LinkedIn has partnered with puzzle master Nikori and world champion Thomas Snyder to launch "Mini Sudoku." This game shrinks the traditional 9x9 Sudoku puzzle to a 6x6 grid, designed to be solved in an average of 2-3 minutes. This new game is LinkedIn's sixth and is available only on the latest version of the app. Nikori, the puzzle publisher that established the name and rules of "Sudoku" in 1984 and spread it across Japan and the world, has been losing its name in the process of international expansion.
Taiwan's FOCASA Circus has undergone a complete transformation to celebrate its 15th anniversary. This rebranding, led by creative studio Bito, showcased a dynamic identity that combines technology and performing arts. Like acrobats on stage, the new identity flexibly transforms and moves, coming to life across various media and spaces. The essence of this transformation begins with its name. The expanded name, originally FOCA, represents a different circus troupe, with two distinct forms […]
Elon Musk has threatened legal action against Apple on behalf of his AI startup xAI. He claims Apple violated antitrust laws by favoring OpenAI in its App Store rankings. Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that "Apple is preventing any AI company other than OpenAI from reaching the #1 spot on the App Store. This is a clear antitrust violation and I will be filing a lawsuit immediately." This statement comes after xAI's AI app, Grok, was released for free on the US App Store.
Kakao announced that it will be holding a user-participatory donation campaign, "Taegeukgi Challenge in KakaoTalk," to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule until August 17th. For this campaign, Kakao will donate 815 won for each user who participates in one of four missions offered on the KakaoTalk Together platform. All donations will be used to improve the living conditions of descendants of independence activists through Korea Habitat. Participation missions include completing the Chunshik Liberation Day cake puzzle, taking a patriotism test, and adding a Taegeukgi sticker to Chunshik's KakaoTalk profile.
Quang Xanh Museum of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City's first private museum dedicated to Vietnamese art, has unveiled a new visual identity in collaboration with M — N Associates. With over 1,600 historically and culturally significant works, the museum is a precious window into the history of Vietnamese artistic identity, from the early days of Indochinese aesthetics to the dawn of modern expression. This rebranding visually embodies the museum's mission as a space for experiencing emotions and culture beyond art appreciation.
GS25, operated by GS Retail, has launched a special commemorative lunchbox in collaboration with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and KB Kookmin Card to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation. The "80th Anniversary of Korea's Liberation 7-Cup Banchan" features seven hearty side dishes, including crispy garlic bulgogi, meat cutlets, and donggeurangtang (spicy meatballs). Priced at 5,500 won, the lunchbox package launches on August 6th. The package features a Taegeuk pattern in blue and red, and the front features GS Caltex's "Independence Font," which embodies Yun Bong-gil's quote, "The world of freedom is what we seek," in the handwriting of independence activists Kim Gu, Han Yong-un, Yun Dong-ju, and Yun Bong-gil.
Ford has unveiled a new electric vehicle strategy, calling it its "Model T moment." This modern reinterpretation of the 120-year-old logo reflects Ford's commitment to being a "universal" company in the new era of electric vehicles, building on its heritage. The company will invest a total of $5 billion at its Louisville, Kentucky, assembly plant and the Blue Oval Battery Park in Michigan to develop the "Ford Universal EV Platform," with the first affordable electric vehicle based on it expected to launch in 2027. The model […]
To mark its 25th anniversary, the Royal Drawing School has unveiled a new visual identity in collaboration with the world-renowned design studio Pentagram. Led by partner Harry Pearce and his team, the project visually embodies the school's values of creativity, generosity, openness, and the timelessness of drawing. Founded in 2000 by King Charles III and artist Catherine Goodman, the Royal Drawing School is a world-renowned institution specializing in observational drawing education, offering courses for all ages, from beginners to professionals.
Instagram has launched a new feature called "Instagram Maps." This feature allows users to share their recent activity with friends and explore location-based content. It's available in the US first and will soon expand globally. The map can be accessed at the top of direct messages (DMs), and users can also leave short messages called "notes" on the map. Location sharing is off by default and requires user consent to enable. Locations are not real-time, but are instead displayed in the app.
This is a work by fafa_motion from "Ink & The City: Calligraphy in Urban Life," an exhibition at the Hong Kong International Airport Arts and Culture Festival 2025. "Ink & The City" is an exhibition held at the Hong Kong International Airport Arts and Culture Festival and is themed "Calligraphy in Urban Life." It features calligraphy from everyday life, including shop signs, movie posters, advertisements, and business cards, commonly seen in Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Kakao will be revamping KakaoTalk from a messenger-centric platform to a "social + content" platform starting in September. The core of this change is a restructuring of the Friends and Open Chat tabs, a strategy aimed at simultaneously increasing user retention time and advertising revenue. During the company's second-quarter earnings call on the 7th, Kakao CEO Jeong Shin-ah announced, "We will evolve KakaoTalk into a platform that encompasses both content exploration and relationship-based social features." The Friends tab will shift from its previous focus on the friends list to a "daily feed" […]
OpenAI has unveiled its next-generation AI model, "GPT-5," a major upgrade to ChatGPT. This version combines the rapid response of the existing GPT series with the deep analytical capabilities of advanced inference models, enabling it to perform a wider range of tasks with greater sophistication. The most significant change is the introduction of an "integrated system." GPT-5 analyzes users' questions and situations in real time, automatically distinguishing between cases requiring immediate answers and those requiring deeper thinking. This […]
