Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company to spread the Internet in developing countries. This was reported by TechCrunch . Facebook is about to acquire Titan Aerospace, a company that produces near-orbital drones. According to a TechCrunch source familiar with the details of the deal, its value is $60 million. Facebook's main interest in this company is the Solara 60 drones, which can act as satellites.

Eksmo Publishing House will release a book on the Russian market dedicated to Grumpy Cat, one of the most recognizable cats on the Internet. This was reported in an announcement published on the publisher's website. A book called Grumpy Cat. The Angriest Cat in the World" will go on sale in the spring of 2014, it will include the most famous demotivational pictures featuring Grumpy Cat, translated into Russian.

One of the moderators of the social network VKontakte suggested to the administrator of the RosPil project community what words should be removed from the post so that the text would not be perceived as extremist. The administrator of RosPil considered this appeal to be a fact of censorship.

Microsoft's research division has unveiled the concept of a web browser that displays pages on multiple walls of a room at once. The company published information about this on the Microsoft Research website . Microsoft describes the operation of the 3D browser in a detailed 16-page document. The system, called SurroundWeb, finds all the flat surfaces in the room, and then layouts and projects Internet pages onto them in an easy-to-read form.

Showing a broadcast of the 86th Oscar ceremony in Russian on the night of March 3-4, Channel One discarded the words of actor and singer Jared Leto in support of Ukraine and Venezuela. This was reported by the Dozhd TV channel. Updated : added a comment from a representative of Channel One.

An American comedian played a prank on morning TV show hosts by pretending to be a chef. reports Mashable . Comedian Nick Pruecher teamed up with Joe Pickett, one of the organizers of the Found Footage comedy video festival, for a prank on several local television shows in the United States. Under the guise of a guest chef, he appeared several times on morning TV shows with advice on how to create new dishes from leftovers.

One of British Prime Minister David Cameron's closest aides was arrested by police for possession of child pornography. reports this The Telegraph . Patrick Rock Patrick Rock, 62, who worked at the official residence of the British Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, was arrested at his home. This happened on February 13, but the incident became known only now. Rock is suspected of crimes related to child pornography, a residence official said.

The Most Powerful Q&A Sessions on Reddit in the Last Few Years By 2014, AMA (ask me anything) sessions, a unique format of communication on the website Reddit , began to regularly appear in news headlines. They are attended by billionaires, presidents and simply people who find themselves in unusual situations. TJournal publishes a selection of the most notable AMAs over the past few years.

On March 4, it became known about the decision of the Khabarovsk district court, which demanded that Wikipedia, Yandex and Kinopoisk be blocked for allegedly posting links to Nazi materials on these services. The Yandex press service told TJournal about the details of the court decision. Yandex, company press service We only learned about the existence of this court decision today. Neither the prosecutor's office nor other authorized bodies contacted us during the consideration of this case.

The artist has made a selection of photoshops in which the facial hair of the characters is replaced with professional photographs of the starry sky. In January 2014, digital artist Joshua Arter started a blog on Tumblr, Space Beards: The Facial Frontier , with photoshopped photos in which the characters' mustaches and beards were replaced with outline-cut "beards" from professional space photographs.

On March 3, the Instagram service was down for about 50 minutes, which many associated with the publication by singer Justin Bieber of a photo of his ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. This was reported by TechCrunch . On March 3, the Instagram service was unavailable for 50 minutes.

Thousands of tourists flock to Savannah, Georgia every year to find the bus stop where Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump sat on a bench. Most often, already on the spot, they find out that the bench was installed specifically for the filming of the film, and was later dismantled and exhibited at the Savannah History Museum. From time to time, the authorities place a duplicate in the park with a commemorative plaque attached to it with a quote from the film.

Apple Vice President of Finance Peter Oppenheimer will retire at the end of September 2014. reports this The company's press service . Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer Apple's new CFO will be Luca Maestri, currently the company's vice president of finance. He will take over from Oppenheimer in June, and the two top managers will split their responsibilities for several months until Oppenheimer finally leaves the company.

HTC's top manager threatened on Twitter schoolboy Roshan Jamkatel, who published a video review of the company's yet-to-be-announced flagship smartphone. This is reported by Ars Technica . A 12-minute video reviewing the smartphone, which the author of the video calls HTC One M8, was published on YouTube on March 2, 2014. A few hours after the video appeared in thematic media, Jeff Gordon, general manager of online communications at HTC, drew attention to it.

The Central District Court of Khabarovsk ordered the local Rostelecom to block access to a number of sites, including Wikipedia, Kinopoisk and Yandex search. The court's decision was published by representatives of Wikipedia. As follows from the text of the decision, the prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit with a request to oblige Rostelecom to block access to pages that contain links through which users can view extremist materials.