Musinsa, Korea's leading fashion platform, has officially launched a new used goods trading service, Musinsa Used. Unlike existing used goods platforms that simply connect sellers and buyers, Musinsa directly manages the entire used goods transaction process. Sellers simply need to apply, and Musinsa handles the rest. Sellers don't need to take photos or post anything; they simply place their items in the dedicated Used bag they receive after applying and […]
Meta, a leading American tech company, is once again facing fierce criticism. The revelation that AI chatbots created without the consent of global celebrities, including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Selena Gomez, were active on Meta's platform has sparked ethical and legal debate. According to Reuters, some of the chatbots were created by regular users, but at least three were created internally by Meta […]
Spotify introduced a new feature, "Messages," on August 26, 2025. This feature allows users to share and chat directly with friends and family about music, podcasts, and audiobooks. It will be gradually rolled out to free and premium users ages 16 and older via the mobile app. Spotify has long recognized that users have been sharing music through external platforms. Now, users can share content and chat directly within Spotify, without having to open a separate app. […]
Naver Webtoon has launched a new user-generated short-form animation service, "Cuts," marking the full-scale expansion of its animation ecosystem. The company began rolling out the service sequentially on Android and iOS apps on the 25th, with the official launch scheduled for September 1st. Cuts is a platform where anyone can create and view short animations under two minutes long. Reflecting the recent trend of users preferring short-form video content, it offers a lower production barrier than long-form or live-action animation. Creators […]
YouTube has officially launched "Hype," a feature designed to support emerging creators around the world. First unveiled at last year's "Made on YouTube" event, the feature is designed to help creators with under 500,000 subscribers gain more visibility. With this global expansion, the service is now available in 39 countries, including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and India. Hype's approach is simple: viewers […]
Google has officially released the much-rumored "Nano-Banana" AI image generator for the Gemini app. Officially called "Gemini 2.5 Flash Image," the tool is available in the app for both free and paid subscribers. It's also accessible through Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and Vertex AI. This model, developed by Google DeepMind, garnered attention by achieving top scores on the LMArena benchmark. Nano […]
The appointment of Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as the first U.S. government chief design officer (CDO) has caught the attention of both Washington politics and the design community. Gebbia, formerly Airbnb's chief product officer (CPO), will lead the White House's National Design Studio and oversee the "America by Design" initiative. President Donald Trump signed the executive order last week, emphasizing the need to "make government services more beautiful and functional." He said federal agencies […]
The conflict between Kakao and the text messaging industry is intensifying over its KakaoTalk branded messaging service. According to industry sources on the 25th, the Special Type of Value-Added Messaging Operators Association (SOMA), which includes text messaging companies, reported Kakao to the Personal Information Protection Commission, alleging that the company was using users' personal information without their consent. SOMA alleged that Kakao was matching phone numbers received from advertisers with KakaoTalk accounts to send advertisements without their consent, and also pointed out that data costs were being passed on to consumers. Kakao immediately refuted this claim. Kakao stated that its brand […]
Adobe has released a new feature called "Turntable" in the Illustrator Public Beta. This feature, previously unveiled at Adobe Max last October, uses AI to automatically convert 2D illustrations into 3D, allowing you to rotate them from various angles. It can be used for character sheet creation, animation work, product views, and asset creation, significantly speeding up workflows and maintaining consistency. Turntable […]
Notion has finally officially launched offline editing. This update is generating significant interest, as it's been a feature users have been asking for for years. Notion doesn't automatically work offline; users must manually enable it. Notion has long positioned itself as an all-in-one workspace that relies on an internet connection. However, the inconvenience of interrupting workflows in poor network environments has been consistently pointed out. Now, offline […]
Meta has significantly expanded its AI translation capabilities for creators on Facebook and Instagram. On August 19th, Meta announced the global launch of "Meta AI Translations," which automatically dubs Reels content and even synchronizes lip movements. This feature replicates a user's voice to generate translated audio in another language, even syncing lip movements to create a natural-sounding video that sounds like the original language. Currently supported languages are […]
On August 19th, Adobe unveiled a new service, "Acrobat Studio," in San Jose, California. This service aims to transform PDFs from mere documents into "interactive knowledge hubs," simultaneously enhancing productivity and creativity. A key feature of Acrobat Studio is "PDF Space." Users can upload up to 100 PDFs, web pages, Office documents, and more to create a single workspace. The AI assistant embedded in the space summarizes the documents and […]
