The Born Korea is accelerating the restructuring of its brand system by successively filing trademark applications for new logos for its major brands, including Paik's Coffee and Paikboy Pizza. A common feature is the reduction or exclusion of the caricature of CEO Baek Jong-won previously used in the logos, replaced by designs centered on the brand name and product. Recently, The Born Korea filed trademark applications for two additional new logos for Paik's Coffee. Compared to the existing logos, [… ] placing the brand name front and center instead of CEO Baek Jong-won's face.
Meta has open-sourced Astryx, a design system it has been using internally. Astryx has evolved within Meta over the past eight years and is currently used in more than 13,000 in-house applications. This release is a beta version available to everyone. Astryx is built on React and StyleX. It features over 150 accessibility-supported UI components, dark mode, design tokens, brand themes, page templates, and a CLI [… ]
Sheffield FC, known as the world's oldest football club, has unveiled a new logo. Founded in 1857, Sheffield FC is the oldest football club recognized by FIFA and is one of the few clubs to have received the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit. The new logo has largely removed the shield shape, player illustrations on either side, and various decorative elements from the previous emblem. Instead, inside a circular badge, it features 'SFC', the founding year [… ]
Tesla has expanded its robotaxi service area to Miami, USA. After launching its first service in Austin, Texas, last June, Tesla expanded its operations to Dallas and Houston, and has now added Miami as a new service region. A robotaxi is a service that allows users to travel without a driver by summoning a vehicle via a dedicated app. Tesla operates the service based on its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology; after initially starting with limited areas and vehicles, it is gradually expanding its operational scope and […]
Meta has quietly launched 'Pocket,' an app that creates mini-games using generative AI. Pocket is an app where users create short, interactive content using text prompts. Meta calls this a 'gizmo.' A gizmo is an AI-generated experience that responds when the user touches or tilts their phone. The app has been confirmed to be available on iOS and Android. However, it is not yet available in all regions. Meta's help section states, ‘The Pocket app is not yet available everywhere […]
The U.S. government has lifted export restrictions imposed on Anthropic's latest AI model, Claude Fable 5. As a result, global services, which had been suspended for approximately three weeks, have resumed. On June 12, the U.S. Department of Commerce imposed export controls to prevent the provision of Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 to overseas users, citing national security reasons. At the time, Anthropic [… ] argued that it was difficult to determine the nationality of users in real-time, and therefore [… ]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup logo has once again become the center of controversy. On May 18, 2023, FIFA unveiled the official brand for the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles, USA. The logo features a photograph of the World Cup trophy placed atop the large number '26'. FIFA described this as ‘the first brand to combine the World Cup trophy with the host year.’ The design of the official 2026 World Cup logo is controversial. The 2026 World Cup logo [… ] a photograph of the World Cup trophy placed atop the large number '26'
Hyundai Card has officially launched 'Alphabet Card' as an independent brand. Alphabet Card is Hyundai Card's flagship product system, which originated from M Card in 2003. The core of this reorganization is the integration of individual card products under a single brand and the restructuring of the brand experience around the alphabet. The brand slogan is 'Alphabet for Life,' which expresses users' consumption patterns and lifestyles through a single letter. B stands for Beauty, P for Pay, and R for Repeat, while the BOLD line represents D, S, […]
OpenAI has teased new hardware for its AI coding tool, Codex. The OpenAI Developers account released a short teaser video with the caption “Frequently used Codex shortcuts are being upgraded,” indicating July 15 as the release date. The video featured a small, keyboard-shaped device with multiple buttons. This product is known as the Codex Micro. OpenAI is preparing this device in collaboration with the keyboard and macropad manufacturer Work Louder. Business [… ]
The Alps 2030 Organizing Committee, preparing for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, has unveiled a new brand identity. The key element of this unveiling is two emblems, one for the Olympics and the other for the Paralympics. While sharing a single visual language, the two emblems are expressed in distinct forms and were designed around the concept of "mountains revealed by light." Alps 2030 has been adopted as the official signature, replacing the previous name "Alpes Françaises 2030 / French Alps 2030." The Organizing Committee [… ]
The open-source AI agent project OpenClaw has released standalone apps for iOS and Android. Users can now converse directly with OpenClaw on their smartphones and connect certain device functions to the AI agent. The OpenClaw app is designed to allow users to grant access permissions to the camera, screen, location, photos, contacts, calendar, reminders, and more. OpenClaw is not just a simple chatbot, but a personal AI agent that handles tasks on behalf of the user. The official website describes OpenClaw as “actually […]
The U.S. government has unveiled a design for a limited-edition passport commemorating the 250th anniversary of independence. The State Department explained that this passport is a special edition created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence and maintains the same security features as existing next-generation passports. Issuance will begin on July 6, 2026, at the Washington Passport Office in Washington, D.C., but applicants who apply online, by mail, or through overseas diplomatic missions will not be eligible. The controversial aspect is the interior design of the passport. The released images show President Donald Trump's [… ]
