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Python slithers faster by adding lazy imports that load code after startup

PEP 810 approved following lengthy debate among developer community Python programs are set to get faster startup times with ...

Kerala Man Wears Paytm QR Code At Daughter's Wedding — Guests Send Digital 'Shagun' | Viral Video

A Kerala wedding went viral after a man wore a Paytm QR code on his shirt, letting guests send digital 'shagun' instead of ...
The Mirror

Tesco trial QR codes as half of Brits unknowingly buy expired food in £11.8bn waste crisis

More than half of adults have unwittingly purchased out-of-date food from a supermarket. A staggering £11.8billion worth of food is binned across the UK each year, according to a study of 2,000 adults ...
Yahoo

Netanyahu’s UN pin features QR code linking to Oct. 7 horror film

The QR code is part of a broader Israeli public-diplomacy push in New York this week. Dozens of billboard trucks and digital screens near the UN headquarters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened ...
The New York Times

Netanyahu Highlights QR Code That Links to Gruesome Images of Oct. 7

During his speech to the U.N., Israel’s prime minister sought to focus attention on the carnage of the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel that led to the war in Gaza. By Ephrat Livni Prime Minister ...
Hackaday

Worst Clock Ever Teaches You QR Codes

[WhiskeyTangoHotel] wrote in with his newest clock build — and he did warn us that it was minimalist and maybe less than useful. Indeed, it is nothing more than a super-cheap ESP32-C3 breakout board ...
adexchanger

From Branding To Action: Best Practices For Using QR Codes In Performance CTV

At the most recent NewFronts, TV manufacturers Samsung and LG and Fox-owned streaming service Tubi all talked about integrating QR codes into their ad offerings. The technology, which grew in ...
The Verge

Spotify is adding DMs

Both Free and Premium accounts can share audio content and send messages to each other. Both Free and Premium accounts can share audio content and send messages to each other. is a news writer ...
Reuters

US Interior Department proposes adding copper to critical minerals list

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Monday proposed adding copper and potash among others to the draft critical minerals list for 2025, for their importance to the economy and national security ...
Engadget

Google tests QR code verification for text messages

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the person you're communicating with is, in fact, who they say they are, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Dedicated Python Environments Tool Rolls Out in VS Code Update

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...