Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress in a letter Thursday that the USPS aims to eliminate 10,000 jobs using a voluntary early retirement program over the next 30 days to reduce costs at ...

QR codes are everywhere these days, offering a simple way to access information through your device's camera. Now, with iOS 18, Apple has extended this convenience to Wi-Fi password sharing.

Once the change has been implemented, instead of verifying phone numbers by sending a six-digit code, a QR code will be presented that users can scan using the camera app on their smartphones.

Worry not, that’ll soon be the problem of the past. You’ll soon start receiving QR codes instead of SMS for two-step verification to access Gmail. That said, Google isn’t axing the reliance ...

Linking typically occurs through a QR code prepared by Signal. Malicious "linking" QR codes have been posted by Russia-aligned actors, masquerading as group invites, security alerts, or even ...

That is finally about to change, as SMS codes will soon be replaced with QR codes for Gmail authentication. Getting codes via a text message is convenient, but it’s not just the pathway and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget and he’ll do that working with Elon Musk ’s ...

USPS, an independent government agency with 635,000 employees that lost $9.5 billion last year, has been exempt from DOGE-directed federal employee reductions. DeJoy told Congress in a letter seen ...

Google will instead introduce on-screen QR codes that will have to be scanned with your chosen authentication device in order to verify that it is actually you trying to log in. This potentially ...