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QR codes are so familiar and widespread, we tend to trust them without question. That’s exactly what scammers rely on.

It’s a common ritual: whipping out those calipers or similar measuring devices to measure part of a physical object that ...

Aethyr Research has released post-quantum encrypted IoT edge node firmware for ESP32-S3 targets that boots in 2.1 seconds and ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday (March 15, 2026) switched to a digital QR code-based system to ration fuel sales, a move authorities described as a “precautionary measure” amid persisting uncertainty in West Asia ...

The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to implement the National Fuel Authorization System using QR codes for fuel distribution with effect from 6.00 a.m. on March 15, 2026, the Ministry of Energy ...

Tesco and other retailers are trialling new system letting shoppers use QR codes Cameron Henderson is a versatile journalist currently serving as Science Correspondent for The Telegraph. Since joining ...

Individuals who previously obtained fuel QR codes and continue to use the same vehicle and telephone number will be able to update their QR codes without any difficulty, according to Harsha Bandara, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana lawmakers may take another crack at eliminating traditional vehicle inspection stickers, with Gov. Jeff Landry signaling support for a technology-based replacement ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

Researchers at TU Wien and Cerabyte created the world’s smallest QR code, measuring just 1.98 square micrometers. The record has been officially verified by Guinness World Records, making it 37% ...