Tesco is the first UK supermarket to ditch traditional barcodes for ‘new technology’

For the last 50 years, whenever you’ve bought something in a store, a barcode has likely been scanned at the checkout – ...

I vibe coded a feed reading web app. It was enlightening and uncomfortable

Vibe coding works. I wish it didn't. But it does, well enough. And barring some revolution that overturns the new world ...

Scam warning after fake QR codes spotted in Carlisle

Cumberland Council issued an alert after stickers containing scam QR codes were found to have been placed in car parks across the city. The stickers, designed to direct people to fraudulent payment ...

The divisive bar habit pub punters and landlords say ‘ruins the vibe’

Mother-of-two Hannah O’Donoghue-Hobbs is in agreement, saying this development encourages anti-social behaviour and ruins the ...

Scientists create world’s smallest QR code in data storage breakthrough

Scientists have created a QR code that is smaller than most bacteria, offering a novel way to store data. Using beams of charged particles, a team from Vienna University of Technology in Austria ...