Starbucks has deployed a mobile coffee trailer to support vulnerable groups amid a continuing heatwave. Starbucks Korea said on Thursday it is carrying out community activities such as delivering iced drinks and cooling supplies. It donated 50 million won to the Korea Council on Social Welfare for heat-season support programmes. The company also visited welfare centres and workplaces in July, providing coffee and other items, and plans to expand a customer-participation campaign using the trailer.

Meta has unveiled a preview of its new model, Muse Spark 1.1, focused on coding and AI agent tasks. Meta is offering the API through its developer portal as it competes with OpenAI and Anthropic in coding AI. The update comes three months after Alexandre Wang took charge of AI and Meta introduced its first AI model. Meta set token-based pricing and provides $20 in free credits for new API accounts.