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Telecommunications & Media

Apple to overhaul iOS 27 lock screen with AI wallpapers, clock and widgets

Apple is expanding iPhone lock-screen customisation in iOS 27, adding photo auto-expansion, AI wallpaper generation, adjustable clock placement and the ability to hide the Now Playing widget, IT outlet 9to5Mac reported. iOS 27 adds Apple Intelligence-based photo editing tools such as Clean Up, Reframe and Extend, and can suggest using Extend during lock-screen setup. Users can also launch Image Playground to create wallpapers from photos or text prompts.

Finance

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea launches i-ONE Sunshine Loan special guarantee at 6.0 percent a year

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea will launch a non-face-to-face loan product to improve financial access for low-income and low-credit borrowers. The i-ONE Sunshine Loan special guarantee offers up to 10 million won per person at an annual interest rate of 6.0 percent, with no early repayment fee. Eligible customers are salaried workers employed for at least three months, earning 35 million won or less annually and in the bottom 20 percent of NICE and KCB credit scores.

Games & Commerce

Webzen Q2 operating profit down 8.4 percent, seeks rebound with new game releases in second half

Webzen said its second-quarter operating profit fell 8.4 percent from a year earlier to 5.7 billion won. Revenue declined 2.8 percent to 38.0 billion won and net profit fell 6.4 percent to 6.3 billion won. The company attributed the weaker results to a lack of new game launches. It plans to sequentially disclose information on new titles in the second half and step up preparations for releases.