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Watch now: Japan demystified

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by on June 5, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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“Japan is no different from you.” Japanese American entrepreneur Kei Shimada tries to demystify Japan. People tend to think that Japan is crazy country in the far, far east, but it has so much more than this cliche to offer, too. Particularly, in the field of innovation. And Kei travels around the world to spread news about what Japan has to offer. We’ve just added his talk from the TNW Europe Conference 2013 to TNW Video and you can watch it right now, right here for free. The cat ears that Kei wears are not only a fashion accessory. It is one of the top…

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Genius’ new API can help developers annotate anything on the Web

Jun05
by on June 5, 2015 at 4:25 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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When Rap Genius first launched, it was all about describing, well, rap lyrics. Now Genius is on a grander mission: annotating the world. That’s a hefty goal, but the company is getting started by introducing its first public API. Developers can use the tool to add, edit, and view annotations for any piece of text on the Web, as well as implement an upvote/downvote system to rank annotations. Of course, Genius isn’t forgetting about music – the API also allows apps and services to pull in information about any artists and songs already on Genius’ database, as well as search…

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Politwoops lives on in 30 countries but still fears Twitter will kill it

Jun05
by on June 5, 2015 at 4:10 pm
Posted In: API, Around the Web, Opinion, Politwoops, transparency

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Since 2012, Politwoops has been preserving tweets deleted by US lawmakers. They range from typos and other understandable social media slips to out and out attempts to hide real embarrassment and scandal. On May 15, it stopped working. And the reason soon became apparent: Twitter had decided the project was in breach of its terms of service and had shut off its API access. It was a clash between the letter and the spirit of the law. Politwoops was flouting the social network’s rules, but everyone had known that since it came online in 2012. The Sunlight Foundation, which runs the US site,…

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Apple’s Web store now offers same-day delivery in select areas

Jun05
by on June 5, 2015 at 3:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Need a Macbook today, but too lazy to leave your house? Apple now has you covered – if you live in the right zip code. As 9to5Mac spotted, Apple’s online store now features a same-day delivery option – previously, this was only available when ordering through your mobile device. If you go for courier delivery, the order should be at your doorstep within 4 hours, according to Apple’s shipping documentation. With the increasing prevalence of Web shopping, several companies are looking for ways to deliver items quicker than ever. Amazon has Prime Now, for instance, and now Apple is joining…

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Thiel Foundation announces 2015 Fellowship winners and expands the program

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by on June 5, 2015 at 3:00 pm
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Peter Thiel set up the Thiel Fellowship in 2011 offering to pay talented college students $100,000 to drop out and start companies of their own. Now in its fourth year, the Fellowship received over 2,000 applications for 2015, but only twenty have been successful. Each of the fellows will use their grants to explore their entrepreneurial passions with guidance from the Thiel Foundation’s network of investors, founders and scientists. Oh, and they’ll all be ditching formal education. This year’s fellows are made up of five women and 15 men, ranging in age from 17 to 22. Thiel believes that the…

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