For some of us—isolates, happy in the dark—code is therapy, an escape and a path to hope in a troubled world.

A QR code can kill the mood: phones up, blue lights on, conviviality off. “The bottom line is: The QR code is the antithesis to romance,” said Richard Boccato, the owner of Dutch Kills Bar in ...

While the QR-code menu has lost favor with customers, restaurant owners told the Times they were also leaning toward dropping the menus. Restaurant owners told the Times that older customers who ...