Korea National Oil Corporation's oil price information service, Opinet, has completely revamped its mobile app for the first time in 10 years. Launched in 2008, Opinet is a public platform providing price information for gas stations and charging stations nationwide, and has grown into a service used by 230 million people annually by the end of 2025. This revamp is not merely a simple screen rearrangement, but a change that refines the service structure to enable users to find oil price information more quickly and easily. The biggest change is the personalization feature. […]
Figma has released an example of a user persona template utilizing Figma Weave. Sarah Clayton, a Senior Product Designer at Dropbox Replay, used Weave to create more realistic images of ideal customer profiles. Previously, personas were described using diagrams, user stories, and recurring portraits. However, it was difficult to adequately depict actual users' work environments. This template places users within specific scenes based on portraits and prompts. For example, [… ]
The U.S. government has imposed export control measures on Antropic's latest AI models, 'Claude Fable 5' and 'Mythos 5'. Antropic stated that the U.S. government issued a directive to halt access by foreign nationals based on national security authority, noting that this applies to foreign national employees within the United States as well. Consequently, Antropic has completely suspended access to both models to ensure compliance. The company explained that other Antropic models are unaffected. This [… ]
Amazon has launched a feature that allows users to create merchandise directly using AI. Users can enter their desired design in text on the Amazon Shopping app or website, and immediately apply the generated images to products such as t-shirts, hoodies, tumblers, and water bottles to place orders. Using it is simple. Tap the Alexa icon in the app or enter "customize" in the search bar to go to the custom creation screen. Users can create designs such as "T-shirts for family gatherings" or "hoodies featuring pets drawn like cartoon characters" [… ]
Antropic has unveiled its new AI model, Claude Fable 5. Claude Fable 5 is Antropic's latest high-performance model available to both general users and enterprises, focusing on complex reasoning and long-running agent tasks. Claude Mythos 5, also unveiled at the same time, shares the same performance capabilities but is available only to a limited number of customers. The core of this model is “how reliably it can handle time-consuming and complex tasks.” Antropic [… ] Claude
Apple has refined the app icon design in iOS 27. If iOS 26 was the version that fully introduced the 'Liquid Glass' design, iOS 27 is closer to a version that refined that style more clearly and practically. The key features of iOS 26's app icons were translucent layers, light reflections, and glass-like textures. They were designed to look different depending on Light Mode, Dark Mode, Tint, and Clear styles, and the overall atmosphere of the operating system was also made more three-dimensional [… ]
X has been reclassified as unavailable to minors on the Korean Google Play Store. Previously classified as an app available for users aged 16 and older, it is now marked as unavailable to users under the age of 19. This measure does not mean that the entire X service has been blocked in Korea. The confirmed change is a reclassification of the app's age rating within the Korean Google Play Store. Accordingly, adolescent users must [re-enter] the X app on Android devices […]
Apple unveiled iOS 27 at WWDC 2026. This update focused on performance improvements, a revamp of Screen Time, adjustments to the Liquid Glass design, enhanced security features, and improvements to default apps. Rather than adding many new features, it is closer to an update that refines the iPhone to make it more stable and faster to use. The most notable change in iOS 27 is performance. Apple concentrated on improving app launch speeds, system responsiveness, and battery efficiency. In particular [… ]
Apple unveiled a newly revamped Siri AI at WWDC 2026. While the previous Siri was closer to a voice assistant that listened to commands and executed predefined functions, the new Siri AI has shifted toward understanding personal context—such as the user's screen, apps, messages, photos, and calendar—to handle more complex requests. The biggest change is the way it converses. Siri AI provides answers by referring to both the user's previous conversations and the current screen. For example, in a message, [… ]
OpenAI has expanded Codex into a broader professional tool. While Codex originally started as an AI agent to assist with software development, it is now evolving into a work platform usable by analysts, marketers, operations managers, designers, researchers, investors, and financial practitioners. According to OpenAI, Codex is currently used by over 5 million people every week. Non-developers account for approximately 201 TP3 T of total users and are growing more than three times faster than developers. Codex [… ]
Adobe has added Concept to Vector to Illustrator version 30.5. This feature converts selected images, such as sketches or photos, into editable vector artwork by entering prompts. It also allows you to create vector results based on images without prompts. Concept to Vector converts hand-drawn sketches, photos, and raster images into vector illustrations. While the existing Image Trace function vectorized based on pixel boundaries and colors, this feature interprets the image and [… ] prompts
Meta is expanding Instagram's paid subscription service, Instagram Plus. After starting testing in select countries last March, it transitioned to a global launch in late May, alongside Facebook Plus and WhatsApp Plus. Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus are reportedly priced at $3.99 per month, while WhatsApp Plus costs $2.99 per month. The core of the monetization of Instagram Plus, centered on the Stories feature, is the Stories function. Subscribers can share their Stories for longer than the standard 24 hours [… ]
