An image of a giant cat appeared on Google Maps of New Zealand, which was later replaced by the inscription “Rest in peace, Google cat.” This was reported by the local online publication Stuff.co.nz . The post on Stuff.co.nz is dated October 27, but it is difficult to determine the exact time the cat appeared on Google Maps. According to the publication, it was discovered by one of the readers.

The American music group OK Go shot a video using self-balancing unicycles from Honda. reports Gizmodo . The video for the track "I Won't Let You Down", published on YouTube on October 27, was filmed in Japan with the support of Honda. The automotive giant provided the group with the latest concept of its “sit-on Segway,” the Uni-Cub. This self-balancing indoor unicycle was first introduced in 2011.

Netizens joked about Rospotrebnadzor's statement about the spread of lice due to selfies On October 27, the Kursk department of Rospotrebnadzor issued a leaflet on the fight against head lice, in which it named selfies as one of the main reasons for the spread of lice. Netizens immediately began to make fun of the department and its statement. The warning from Rospotrebnadzor exactly repeats the news that the media disseminated on February 24.

A 10,000-strong rally against the Internet tax ends in riots in the center of Budapest A mass rally took place in the center of Budapest against the government's plans to introduce a tax on Internet traffic in Hungary. According to Reuters , about ten thousand people took part in the protest. Updated: On October 31, it became known that the Hungarian authorities abandoned plans to introduce an Internet tax.

As Lebedev’s studio remoded the only job in the plagiarism of which she openly confessed In January 2014, Lebedev studio was convicted of plagiarism when creating a logo for the Workplace project. Artemy Lebedev for the first time in the history of his company personally recognized the fact of plagiarism, publishing a letter in his LiveJournal and having dismissed the designer .

French artist created Dream Windows with cats and Star Wars Netizens under the nicknames Jankenpopp and Zombectro launched a website that simulates the non-existent Windows 93 operating system in a browser window. Windows 93 greets the user with acidic colors and a bunch of icons, reminiscent of Windows 95 in style. Most of the elements on the site behave as if they were built into a real operating system.

While Apple discusses new ways to use NFC, competitors boycott Apple Pay Exactly a week has passed since the official launch of the Apple Pay payment service in the United States. TJournal sums it up: while Apple is discussing the use of NFC technology to enter the office and pay for travel, some stores have blocked Apple Pay in favor of the competing service CurrentC, which is why iOS and Android users have united in a friendly boycott of such stores.

Specialists from the UK Airprox Board (UKAB), which investigates emergency situations in UK airspace, have recorded the first case of a deliberate drone attack on a passenger aircraft. This is stated in the report published on the official website of the organization. A twin-engine airliner ATR72-500 landing at London Southend Airport was attacked by a drone. The incident occurred on May 30 this year, but it became known only now.

A young Indian director made a timelapse about India without stereotypical shots The director spent several months traveling around India and filming a time-lapse video that destroys stereotypes about this country. The result of his work drew the attention of BuzzFeed . 25-year-old director Arjun Menon from Mumbai was born into a military family and as a child constantly moved with his parents from place to place, changing more than thirteen schools.

The site for collective translation of foreign texts Notabenoid, which became famous due to Russian subtitles for popular Western TV series, was closed by copyright holders on charges of piracy. The founder of the service, Dmitry Romakhin, announced this on his Facebook .

Time zones, grandmothers against viruses and novice hackers How to determine the time at the North and South Poles, whether it is possible to explain to your grandmother the differences between viruses on Windows and Mac, as well as brief instructions for novice hackers. TJournal has another weekly review of the best topics from the Quora site. A point out of time On the night of October 26, clocks throughout Russia were moved back an hour.

Brazilian slums in photographs TJournal took a look inside Brazil's most famous slums through Instagram photos to see them through the eyes of locals and tourists. The slums of Rio and São Paulo are known throughout the world under the general term "favelas" (in official documents they are called comunidades, "communities") and vary greatly in standard of living, population and crime.

Users on the Digital Photography Review forum discovered that Pentax used a stock photo in an advertisement for its K-S1 camera that misrepresented the size of the device. The new advertising campaign for the Pentax K-S1 camera is timed to coincide with its release in three fresh colors: lime, pink and blue. As part of it, a banner appeared on popular photo sites depicting a smiling woman holding a device in her hands.