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 ...

CBSE Board Exams 2026: The board has advised all stakeholders to exercise caution. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday evening issued an advisory urging students, parents, ...

In its advisory, CBSE clarified that QR codes printed on question papers are not intended to function as web links. Instead, they are part of internal systems used for authentication, tracking, and ...

QR codes. For many of us, they’re synonymous with a) the pandemic, b) the ongoing lack of actual menus in bars and restaurants, and c) the fact that the world is now just that little bit more tiresome ...

QR codes and fake shopping sites are becoming go-to tools for scammers, often redirecting consumers to convincing but malicious payment pages or lookalike retail websites. Red flags include unusual QR ...

QR codes are built into the modern internet experience. You point your phone at the square with a strange pattern, and it'll load a website on your phone, which will offer specific information. But ...

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 ...

After social media posts claimed that a QR code reportedly printed on the Class 12 Mathematics question paper directed students to a YouTube video, the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued ...

QR codes have become a convenience of modern life. Just scan the black and white mosaic with your phone’s camera and you can do everything from connect to your hotel room Wi-Fi to pay for that public ...

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% ...

Tiny details: QR codes are designed to efficiently and securely store digital data in a compact, two-dimensional form. Researchers at TU Wien took this principle further – delving into the microscopic ...