Badenoch says student loans system at 'breaking point' as PM to 'look at ways to make it fairer'

The Tory leader says the student loan system is at "breaking point" as the PM says his government will "look at ways to make ...
Westword

Alamo Drafthouse Push for QR Code-Ordering System Pushes Union Buttons

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Texas-based chain known for its “phone-free” policy, will now require guests to use QR codes to order food and drink. But this departure from the company’s longstanding ...
IGN

First PlayStation 5 System Update of 2026 Adds Read Receipts and More

Sony has released the first PlayStation 5 system update of the year, which includes several new firmware features. The catchily-named Update 26.01-12.60.00 is available to download today and actually ...
Play Station Universe

PS5 System Software Update 26.01-12.60.00 Out Now, Adds Turn On Read Receipts Option & Improves System Performance

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PS5 system software update 26.01-12.60.00 is now available to download, and it does more than simply improving system performance and stability. One ...
Entrepreneur

Costco Is Finally Fixing the Most Frustrating Thing About Its Bakery

For all its success, Costco remains a superstore stuck in time. The old-school checkouts and dated food court menus are unmistakably 1980s. That’s part of the charm, until a system becomes so outdated ...
KUT

Austin movie buffs say Alamo Drafthouse's new mobile ordering policy has lost the plot

Austin's homegrown chain, Alamo Drafthouse, will ditch its pen and paper ordering system in mid-February. In what feels like a complete 180 to loyal Alamo Drafthouse patrons, phones will soon be ...
Austin American-Statesman

Some Alamo Drafthouse fans say they won’t return after cinema announces mobile ordering shift

Under the new system, guests will place food and drink orders using a QR code on their phones during the movie, rather than writing orders on paper and alerting servers with a call button. Mobile ...
People

Alamo Drafthouse Makes Major Change to Ordering Process, and Moviegoers Are Upset

The dine-in theater chain's new mobile ordering system aims to limit interruptions during screenings with "dark screen" interface Alamo Drafthouse is launching a mobile ordering system to replace its ...
restaurantnewsresource

Papa Johns Launches AI-Driven Ordering System with Google Cloud Integration

Papa Johns announced at NRF 2026 that it has implemented Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, deploying an AI-based food ordering system designed to streamline customer ...
KXAN

Alamo Drafthouse changing food ordering process in February

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Beginning in February, Alamo Drafthouse guests will notice a change in the pre-movie ordering process. The company said it will expand the use of its custom-built dark-screen mobile ...
Variety

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Mobile, Getting Rid of Pen-and-Paper Food Orders to ‘Protect the Moviegoing Experience’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alamo Drafthouse, the dine-in theater chain that’s popular among cinephiles, is trying to reduce distractions at the movies. So the Texas-based cinema company is introducing a new mobile ordering ...
Paste

Following labor disputes, Alamo Drafthouse pilots second-screen ordering experience

Seeing as the rest of the world is going to full-on fuck-it mode, Alamo Drafthouse, the distraction-filled theater chain that’s spent the last few years in various protracted labor disputes with its ...