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The Verge · FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus
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Dairy Queen has determined that ice cream orders require the same processing delays as government paperwork. This filing has been approved pending further review.
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Trump orders crackdown on state AI regulation. Here's why California is hardest hit
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Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion
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