Naver recently began officially supporting Dark Mode through the update to Naver Maps version 6.3. The implementation has been completed on iPhones, and rollout to Android smartphones is proceeding sequentially. Dark Mode is a user interface feature that lowers screen brightness by applying white text to a dark background instead of a bright one. It can reduce eye strain in nighttime or dark environments and help conserve battery power. Until now, Google Maps [… ] Dark Mode as a default feature
The new game Pokémon Pokopia, co-developed by The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Koei Tecmo, will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026. Based on the Pokémon universe, this life simulation game features a structure that blends the town-building aesthetics of Animal Crossing with the collection and quest flow of Stardew Valley. Players control a lonely Ditto rather than a traditional trainer. After waking up in a cave, Ditto meets a guide character named Professor Tangrowth and [… ] the abandoned […
Perflexity has unveiled 'Model Council,' a feature that runs multiple cutting-edge AI models simultaneously to combine answers. This initiative stems from the awareness that as frontier models rapidly advance, their strengths vary depending on the nature of the task, making it difficult for users to determine which model to select. Based on internal data showing that model performance varies more significantly across tasks such as coding, research, and creative work, Perflexity explained that it intends to establish multi-model validation as the standard workflow. Model [… ]
Beast Industries, the company of YouTube creator Mr. Beast Jimmy Donaldson, has acquired Step, a financial app for teenagers. The news of the acquisition was announced on February 9, 2026. Step is known as a service targeting teenagers and young adults in their early twenties that provides account and card features and helps with credit building and learning about saving and investing. The company stated that it has over 7 million users. Donaldson [learned about investing, credit management, and money management at a young age]
AI company Antropic ran an ad during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 9th, directly targeting rival OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising plan. The 30-second spot begins with a person seeking exercise advice in a park. The person responds mechanically, like a chatbot, before interjecting with an irrelevant product promotion. The ad concludes with a statement: "The ad is coming from AI, not Claude." OpenAI immediately protested. CEO Sam Altman stated […]
AI company Antropic unveiled its new AI model, "Claude Opus 4.6," on the 5th. This model demonstrates significantly superior performance in real-world tasks such as coding, data research, and document writing. According to Antropic, Opus 4.6 achieved top scores in several tests. In particular, it scored significantly higher than OpenAI's GPT-5.2 in tests assessing specialized skills such as finance and law. It also ranked first in a coding ability evaluation, […]
Mozilla is introducing an AI Control menu to Firefox that allows users to turn generative AI features on and off in one place. Mozilla stated that it aims to enhance user choice, reflecting the coexistence of users who are averse to AI and those who desire practical tools. The new feature is implemented by adding an AI Control section to the desktop Firefox settings. It will be applied starting with Firefox 148, with rollout scheduled to begin on February 24, 2026. This menu includes not only current features but also future additions [… ]
Antropic has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Atlassian Williams F1 Team, leveraging its AI interface, Claude. Under the agreement, Claude serves as the team's official accident partner. Financial terms were not disclosed. The key aspect of this collaboration is that it goes beyond mere sponsor logo exposure to actually integrate Claude throughout the organization. It is designed for team engineers and strategists to utilize Claude in establishing race strategies, vehicle development, and operational tasks. Claude branding [… ]
Moltbook, a social network dedicated to AI agents, has shown explosive growth immediately after its launch, placing it at the center of a debate regarding personal information and security risks. Unlike existing social media platforms where humans write posts, Moltbook is an experimental service that features a structure where only AI writes posts and comments, and even handles voting and management. Created by Matt Schlicht, CEO of the U.S. chatbot platform Octane AI, Moltbook is similar to Reddit in that it features a bulletin board and sub-community structure. Human users [… ]
Meta has announced that it is testing a premium subscription model on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Meta stated that it plans to test different subscription features and bundles for each app over the next few months. Pricing and available regions have not yet been disclosed. The expansion of Manus, the AI agent suite recently acquired by Meta, is cited as a key pillar of the subscription strategy. Meta is pursuing a dual strategy of integrating Manus into its services while continuing to sell standalone subscriptions for enterprises [… ]
Google has unveiled a new feature that redefines the role of the web browser. Google announced the introduction of Auto Browsing, a Gemini-based automatic browsing feature, to Google Chrome for desktop. Based on Google's latest AI model, Gemini 3, this feature provides an agent-like experience that performs actual actions on behalf of the user during web browsing. Currently, Auto Browsing is being rolled out in stages to paid subscribers of Google AI Pro and AI Ultra [… ]
Kakao announced on January 28th that it had revamped the existing reply feature in open chats into a comment format with the KakaoTalk 26.1.0 update. This shift allows conversations to be hierarchically organized under a single original message, and is considered an example of applying the threaded communication model familiar from Slack and Discord to a popular messaging app. The focus of the redesign is on maintaining context. While replies made it easy to retrieve past messages, the increased number of replies made it difficult to keep track of the connections between them. The comment structure allows for specific messages […]
