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In 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger Opened a Simple Wiki for a Slow Project: That Fix Established the Foundation for WikipediaJimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started Wikipedia in 2001 to fix a bottleneck. Their earlier project, Nupedia, was too slow. Wikipedia's wiki ...
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...
Russian proverb of the day: “There is no shame in not knowing…” Life lessons on learning, curiosity, personal growth, and why refusing to learn stops success and confidenceThis Russian proverb explains the importance of learning and curiosity in life. It highlights that not knowing something is normal, but ref...
Musk’s Grokipedia sets off new debate on biasElon Musk’s xAI has launched Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia aiming to rival Wikipedia by offering “more accurate and less biased” c...
Wikipedia vs ANI case: SC reiterates power to postpone judicial reporting, sets aside Delhi HC orderThe Supreme Court referenced the Sahara India case regarding postponing reporting judicial proceedings. Wikipedia won its appeal against a ...
Delhi HC refuses to stay order asking Wikipedia to remove alleged defamatory description of ANIThe Delhi High Court's division bench upheld the single-judge's order for Wikipedia to remove defamatory content about ANI, emphasizing tha...
Wikipedia vs ANI: The legal battle so farWikimedia has challenged a Delhi High Court order to remove defamatory content from Wikipedia about ANI, in the latest development in an on...
Wikipedia faces legal challenge: Is it a publisher or an intermediary?The government has issued a notice to Wikipedia, questioning its intermediary status and suggesting it should be considered a publisher. Th...
Centre puts Wikipedia on notice for alleged bias amid ANI tussleThe Indian government has issued a notice to Wikipedia, questioning its intermediary status and suggesting it should be considered a publis...
Government puts Wikipedia on notice after complaints of bias and inaccuraciesThe government issued a notice to Wikipedia on Tuesday, expressing concerns over bias, inaccuracies, and the concentration of editorial con...
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 fines Reddit for first time over 'banned content,' RIA saysWikipedia is one of the few surviving independent sources of information in Russia since a state crackdown on online content intensified af...
Adani staff manipulated information, removed warnings on website, claims WikipediaThis followed US short-seller Hindenburg Research accusing the group of accounting fraud, stock price manipulation and money laundering, al...
Students are told not to use Wikipedia for research. But it's a trustworthy sourceAt a time when it's increasingly difficult to separate truth from falsehood, Wikipedia is an accessible tool for fact-checking and fighting...
Wish you a happy 20th, Wiki bhai!Here’s to the strange repository of (largely) dependable information
Wikipedia information on global warming unreliable: studyWikipedia entries on controversial topics such as global warming can be unreliable due to information sabotage, a new study has claimed.
Uninor offers free access to Wikipedia; aims to bring 50% of its users on Internet by 2017With the introduction of free Wikipedia and more such services in the pipeline, Uninor plans to have 50% of its users on the Internet by 20...
Health alert! You could feel worse after googling your symptomsAnyone can edit Wikipedia entries, and medical information is complicated and ever-evolving, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise.
New app tracks Wikipedia edits by bots and humansTo keep entries coming and to keep them updated, bots have been created to grab information from one place and post them into another.
- Wikipedia seeks more contributors from India
With close to 277 million users visiting it every month, Wikipedia needs more contributors or participants from India, and also the world.