The Perma.CC service began work, creating "eternal" links to publications on the Internet that could "move" to another address. The service description says that Perma will not create an constantly active link for the material required by the user, but archive this material on its own server. Thus, the “eternal” link will not lead to the original material, but to an archived copy.

Microsoft may change the requirements for smartphones made by third -party manufacturers for the Windows Phone operating system, reports The Verge with reference to its own sources. It is assumed that in the updated Microsoft documentation, some requirements for new devices will change. Including from the developers they will cease to require the presence of the “Start”, “Search” and “Back” buttons on the device that are currently present.

The Foundation for Freedom of the Press has introduced a tool for securely receiving anonymous media leaks - SecureDrop . The SecureDrop system began to be developed after a similar tool, Strongbox , installed in the editorial office of The New Yorker magazine in May 2013, received many criticisms from security engineers. It should be noted that both systems work based on the development of another tool for receiving anonymous messages - DeadDrop by Internet activist Aaron Schwartz.

The 100,000 Stars project is an interactive visualization that allows you to study the Milky Way galaxy directly in its browser. This is not an official Google product, but it was implemented by Google enthusiasts, enthusiastically, in the framework of the “experiments” of Google Chrome, who clearly demonstrate the capabilities of the browser with specific examples.

Yandex launched a cloud platform with an open code called Cocaine (Cocaine). In its documentation , Yandex describes it as a PAAS-System (Platform-AS-A-Service), which allows you to create its own cloud application hosting, such as Google Appensu or Heroku. In the cloud you can launch applications written in various programming languages: the system supports C ++, Python and JavaScript. Now the company is working on support for Java and Racket.

The head of the Google X secret laboratory division on the development of displays Mary Lu Jepsen said that Google is preparing a commercial model of another wearable Google Glass. The second generation of “smart” points will be released in 2014, and it is the glasses of this generation that will be available on wide sale, writes Gizmodo with reference to Mit Technology Review .

Sportswear maker Under Armor has introduced a new MagZip zipper that can be zipped with just one hand, reports CoDesign . MagZip can self-collapse using magnets. The inventor of the smart fastener was engineer Scott Peters. Looking at his sick uncle, Scott realized that even something as simple as zipping up a zipper could be a real challenge. Trying to help a relative, the engineer spent months creating MagZip.

Anton Utkin about the commercial development of space space In April of this year, the Kuznechik missile took the next height of a quarter kilometer, employees of SpaceX, a private aerospace company developing a grasshopper, for the sake of a comic effect, a video of the launch of Ring of Fire Johnny Kash was glued. “I Went Down, Down, Down and the Flaces Went Higher.

The Moscow zoo has a new branded style developed by RIA Novosti specialists led by art director Ilya Ruderman. Bright patterns from the outlines of animals will appear in the design of souvenirs, tickets, navigation and cash desks. The leadership of the zoo emphasizes that the project is aimed at a general update of communication policy. Recall that in April last year, for the first time in thirty years, the director changed in the zoo.

A trailer for Wes Anderson’s new film “The Grand Budapest Hotel” has been published online, featuring the usual cast involved in the director’s previous films, including “Moonrise Kingdom.” The film tells the story of the concierge of a popular European hotel, Gustav H. (Ralph Fiennes), following his life between the two world wars and his friendship with a young employee, Zero Mustafa. The plot involves the theft of a priceless Renaissance painting and the fight for a huge inheritance.

Adidas will have its own device. A sports company releases a “smart” clock, reports The Verge . Inside the wrist gadget there will be a GPS navigator and Bluetooth. The clock will also measure the heart rhythm. Unlike Samsung’s “smart” watches and Nike fitness trackers, the Adidas device is an independent gadget and is not associated with a mobile device. Adidas Smartwatch provides for internal memory where you can place music or audio guns.

Art critic Andrei Shental comments on the statements of the Minister of Culture about the Moscow Biennale “Why should we see something abstract-deck, clumsy, in the form of a pile of bricks under modern art?” - At the first meeting of the Organizing Committee of the All -Russian Year of Culture, which took place on October 9, Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky condemned works that are incomprehensible to most viewers, and proposed to consider all the works that are created in our time,

Impressions of Sasha Pravlin about the comic book festival The illustrator Sasha Pravlin went to the well-known comic book festival, NYC Comic Book Convention, to find out what is happening in the world of comics, video games and films, and how the New York Festival of GIK Culture differs from the same in San Diego. Below is a detailed report. 130 thousand people visited the festival in New York this year.

A series of interviews with the main Russian art director Look At Me continues a series of interviews with Russian art directors who not only change modern media, but also form visual habits of readers, train colleagues and set world trends in the framework of a single country. A new interview from the series is a conversation with the creator of the newly launched Readymag platform, which allows you to easily create magazines on the Internet.

The Twitter user @djjonhenry claims that he managed to photograph Banksy. The random witness was at the place of preparation of the recent MEATPACKING DISTRICT composition - a truck full of toy animals. The author of the photo believes that Banksy is on the roof, since it was he who was the only one who spoke with the English accent. Gothamist, in turn, notes that Banksy is a black -haired guy standing next to a truck. Meanwhile, the British artist continues his New York performance.