World Cup sees Google Translate use within Russia jump 30%
Visitors to Russia are making good use of Google Translate. Getty Images Fans are making an effort to communicate with Russian locals in their own language during the World Cup,…
Women’s World Cup 2019: A game-changing tournament for female footballers
HARRISON, NJ – MAY 26: Captain Carli Lloyd #10 of United States drives to the goal during the International Friendly match the U.S. Women’s National Team and Mexico as part…
Japan’s World Cup-predicting octopus. Killed. For food
Rabiot the octopus can predict Japan’s results at the World Cup by swimming to the area of a pool holding the flag of the team it thinks will win. Screengrab…
NASA has a ball with Super Bowl tie-ins
A football floats on the International Space Station. NASA The folks at NASA enjoy football just as much as anyone. They just look at it a little differently. NASA found ways…
2020 Tokyo Olympics country flags make for impressive anime warriors
See flags of countries participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics reimagined as Japanese anime characters. World Flags project The US as shaggy blond male warrior? Japanese artists are re-creating flags…
More People Should Watch the Most Underrated Sci-Fi Gem on Television
For All Mankind rules. You need to watch it. Apple TV I didn’t look at my phone once during the premiere of For All Mankind‘s third season on Apple TV Plus.…
Enjoy Wordle? You Should Try These Other Puzzle Games Next
Done with this game yet? Sarah Tew/CNET Wordle is 2022’s biggest word game. What started as a homegrown game created by Josh Wardle for his partner, grew until The New York…
Try Worldle, the Wordle Spinoff That Uses Geography Instead of Words
Worldle is the latest Wordle takeoff, giving players six chances to guess a country outlined in black. Teuteuf Wordle took over the internet in 2022, spawning a legion of spinoff games.…
Google Kicks Off 2022 World Cup With Doodle, New Game
Google The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off Sunday in Qatar, and Google got into the spirit with a Doodle and a new multiplayer game. Google’s World Cup soccer game.…
Google Doodle Honors Solar Energy Pioneer ‘Sun Queen’ Mária Telkes
Google Mária Telkes was a Hungarian American scientist whose pioneering work in solar energy spawned many inventions, including the first solar-powered house, earning her the nickname the “Sun Queen.” For…