Interview: You Jung-eun, Creator of Meditation App Mabo
Meet You Jung-un, creator of popular South Korean meditation app Mabo. Are smartphones set to make meditation popular again in Asia, its original birthplace?
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South Korea Investigates Social Media over Phone Records
Let's face it, Facebook and other social media giants aren't providing their services for free. Data collection is their business, and you agree to let them have it when you sign up. But have major social media overstepped the line in South Korea?
The Ex-KaKao Startup CEO Revolutionizing Home Cleaning
Yeon Hyun-joo left internet giant KaKao Corp to found her own startup. Now, with a small team and less than five hours' sleep each night, she is revolutionizing home cleaning.
Smart Speakers: A Smart Bet for S Korea’s AI Industry?
Heard of Bixby, Sally and GiGA Genie? South Korea's AI assistants are homegrown answers to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, as local companies try to catch the global AI wave with software and smart speakers...
Expect More Fake News This Election Season
Fake news is on the rise. A study says that the amount of fake news related to this presidential election is four times higher than the election in 2012.
Less Than an Hour After We Met, She Told Me She Was Committing Suicide
A chance encounter with a transgender woman at a church led to an unexpected message. “I’m going to commit suicide today.”