As Germany chancellor Angela Merkel said last month, if Germany can succeed with its ambitious energy transition then other countries could too. “If we succeed, then she (the Energiewende) – and I’m convinced […]
Germany Fossil Fuel Production Drops, Electricity Exports Soar
Japan should export their superior train technology to the entire world
Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: This is the moment when the maglev shinkansen—the new “bullet train” rail system using superconducting magnetic levitation technology—ascended from the tracks. I invited U.S. Ambassador Caroline […]
Have you seen the surrealistic ads from Softbank Japan?
That family consists of a talking dog as patriarch, a wife who has the real power, a daughter played by popular actress Aya Ueto and a non-Japanese son played by Dante Carver […]
200 million Chinese people use Tencent’s QQ… at the same time!
Last Friday, Tencent’s 15-year-old QQ messenger and social network might have hit it’s final major milestone – 200 million people used the service simultaneously. That’s more than the entire population of Brazil […]
Products are made; services are delivered. Products are used; services are experienced.
By Kristoffer Howes on Google+ In downtown Toronto (Canada) there is a legendary bagel shop, affectionately known to a few, as The Dirty Bagel. This title clearly distinguished it from a similar […]
Hollywood tycoons make TV series about climate change [watch the first episode]
A new 9-part documentary TV series about climate change, Years of Living Dangerously, produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger has been launched Sunday. The episodes feature celebrities reporting on […]
5 tweaks to boost productivity levels in your startup office
When was the last time you felt productive, engaged, or even happy at work? If you can’t recall those moments, don’t be alarmed – you’re in good company. According to a 142-country […]
New music: Sigur Rós – The Rains of Castamere (Game of Thrones Season 4)
Earlier this month, Sigur Rós gave us a sneak peek of their cover of “The Rains of Castamere” for Game of Thrones. Now, the full version of the traditional Westeros folk song […]
How Japan Copied American Culture and Made it Better
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The last US ambassador to the USSR: NATO expansion to Ukraine will be grievous mistake for U.S.
An emerging chill between the US and Russia is causing alarm around the world. But despite the diplomatic blows traded over Ukraine, cooperation on other matters goes on as usual. Is this […]
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