The creator of the animated series “Adventure Time,” Pendleton Ward, redesigned his Twitter account to host a hand-drawn quest with the participation of subscribers. This was reported by The Verge . On May 20, an unexpected drawing appeared on Pendleton Ward's Twitter account with the caption: “You wake up in a dungeon cage. What will you do?" This is how the quest began, the character of which does what Ward’s subscribers advise him to do. You wake up in a dungeon cell.

Dubai Traffic Police will begin wearing Google Glass smart glasses while on duty. reports this with reference to a source in the emirate's law enforcement agencies Gulf News . The glasses are planned to be used to track speeding motorists, as well as to identify stolen vehicles. Several pairs of glasses are currently being tested by the Dubai Police IT department. According to Police Colonel Khalid Al Razooqi, department specialists have already developed two applications for the glasses.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that there is no need to give up American gadgets and other imported items due to deteriorating relations with the United States. He spoke about this in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper . Answering the question whether he is going to give up American gadgets due to the worsening of our relations with the United States, Medvedev said that if Russia is completely restricted from foreign goods, it will turn into North Korea.

The American company eBay announced a massive data leak and asked all users to change their passwords. reports BusinessWire . According to eBay, a database of encrypted user passwords has leaked into the network. They can be decoded using special means and used with malicious intent. Therefore, one of the largest online stores and online auctions on the planet sent letters to its 112 million users asking them to update their passwords.

The owner of the secure email account used by Snowden told how he was forced to close the project Author: Artemy Mayorov Leidar Levison, the founder of the surveillance-protected email Lavabit, decided to talk about the FBI, which forced him to close the project, and the US legal system, which infringes on the right of citizens to privacy. TJournal made an excerpt from his story.

The official Vedomosti newspaper application for iPhone and iPad has been removed from the App Store. Vedomosti explains the incident by technical reasons. The deletion of the newspaper supplement was noticed on the morning of May 21 by a reader of the publication Roem. The Vedomosti client is indeed not found in the App Store search and is not opened via a direct link.

Hacker Andrew Auernheimer, who was released after three years in prison, demanded compensation of $13 million from the US authorities and the FBI. This is stated in an open letter that appeared on the hacker’s blog on LiveJournal on May 20. The amount of compensation was calculated by Auernheimer based on an assessment of his own damages of one bitcoin for every hour spent behind bars.

A resident of Novosibirsk sued the AST-54 community, posted on VKontakte, for 720 thousand rubles for illegally publishing photographs he took on the social network. reported this on May 21 The news portal “Berdsk online” . The public administrator refused to admit his guilt.

Microsoft has abandoned plans to release a Surface Mini tablet, which had been rumored in the press. reports this Bloomberg with reference to informed sources. According to the publication, the decision to abandon the Surface Mini was made by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the corporation's executive vice president, former head of Nokia, Stephen Elop. In their opinion, the product was not sufficiently different from competitors and could be unpopular.

Six Iranians have been arrested on charges of "violating public chastity" for filming a parody of Pharrell Williams' "Happy" music video. reports this Sky News . Update at 19:45: Iranian police have released all those detained after they were supported by the country's president. " #Happiness is our people's right.

The director of the seventh episode of Star Wars, JJ Abrams, announced the launch of a charity lottery, the winners of which will star in his new film. Director JJ Abrams spoke about the initiative of Disney, Lucasfilm and his film company Bad Robot in a video message recorded on the film set in Abu Dhabi. To participate in the event called Star Wars: Force for Change, everyone must donate $10 or more to the international organization UNICEF.

Twitter, Flickr and Instagram users can take part in the restoration of a nature reserve in California. This was reported by the portal Gizmodo . In September 2013, a huge fire broke out on the territory of the Californian Mount Diablo Nature Reserve, destroying a significant part of the protected natural park. Scientists working to restore the reserve are studying changes in the local ecosystem using social networks.

Gleb Petrov, acting head of the Ukrainian office of Artemy Lebedev Studio, left the company because of the “Bandera” photograph. Petrov spoke about this on his Facebook page . Updated : On May 22, Artemy Lebedev confirmed Petrov’s dismissal “for his opinion.” \ \ According to Gleb Petrov, he managed to work as temporary head of the Ukrainian office of the Studio for only two days. He was appointed to this post after Alexander Solonko left the company .

The new mobile application was developed on the personal instructions of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and is intended for conducting weekly online referendums among residents of the capital. This is stated in a press release received by TJournal. Using the free application “Active Citizen”, the Moscow authorities are planning to hold electronic referendums, in which everyone will be able to take part.

In the shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order, whose release took place on May 20, users found a secret level with the opportunity to play the game Wolfenstein 3D, released in 1992. This was reported by Kotaku . According to the plot of Wolfenstein: The New Order, a few hours after the start of the game, the main agent B.J. Blazkovich ends up in the shelter of the resistance, fighting the fascists from the underground.