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2015 may well be the year that restaurants across the country put guests in control of their own dining experience by allowing them to place orders and pay their checks via tablets and place orders before they get to the counter. Ziosk's CEO Austen Mulinder said, 'Restaurants believe the better experience they can provide, the more regularly that guest is going to come back.' Ziosk is the first pay at the table tablet for the casual dining market. Right now, it's testing with Olive Garden and Red Robin. It's already in the Chili's chain. More food chains are realizing that if a customer can order food before they get to the counter the entire experience becomes much more efficient. Olo is a back-end platform that works on a restaurant's mobile app or website. Olo works with Five Guys, Noodles and Dickey's BBQ and Chipotle. TheStreet's Ruben Ramirez has details from New Jersey.

Despite lower gas prices leaving more money in their pockets, U.S. consumers haven’t yet ramped up their spending in a big way. December retail sales were disappointing, with consumer spending for the month recording its largest drop since 2009.

President Obama spoke at Ivy Tech Community College on Friday. While the focus of his address was his college savings plan, he did have time to take credit for falling gas prices as well.

This is no back-fence squabble over who trims the tree. The story laid out in court documents shows how Silicon Valley’s power elite fends off those seeking to force their way into the club and share the wealth.