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After Volkswagen's manipulation of emissions testing in its diesel cars was found out, governments around the world are responding with strict measures. The Korean government also cancelled the certifications for 83,000 Volkswagen vehicles across 32 models, placing the automaker under an effective sales ban. How will the situation continue to unfold?

A team from Korea University recently developed the Kubot, a 3rd generation AI speech recognition robot. It is able to differentiate just human voices from background noise and detect the distance and direction of the speaker to focus on just the user's voice. Let's find out about the newest evolution of speech recognition technology.

The next time you pay for a cup of coffee at a cafe, you no longer have to take out your wallet. Simply have the cashier touch a smart stamp to your smartphone screen, and you are good to go. The Echoss Smart Stamp is the brainchild of 12CM, a Korean startup specializing in O2O marketing service platforms. The company shares its startup journey, from how it first struck upon the idea of electronically stamping the screen to how it prepares to expand the business to oversea markets.

Korea has the world's highest smartphone penetration rate, with nine in ten Koreans using a smartphone. The average smartphone penetration in the top 50 countries worldwide stands close to 70 percent. Find out how often Korean and international smartphone users upgrade their handsets.