QR (Quick Response) codes are everywhere these days. You'll spot them on restaurant menus, business cards, product packages, and even concert tickets. A big reason they've caught on is convenience.

For example, rather than being sent to PayByPhone, drivers trying to pay using the fake QR codes are directed to “poybyphone.” The scammers get away with it using little more than a sticker on ...

The humble QR (or Quick Response) code has become ubiquitous. Invented back in the 1990s to scan car parts, the barcodes got a popularity boost during the pandemic when touchless tech became ...

Redditor creates working anime QR codes using Stable Diffusion Image-synthesis technique relies upon QR's natural error-correction properties.

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Recently people were posting a flyer with QR codes for pet microchip registration.

If you're familiar with some of the glitches possible in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then you're probably already aware of 'MsgNotFound'. It's essentially the Master Sword from the ...

Here's what to know about the Pacers' jersey patch, the company it represents and how the QR technology works on a basketball uniform.

But it seems players in Japan are starting to get concerned about the use of QR codes in the game's hub area (thanks, Automaton). Players can currently add illustrations into the Splatoon 3 hub ...

QR codes and other digital tools bring local artists' work to life by engaging Ottawa communities in public spaces.

The trouble is, with QR codes, you may not be able to tell the difference between a malicious code and a legitimate one until you've scanned it. But there are a few ways you can avoid fakes.