George Laurer, co-inventor of the barcode, dies at 94
The US engineer helped to perfect the technology to read barcodes, which revolutionised retail.
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The secrets of ‘food porn’ viral videos
Is the fashion for filming calorie-saturated food videos encouraging unhealthy eating?
‘Hackable’ karaoke and walkie talkie toys found by Which?
Strangers could connect to the toys via Bluetooth in certain cases, the consumer body claims.