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In 1930, a chemist was testing a rubbery polymer found it hardened the wrong way, and PVC moved into pipes, raincoats, and recordsA chemist named Waldo Semon sought rubber but found a stubborn polymer. His accidental discovery led to flexible PVC. This material, once d...- In 1893, an engineer was playing with hooks and clasps and built a sliding fastener: This led to the creation of the zipperThe zipper's path to success was long and winding. Initially patented in 1893, it faced many challenges. Improvements in design and marketi...
- In 1906, archaeologists clearing the ruins of Hattusa uncovered thousands of clay tablets: And a lost Hittite empire finally found its voiceArchaeologists unearthed 10,000 clay tablets at Hattusa, the Hittite capital. These ancient writings provided a direct voice for the Hittit...
- In 1967, an archaeologist’s spade bit into volcanic ash on Santorini, and Akrotiri emerged like a Bronze Age time capsuleAn extraordinary archaeological discovery in Akrotiri, Santorini, has unveiled a hidden prehistoric metropolis. Entombed under layers of vo...
- Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with IndonesiaWikimedia Foundation reached a compromise with the Indonesian government, averting a potential Wikipedia block. The foundation secured assu...
- Wikipedia owner signs on Microsoft, Meta in AI content training dealsWikimedia Foundation, the operator of the online encyclopedia, said it also signed on AI startup Perplexity and France's Mistral AI, among ...
- Wikimedia Just Dropped a Massive Wikipedia Dataset on Kaggle — A Bold Move to Stop AI Bots From ScrapingThe beta dataset is being hosted on Google-owned Kaggle. The dataset features 'structured Wikipedia content in English and French', the Wik...
- Wikimedia must remove India content deemed defamatory, court rulesAn Indian court has ordered the removal of allegedly defamatory statements from Wikipedia regarding a domestic news agency, ANI. The Wikime...
- Wikimedia challenges India content takedown, warns of chilling effect on free speechWikimedia has urged India’s Supreme Court to overturn an order mandating Wikipedia to remove a page about its legal dispute with ANI, citin...
- Russia fines Reddit $20,000 for banned content: news agency RIAReddit joins a list of sites under scrutiny in Russia for failing to remove content that Moscow deems illegal, including Wikimedia, streami...
- Russia continues information crackdown with new Wikimedia fineWikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sources of information in Russian s...
- Wikimedia foundation urges Pakistan telecommunications authority to restore access"On Friday, February 3, 2023, Pakistan's Telecommunications Authority blocked Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation ca...
- Wikipedia gets new features in first desktop update after a decadeThe new desktop interface, according to Wikimedia that runs Wikipedia, was created to meet the needs of the next generation of internet use...
- MeitY may ask wikimedia execs to explain distortion of bowler Arshdeep’s page“We have taken strong cognisance (of the edits). It was a clear attempt to disturb peace. We will take action as per the IT Act,” an offici...
- Google paying Wikimedia Foundation to access its content more efficientlyGoogle and the Wikimedia Foundation have worked together on a number of projects and initiatives to enhance knowledge distribution to the w...
- Wikimedia Foundation appoints Maryana Iskander as new CEOThe nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the infrastructure for free knowledge. It hosts Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, create...
- Wikimedia flags worries on data lawIn the letter, Amanda Keton, General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation said the new draft rules have not been made public even after a year sin...
- Google co-founder Sergei Brin, wife donate $ 500 k to WikimediaGoogle Inc's co-founder Sergei Brin and his wife have donated $ 500,000 to Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia.
- 20 there, 20 more: Wikipedias in local language to bloom'We now have regular Wikimeetups in six cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune. Indic wikipedias are grow...
- Wikipedia aims to interact in top 10 Indian languagesBarry Newstead, Wikimedia's chief global development officer, says India is important to the comapany because it is the fourth-largest coun...
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