A trade dispute between Japan and South Korea has caused fiery rhetoric from both sides – but now South Korean consumers are leading a very real boycott that is hurting Japanese businesses’ bottom line.According to reporting by The Korea Times and The Guardian, supermarkets and travel agents in South Korea reported sales losses from around 10 percent for Japanese Natto, a fermented soybean pr...

As temperatures soar higher than ever before, the idea of a portable, wearable air conditioner that keeps you cool via a smartphone app seems pretty idyllic, if not a little far-fetched. well according to sony, it’s apparently not. the reon pocket, from the company’s startup acceleration program, is a small device that does just that.The reon pocket utilizes thermoelectric cooling but sony sa...

Kylie Jenner can make more money in one Instagram post than many people earn in a lifetime. Kylie Jenner tops the Instagram Rich List for the second year in a row, beating Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé and Ariana GrandeNo influencer can keep up with Kylie Jenner’s earnings on Instagram.The 21-year-old reality star and Kylie Cosmetics founder has taken the top spot on HopperHQ.com’s Instagram Rich...

Peloton's Automated Follow feature would allow a person to drive two trucks at once.Trucking is an industry that could be shaped significantly by autonomous vehicle tech in the coming years, and enabling heavy haulers to roll along in tight formations known as platoons could be a key part of this future. Startup Peloton has an interesting new take on this concept, describing an automated follow...

KitKat maker uses cocoa leftovers to sweeten dark chocolate. Method can reduce amount of sugar in chocolate by up to 40%Nestle SA has found a way to create chocolate without adding any sugar, relying on leftover material from cocoa plants for sweetening as consumers look for natural and healthier fare.The food company is using a patented technique to turn the white pulp that covers cocoa beans...

The market for automotive software and for electrical and electronic components is expected to grow strongly in the next decade. What must companies know to succeed ?Autonomous driving, connected vehicles, the electrification of the powertrain, and shared mobility (also called the ACES trends) are mutually reinforcing developments in the automotive sector. Combined, they are disrupting the auto...

Get uses bone conduction technology which passes audio through the bones of your wrist, to your finger tip, which then conducts it directly to your ear’s cochlea via your skull.It looks like an elegant fitness tracker and acts like a smartwatch, yet it has has no buttons nor a screen. It also plays audio when you touch your finger to your ear and is controlled entirely via customizable gesture...

During the past decade, much of the discussion about start-up ecosystems has been centered on the question of which city or region will become “the next Silicon Valley”. Although there are several places with promising growth trajectories, we frankly think this view is short-sided. It implies there needs to be a new champion overshadowing the old one.In fact, there will be no “next Silicon V...

As compared to most other joints in the human body, the knee has quite a large range of motion … so why not put that motion to use, as a source of electricity? That's what a new prototype device does, and it reportedly does not cause its wearer to expend more energy while walking.Developed by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the 307-gram (0.7-lb) device incorporates a slider-...