Sky

Tesco swapping barcodes for QR codes in UK 'first' - here's why

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 ...
Ars Technica

Here’s what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic’s plans

Yesterday’s surprise leak of the source code for Anthropic’s Claude Code revealed a lot about the vibe-coding scaffolding the company has built around its proprietary Claude model. But observers ...
Ars Technica

Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file

The entire source code for Anthropic’s Claude Code command line interface application (not the models themselves) has been leaked and disseminated, apparently due ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
Supply Chain

GS1 Is Killing Barcodes and Unlocking Far Smarter Supply Chains

GS1 is a non-profit organization that develops and maintains global standards for business communication, including the widely known UPC barcodes. Now, GS1’s Sunrise 2027 initiative is reshaping how ...
Aclu.org

Many States Regulate the Scanning of ID Barcodes; Why Don’t They Offer Similar Protections for Digital Driver’s Licenses?

Digital driver’s licenses — now being built in many states — have a big problem that almost nobody is addressing: the likelihood that once they make it very frictionless to share our ID, we are likely ...
People

Woman Tattoos 'Scannable' Red Bull Barcode on Her Forearm but Reveals It's Not Actually Her Favorite Drink (Exclusive)

'I have A LOT of tattoo plans,' she shares. 'If I had the money, I would be covered all over' Hedy Phillips is the Senior News Editor, Style at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her ...
Forbes

Understanding The Shift To 2D Barcodes And GS1 Digital Link

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. Barcodes have been a staple of commerce since the first UPC barcode was ...
New York Post

Walmart uses a hidden trick to catch shoplifting and ‘skip scanning’ — here’s how

Talk about a hidden value. Walmart shoppers are losing their minds after learning that the store’s budget-friendly Great Value items come equipped with invisible barcodes — a secret hiding in plain ...
CNBC

Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said that as much as 30% of the company's code is now written by artificial intelligence. Nadella made the comments during a conversation before a live audience ...
New Scientist

Barcodes: How they could be your latest mathematical party trick

Sometimes there are hidden patterns in numbers you might not immediately notice. One example of this is in barcodes, the sequences of digits we use to identify products. Try it yourself – find an ...