Cortana is 12-0 and is on a major roll. Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant, has successfully predicted the outcome of every match of this year’s World Cup elimination round. To the dismay of Dutch fans, Cortana’s…
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Shakira to headline at #WorldCup2014 final
Pop star Shakira will perform before the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, headlining a closing ceremony that includes guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana and rapper Wyclef Jean. Shakira, who is making…
#WorldCup2014 breaks Facebook record for online chatter
Facebook on Monday said that the World Cup has kicked up more action at the leading social network than any other event in history. More than a billion comments, posts, and “likes” related to World…
Stressed Brazil fan smashes TV, video goes viral
Ah, World Cup penalty shootouts. The stress. The anguish. The joy. The mad dash to find somewhere else to watch the final minutes after you smash your flat-screen TV. That, at least, was the experience…
Crazy about #WorldCup2014 and Brazilian Girls? This app is for you!
Do you like soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil? You like Brazilian Girls? – install this app and kiss Brazilian girls all the time through testing your kissing skills with the Give a Kiss app…
#WorldCup2014: Public holiday proposed for next Brazil match
(Bloomberg) — The mayor of Sao Paulo, South America’s largest city, proposed that the day of the national team’s next World Cup game be declared a holiday in an effort to avoid a repeat of the…
Paraplegic in ‘Iron Man’ bodysuit to open World Cup
The first kick at the World Cup opening ceremony will be made by a paraplegic wearing an Iron Man-like robotic bodysuit controlled by signals from the brain. Brazilian doctor Miguel Nicolelis led a team of…
Jennifer Lopez to perform at World Cup opener after all
Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony after all, FIFA said Tuesday, two days after it announced “production issues” would prevent her traveling to Brazil. Lopez, who recorded the official…
Green Passport: UNEP’s travel app for 2014 FIFA World Cup
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Brazil’s ministries of environment, Sports and Tourism has launched the 2014 edition of the Green Passport initiative, which is an online mobile application aimed at promoting sustainable tourism during the…
Helena Rizzo wins Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef 2014
Helena Rizzo, Best Female Chef 2013 at the inaugural Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, has done it again; but this time, on a global scale. The Brazilian-born Rizzo is the newly crowned Veuve Clicquot World’s…