Florida woman goes to Steak ’n Shake. Then she realizes she now needs to scan a QR code to dispense Coca-Cola

When Shandeia (@shandeeeezy) stopped at a Steak ’n Shake in Gainesville, Florida, and encountered something she’d never seen ...

Coke and Pepsi are rolling out QR codes linked to ingredient info

The QR codes will take soda drinkers to a website listing more than 140 beverage ingredients and their nutritional content.
GitHub

LocalMamba: Visual State Space Model with Windowed Selective Scan

Recent advancements in state space models, notably Mamba, have demonstrated significant progress in modeling long sequences for tasks like language understanding. Yet, their application in vision ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Supermarket Scanner Changed the Way We Buy Groceries Forever

A Spectra Physics Model A supermarket scanner—one of the first ten ever produced. A laser within the unit projects a beam onto a mirror that redirects it through the glass plate on the top. Cade ...
GIGAZINE

Bluesky adds a group chat function and a feature to share profiles using QR codes.

Bluesky version 1.124 was released on June 12, 2026, Japan time. Version 1.124 adds a 'group chat function' and a 'function to display a QR code that allows access to the profile page.' Here's how to ...
The Shreveport Times

Louisiana Vehicle Identification Program. How to get QR code, starting date

HB 1085 would amend Louisiana's vehicle inspection laws by getting rid of current inspection stickers and replacing them with the Louisiana Vehicle Identification Program. The bill passed the Senate ...
WDSU

Louisiana governor signs bill replacing inspection stickers with QR codes

THAT GOES INTO EFFECT AUGUST 1ST. ALSO NEW AT NOON, THE GOVERNOR OFFICIALLY SIGNING THE BILL INTO LAW JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO. ESSENTIALLY ABOLISHING INSPECTION STICKERS FOR MOST LOUISIANA ...