Former football player Tom Brown decided to make shoes from environmentally friendly material - wool. He created the Allbirds brand, which releases minimalistic sneakers. The Silicon Valley quickly fell in love with it: the co -founder of Google Larry Page, investor Ben Gorovitz and many others began to wear woolen sneakers. For two years, Allbirds sold 2 million pairs of shoes and became one of the fastest growing companies in the market.

Daily in the world of technology, gadgets and programs that move humanity forward appear. It is impossible to read about all this, to figure it out on your own - too long. Every week, Republic selects for you the main IT novice, by which you can judge where the technologies move. Exoskeleton for skiing We talked about exoskeletons that help with the rehabilitation of paralyzed people. Other companies construct devices that allow a person to withstand a mass of 100-200 kg.

“Nobody beat me. They just threatened that if I did not give an indication that I handed over to the ampoule with poison, then when I exit from Moore they will find a gun or a drug that they will put me, that I won’t live after that in Moscow and the region, ”Yuri Ermolenko, a key witness about the murder of an influential banker Ivan Kivivli, began my story.

Vladimir Putin at a meeting dedicated to a fire in Kemerovo. Photo: Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / Kremlin A new (separate curse - that it cannot be accurately numbered, the fourth or fifth) period of Vladimir Putin did not begin after the inauguration, as everyone thought, but immediately after the election.

The cycle of interview with journalist Yegor Sennikov about the spirit of time continues. Today's interlocutor is historian Adrian Selin , Professor of the Higher School of Economics, and the head of the educational program “History”, a specialist in the history of the Troubles, author of the book “In the Footsteps of Rurik”.

A group of scientists from Russia, the USA and France created a flexible polymer material that can change the color similar to the leather of the chameleon. The building is published in Science. The skin of the chameleon has a well -known unique property of color change.

- Hello, is this Lawrence? - Yes, it's me. “This is Steve Jobs,” the voice sounded at the other end of the line. - A few years ago I saw your photo in the magazine and thought that one day we could work together. From this acquaintance, the book “Pixar. Reboot. How to breathe a new life into a business ”(I went out at the publishing house Eksmo). Its author, Lawrence Levy, is the first financial director of the legendary animation studio, in which Steve Jobs invested.

On March 30, Apple released a large -scale iOS update. In version 11.3, users can turn off the slowdown in the iPhone. In addition to this, new “Animoji” was added to the update for the owners of the iPhone X and the advanced opportunities for augmented reality. Freedom of choice The appearance of the “battery state” menu is a consequence of a serious scandal around a slowdown in iPhones.

There is a lot of news for a day. Every evening we select only those events that we consider really important, and share them with our readers. SK: “Winter Cherry” was a self -building The Winter Cherry shopping center in Kemerovo, in a fire in which 64 people were killed, was built without a building permit, the Investigative Committee found out .

Immediately after the fire in the Kemerovo shopping center “Winter Cherry”, whose victims were 64 people, including 41 children, the regional and federal authorities looked confused and inconsistent, which was due to strict criticism in the media and social networks. After a few days, officials were able to intercept the information agenda and are now actively attracting attention to the “provocateurs”, prankers and opposition, which “is trying to gain political glasses” on the tragedy.

The manufacturer of Tesla electric vehicles announced the recall of 123 thousand Model S. The cause of the malfunctions - part of the parts in the steering hydraulic power steering are subject to corrosion. For the company, this is the largest company to return cars, writes Verge. What is wrong with the hydraulic wrap? Potential bolts corrosion threatens Model S owners who use a car in cold climate.

More and more women are delaying the birth of children until they count themselves ready for this. Career, housing, the presence of a permanent partner and other factors are decisive. But the body does not take into account the features of modern life. Female fertility is reduced with age, and science and technology give control over their life - first of all, the cryoconservatory of eggs, embryos or ovaries.