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Finance
Shinhan Bank expands finance touchpoints for younger generations with characters
Shinhan Bank is expanding brand touchpoints with younger generations through an experiential space combining characters with artificial intelligence and augmented reality. The bank said it is taking part in the Character Licensing Fair 2026 at COEX in Seoul through July 19, operating a brand space using its Shinhan Friends characters. Visitors can try interactive programs including mobile games, AI character and badge creation, and augmented reality filming, and buy character goods.
AI & Enterprise
Shapes raises $8 million seed funding for group chat app where AI characters and people coexist
Shapes, a group chat app where people and AI characters converse together, has exited stealth mode and disclosed an $8 million seed funding round, TechCrunch reported on April 29. Lightspeed led the round, with participation from AI Capital Partners, AI Grant and individual investors. Founded in 2022, the company has more than 400,000 monthly active users. It positions the product as a way to reduce so-called AI psychosis by bringing AI into everyday group conversations.
Industry
KAIST to offer hands-on future tech experiences at Korea Science and Technology Festival
KAIST will take part in the 2026 Korea Science and Technology Festival in April and run interactive exhibition halls, it said on Thursday. The event will be held in two parts: in Daejeon from April 17 to 19 and in the Gyeonggi area from April 24 to 26. KAIST will exhibit at Daejeon Convention Center and KINTEX, showcasing robots, space technology, AI semiconductors and daily-life AI demonstrations.
