Playing with fire!

ICYMI: Here’s the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club statement on recent threats to journalists in South Korea. Singling out and targeting individuals is chilling and a form of intimidation. We stand together on this.

How can 🇰🇷, 🇩🇰 & like-minded digital countries & companies promote a responsible approach to tech embracing innovation & protecting democracy? Debate at WeWork Seoul w/ DKTechAmb, Mr Lim (Startup Alliance) & Mr Lee (KAIA), moderated by the one & only Martin Rune Hoxer #TechPlomacy

Foreign Entrepreneurs in Seoul: Two days left to apply if you want a spot in the free Seoul Global Startup Center in Yongsan. #Korea #Startups koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/201…

The Seoul government is applying lots of technology to make life better for residents… but until they can solve the pollution issue, how much does the rest matter? koreabizwire.com/mayor-unveils-… #Korea #IoT #Seoul

Google Ads can’t decide if I’d prefer dating a Russian or a Japanese woman. #HappilyTaken #NoThanks #AlreadyMarriedToAKorean

Korea is rolling out the first "real" 5G service in a few days. Here's my take on the long (and fiery) path and the significance for startups. bit.ly/2Fz9JZ8

Hey #crypto fans! We finally have an answer to “What moon?” nasa.gov/press-release/…

Startup people in Seoul: Last call for the #PodiumStar pitch event. 6:00 p.m. at Google Campus. I’ll be on the judging panel alongside Techstars and #KakaoVentures onoffmix.com/event/172485

Update to my article on #5G in #Korea. (bit.ly/2Fz9JZ8) KT announced that they’ll have set up 30,000 5G base stations by April 5 bit.ly/2FCNBhm

Korea will (just barely) be the first country to launch commercial 5G service on April 5. Here’s everything you need to know bit.ly/2Fz9JZ8

#LifeTips If the clerk at the business card print shop has never heard of #InDesign, find a different printer.

(1/2) Wow. Is this the result of a brilliant PR campaign by Korea’s domestic breweries? Roughly: “Pesticide in Imported Beer Sold at Convenience Stores Stokes Online Fears” n.news.naver.com/article/025/00…

(2/2) By the way, to ingest enough trace pesticide to increase your chances of cancer, you’d need to dring eight gallons of beer per day. Challenge NOT accepted. geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/04/18/wil…

Korea's increased air pollution cost the economy $3.5 billion 2018. I’ve written 2600 words covering what individuals and businesses need to know about this manmade public health crisis. brightshinyrobot.com/2019/05/koreas…

Koreans are buying air purifiers in record numbers because of increasing air pollution. brightshinyrobot.com/2019/05/koreas…

The Korean government is spending $2.65 billion to combat air #pollution. brightshinyrobot.com/2019/05/koreas…

True story of incompetence. Here’s how I fixed some pretty amateur Facebook ad targeting mistakes by another agency. brightshinyrobot.com/2019/07/fixing…

I called for more coffee pods in my Shanghai hotel room and this is how they came to me:

Spotted a #begpacker in downtown #Seoul near my office. Took my cues from Raphael Rashid and threatened to call the cops if he didn't leave.