Kabir Chibber

In South American soccer, fans like a fight.

A new study (paywall) suggests that children who speak multiple languages are better at understanding other people. And not only those who are fluent, but those that are simply exposed to another language in their daily lives.

It’s become a tradition for tourists to Paris to add ”love locks” to the Pont des Arts, a bridge near the Tuileries garden, in a show of eternal affection of dubious merit and legality.

Marcus Engman has been the chief designer at Ikea since 2012. But although he runs design at the Swedish furniture giant—which opens stores with as much floorspace as the Louvre, and is so widespread that it is said that one in 10 Europeans is conceived on a Ikea bed—Engman has no formal design education.

Now that Sepp Blatter has been re-elected for a fifth term as president of FIFA, even as the global soccer body is mired in a corruption scandal, what next? With huge support from the African and Asian federations, Blatter didn’t take kindly to calls from Europe (including heads of government) for him to step down. His lack of European support clearly riles him, but he’s dismissive of any threat of a boycott:

The Unicode Consortium has accepted 38 new emoji characters as candidates for its next update‚ scheduled for release in mid-2016.

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Warning: This article may be deadly for your trust issues.

In a quest to inspire the next generation of coders and engineers, Kano, a startup, has created a computer that’s simple enough for a child to build and sells for just $150. At Quartz’s The Next Billion conference in London, CEO and co-founder Yonatan Raz-Fridman showed how easy Kano’s DIY device is to assemble.

Every photo captures a moment in time. Together, they can show how the subject of a photo changes over a longer period of time.

The rapper Jay Z once remarked on whether he should rhyme to the best of his ability or sell as many records as possible by comparing himself to other hip-hop artists well-loved by purists but who don’t sell much:

Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, married his partner yesterday. This wouldn’t be that exciting, except in doing so, Bettel becomes the first leader in the European Union to get married to a partner of the same sex while in office.

In 1942, one of Robert Oppenheimer’s colleagues came to him with a disturbing suggestion: in the event their work on the Manhattan Project succeeded and they built the world’s first atomic bomb, it was quite possible the explosion would set the skies on fire. Shaken, Oppenheimer privately told one of the project’s most senior figures, Arthur Compton, who responded with horror, according to a biography of Oppenheimer:

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The fight of the century is over and, as predicted, Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Pacquiao claimed that more of his punches had landed, but that was not the case: Mayweather landed 34% of 439 punches; Pacquiao landed 19% of 425.

The fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas is only a few hours away—and few of the best boxers still alive think that Pacquiao has much of a chance.

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a daughter, Britain’s newest addition to the royal family. The new baby will become fourth in line to the throne—behind brother George, father William, and grandfather Charles. (Girls and boys were made equal in succession to the throne in 2011.)

The fight of the century, between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, takes place in Las Vegas on May 2 and will draw in millions of fans—including old-timers who had all but given up on the sport and a new generation of fans who probably haven’t seen such a high-profile fight in their lifetime.

The training camps are over, and it’s almost time for the fight of the century: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will finally meet in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 2. (Don’t even bother trying to get tickets.)

London’s Chelsea Football Club is top of the Premier League and heading for soccer glory this year.

If you’re of a certain age, this could make you feel quite dated, but a fair number of sporting heroes are so old that their children are already emerging as stars of their own. Here are a few notable ones:

People aren’t very nice to each other online. Everyone has read a comment thread and been annoyed at the vicious remarks, or witnessed a flame war under a YouTube video. Many online communities now have moderators, and they aim to ban trolls—those people who just who can’t stay civil.

New York may be gentrifying even faster than we thought.

The fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao on May 2 is expected to be the biggest boxing match ever, with tickets starting at $1,500—creating a minimum return of more than $70 million before a punch is thrown or anyone pays to watch the fight on pay-per-view at no less than $90 a pop.