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 ...

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 ...

Anyone can code using AI. But it might come with a hidden cost. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Over the past year, AI systems have ...