On December 16, US President Barack Obama gave his last major press conference of 2016. The first question that the Associated Press correspondent asked him was how Russian hackers influenced the election of the new US president, whether a symmetrical answer would be given to this, and whether Obama would blame Vladimir Putin personally for this.

The sudden message from Meduza special correspondent Ilya Azar about leaving the publication became the main topic of discussion at the end of the week among media specialists. The journalist did not get along well with his new department head, but Azar’s undetailed version and the lack of explanations from management even caused several conspiracy theories and altercations. Ilya Azar.

Yara Hasan, one of the twelve heroines of the “From Syria with Love” calendar to support the Russian military in Syria, told TJ that the phrases used in the final work did not belong to the girls and were attributed to them without their permission. The calendar was published on the “From Syria with Love” website on December 15.

Almost two months after Twitter management announced the imminent closure of the short video service Vine, subscribers of local bloggers will be invited to follow them on the microblogging service. this Vine representatives reported on their blog on Medium. According to representatives of the service, within a few days, users will begin to receive “Follow on Twitter” notifications from bloggers they followed on Vine.

Sam Esmail, creator of the hacker drama series Mr. Robot, will adapt Fritz Lang's cult film Metropolis into a miniseries. This was reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Still from the film "Metropolis" (1927) Writer-director Sam Esmail is developing the miniseries for Universal Cable Productions, which owns USA Network (which airs Mr. Robot), sources tell THR. The mini-series will be based on the cult sci-fi film by German director Fritz Lang.

Thousands of Polish residents protested in Warsaw over a bill that would ban journalists from entering the Sejm, the national parliament. They blocked the exits from the Sejm building on Friday evening and did not allow the deputies to go home. Protesters in front of the Polish Sejm building Protesters called the amendments unconstitutional.

Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin passed a positive doping test before his fight with Canadian Bermane Stiverne. The fight itself has already been cancelled , and in addition Povetkin has been disqualified for violating the rules, said Mauricio Suleiman, president of the WBC (World Boxing Council). Alexander Povetkin.

Google, Apple and Uber will not participate in the development of a Muslim registry, the possible creation of which was announced by US President-elect Donald Trump. this . reports Buzzfeed News Donald Trump with the heads of Facebook and Google. Photo by Getty Images In a conversation with the publication, a Google representative said that no one offered them to participate in the creation of the registry, but if such an offer were received, the company would refuse without hesitation.

A Star Wars fan proposed to his girlfriend at the premiere of the spin-off series Rogue One. Star Wars Tales" in Los Angeles. this . reports The Telegraph Engaged at the Rogue One premiere. Photo: The Telegraph Before the film premiere, a man dressed as Darth Vader, a character from the space saga, approached the young couple.