Following Yahoo, Microsoft presented the public with a new logo for its search engine Bing, reports The Verge . In this case, the changes affected not only the appearance: the search engine itself was rewritten from scratch to suit the latest trends. Microsoft has updated the look of its search engine: Bing has received a completely new golden logo.

Google has launched the ability to view building diagrams for Russia. The innovation was presented on September 18 at a press conference in Moscow. Viewing building diagrams is available in both desktop and mobile versions of Google Maps. As Mikhail Daychik, manager of technical programs for the corporation's mapping service, said, at the time of the innovation's launch, diagrams of 30 large buildings in Moscow and St. Petersburg were available.

The South Korean government has approved the construction of the Infinity Tower, a skyscraper that can disappear from view at the press of a button. magazine reports this Wired . The South Korean government has given the green light to the construction of a skyscraper that can become invisible at the press of a button. The 457-meter Infinity Tower will be built 32 kilometers from Seoul, near Incheon Airport.

Users of the YouTube mobile app will be able to save videos for offline viewing. The feature will appear in November 2013, the company reports on the YouTube Creators blog . Users will be able to save YouTube videos to their mobile devices and view them without an Internet connection. The service will allow you to store them offline for 48 hours, reports AllThingsD . The videos will remain free, but they will show ads even if you are not connected to the network.

In a case involving the firing of subordinates for liking someone on Facebook, a US court ruled that clicking the “Like” button has the same constitutional meaning as writing that phrase and is therefore protected in the same way as free speech. reports this The Wall Street Journal . The U.S.

Whitney Brock from Indiana posted a post on Facebook with her photo and information about her place of birth in the hope of finding her biological mother through the help of concerned users of the social network. She never expected to be talking to her 12 hours later, Buzzfeed reports . 22-year-old Whitney Brock from Indiana published a post on Facebook calling for help in finding her biological mother.

The American cellular operator Virgin Mobile has launched interactive advertising that can be controlled by blinking. reports this GigaOM . The BlinkWashing campaign page on YouTube asks the user to access their webcam. After calibration, during which you need to blink your eyes several times, an advertising video starts. Every time the user closes their eyes, the video ends and the next ad starts. The promotion advertises Virgin Mobile's $35 monthly plan.

How porn is learning to use new media Author: Gennady Zavolokin According to a common joke, people go online for two things: porn and good porn. Amanda Hess wrote a column about new trends and formats in an industry that began to change before businesses noticed. Like a London dandy 21-year-old London resident David uses the Vine app not only to watch videos of cats and funny falls from skateboards. The young man channeled his creative energy into masturbating on camera.

Google is about to launch a company called Calico, which will focus on developments in the field of health and life extension. Google co-founder Larry Page spoke about this in an interview with Time magazine . Calico will operate independently under the leadership of Arthur Levinson, Apple's chairman. Levinson will continue to hold his current position at Apple, as well as current positions at other companies.

Three young guys tried to get to the front of the line for GTA V at a Staten Island mall in New York City, posing as police officers. This was reported by Staten Island Live with reference to the New York police. Three guys posed as law enforcement officers to buy Grand Theft Auto 5 discs without waiting in line. According to the New York publication, one of them had a tattoo of his father's police badge on his arm, a second had a fake badge, and a third had a badge and identification.

NetNames analyzed the number of Internet pirates in the world, as well as the amount of data they transmit monthly over the Internet. The results of the study were published on the NetNames website . As researchers found, in January 2013, 432 million users around the world downloaded pirated materials. Europe, Asia and America accounted for 327 million of them, or, in other words, every fourth Internet user from these regions turned out to be a pirate.

GTA V brought its creators $800 million in the first 24 hours, Polygon reports . In the coming days, the game should break the record for the fastest time to reach the first billion among all media releases, including movies and music. Publisher Take-Two Interactive published an official press release in which it announced that Grand Theft Auto V managed to earn $800 million in the first 24 hours from the start of sales.

Official representatives of the cat Grumpy have signed a contract with the food manufacturer Friskies. She will be the face of a video competition called "The Friskies", which will take place on October 15 in New York. This is reported by the Huffington Post . Grumpy, the most famous cat on the planet, will become the face of cat food manufacturer Friskies.

Author: Gennady Zavolokin The school district of Glensdale, a suburb of Los Angeles, spent 40.5 thousand dollars on the work of the GeoListerning service, which analyzes the actions of teenagers on social networks. writes about this CNN . Glensdale Schools will receive monitoring reports of students' social media accounts every day for a year. 14 thousand teenagers aged 13 years and older were subjected to virtual surveillance.

On September 18 at 21:00 Moscow time, iOS 7, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, became available for download. It was first officially announced on June 10 as part of the annual WWDC conference. Today from 21:00 Moscow time, all owners of supported devices can install iOS 7 for free. Users who have already installed iOS 7 Gold Master (pre-release build) do not need to update - today's update differs only in the versions for iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, not yet on sale.