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The USPS is warning about a rise in QR code scams, including “mystery” packages designed to trick people into scanning ...

Almost 800 anglers competed in the Durban Ski Boat Club’s Festival 2026 last weekend, all vying for the top prize of a fully ...

Tesco is swapping barcodes for QR codes on a range of its own-brand products in a move the supermarket chain is describing as a UK "first". Scanning the QR codes with a smartphone will give shoppers ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

QR codes can be great. They provide a quick shortcut when we’re trying to do everyday tasks, saving us from some annoying typing just to get something done. There’s also something satisfying about how ...

Scientists have created a microscopic QR code so tiny it can only be seen with an electron microscope—smaller than most bacteria and now officially a world record. But this isn’t just about size; it’s ...

Coders have had a field day weeding through the treasures in the Claude Code leak. "It has turned into a massive sharing party," said Sigrid Jin, who created the Python edition, Claw Code. Here's how ...

PCWorld reports that a massive Claude Code leak revealed Anthropic’s AI actively scans user messages for curse words and frustration indicators like ‘wtf’ and ‘omfg’ using regex detection. This ...

Python 3.14 was the star of the show in 2025, bringing official support for free-threaded builds, a new all-in-one installation manager for Windows, and subtler perks like the new template strings ...

QR codes are everywhere—from restaurant menus and payment links to Wi-Fi credentials and app downloads. If you’re using an Android device, scanning a QR code is quick and easy, and in most cases, you ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...