lagging the S&P 500's gain ...