In this edition of the Worldwide wrap, Germany's 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals has become the most discussed sports game on Twitter; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates is backing an implantable birth control device that can be turned on and off with a remote control. Get the details on these stories and more below.
Brazil defeat breaks Twitter records
Germany's 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals has become the most discussed sports game on Twitter so far.
A record 35.6 million tweets were sent during the 90-minute game.
It also broke the tweets-per-minute record, when the fifth goal triggered 580 601 in one minute.
Via: BBC
Google's $100m funding
Google Ventures, the venture capital arm of Google, is aiming to bankroll entrepreneurship across Europe with a sizeable investment fund based in London.
The $100-million fund will invest in European technology companies, with the aim of helping develop firms across the continent.
Via: Wired
Phone snooping app
For jealous partners, it could be the ultimate app - allowing user to see everything their partner does on their phone.
The mCouple app shows text messages, contacts, call history and Facebook messages in real-time.
It can even show the "followers" the GPS co-ordinates of the phone, allowing them to see exactly where their partner is at all times.
To use the app, the users must agree to have it installed on their phone.
Via: Daily Mail
Wireless birth control
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates is taking birth control to another level.
Gates is backing a long-lasting implantable birth control device that can be turned on and off with a remote control. With this device - a tiny hormone-emitting microchip - women who decide they are ready to conceive can essentially flip a switch and start trying, according to the MIT Technology Review.
The device can also last up to 16 years -- more than three times as long as any comparable implantable devices on the market.
Via: Huffington Post
App allows mind reading
A Google Glass application that enables users to control the wearable device with their mind alone has been launched.
Developed by London-based start-up This Place, MindRDR is a free open source app that connects the NeuroSky EEG biosensor - which measures brainwaves to translate brain activity into action - with Google Glass.
The NeuroSky EEG biosensor is a single chip that can sense signals from the human brain, filter out extraneous noise and electrical interference, and convert those signals to digital power.
The chip is currently built into NeuroSky's MindWave headsets, which are intended to be used in games, applications, toys and research.
Via: The Telegraph
Soofas charge devices
A new initiative in Boston is bringing Soofas, solar powered benches that can not only charge your gadgets, but also monitor air quality and sound levels, to several city parks in a pilot programme funded by Cisco.
The Soofas, called "smart urban furniture", were developed by changing environments, a spinoff of MIT Media Lab, and are capable of charging mobile gadgets via two USB ports, thanks to a solar panels and the free energy of the sun. And while they're charging phones and powering Facebook updates, they're also gathering environmental data about air quality and noise levels nearby, and uploading them to a public map online.
Via: Tree Hugger
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