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"If You Don't Like India...": Delhi High Court's Tough Talk For Wikipedia
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia, the popular and free online encyclopaedia, over withholding information about edits to an entry on news agency ANI.
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ChatGPT, Jawan, Pathan Among Most Read Articles On Wikipedia In 2023
As 2023 nears its end, many are curious about what interested people the most this year and compelled them to search for it on the Internet.
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Amid Elon Musk's Wikipedia Offer, Paytm Founder Suggests Him To Create An "Equivalent"
Vijay Shekhar Sharma suggested that Elon Musk should make a Wikipedia "equivalent reference point destination" with the help of X's Community Notes feature.
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Elon Musk Willing To Offer $1 Billion To Wikipedia If It Changes Name To...
When a user urged Wikipedia to go ahead with the name change, Mr Musk set another condition. "@Wikipedia, Do it! You can always change it back after you collect," the user said. To which, the billionaire replied, "One year minimum. I mean, I'm a not
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Wikipedia Introduces First Desktop Redesign in a Decade, Brings New Table of Contents for Better Navigation
Wikipedia has introduced a redesigned reading experience for its desktop users. The redesign includes sticky headers that remain in the users' view as they scroll through a Wikipedia article. Other changes include a repositioned translation tool, an improved search bar that now supports images and article descriptions, and a fixed-scroll table of c...
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Russia Fines Wikipedia RUB 2 Million Over Ukraine War Articles
A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war.
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Courts Are Increasingly Citing Wikipedia Articles in Orders, Finds MIT Study
MIT researchers created 150 new Wikipedia articles on Irish Supreme Court decisions and noticed a spike in citations by court officials.
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"Lonely" Chinese Woman Wrote Fake Russian History On Wikipedia For Years: Report
The woman posed as a scholar and wrote alternative accounts of medieval Russian history, adding imaginary states and battles.
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Plea Seeks Removal Of 'Defamatory Content' On Ayurveda From Wikipedia
A PIL has been filed to direct the Respondent the Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of IT and Electronics to take necessary steps that compel Wikimedia Foundation to remove references from articles regarding Ayurveda published on its website.
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Steven Pruitt, The Man Who Has Freely Edited Over 3 Million Articles On Wikipedia
Steven Pruitt was named one of the most influential people on the internet in part because one-third of all English language articles on Wikipedia have been edited by him.
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Russian-Language Wikipedia Threatened to Be Blocked by Moscow Over ‘Invasion’ Article
Russian authorities have threatened to block Wikipedia's Russian-language site over an article that mentions deaths among Ukrainian civilians as well as the Russian forces that have entered Ukraine, Russian Wikipedia said.
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Google Algorithm Turned This Zurich Engineer Into an Infamous Serial Killer 'The Sadist'
Google Search algorithm mistakingly identified a Zurich-based engineer Hristo Georgiev as a Bulgarian serial killer who was infamously known as 'The Sadist' in the '80s.
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Wikipedia Locks Key Pages to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Presidential Elections
Wikipedia has locked down the main US election page so that only certain editors can make changes. It's part of the preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses ahead of the US presidential elections.
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Elon Musk Forecasts Grim Future of Human Race
Elon Musk's grim forecast of humanity suggests that a "population bomb" would lead to a worldwide collapse in humans in the coming decades and everybody would start to see the evident effects by 2050.
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Wikipedia Reaches Another Milestone by Turning 18
Wikipedia has grown enormously since its inception: It now boasts 5.7 million articles in English and pulled in 92 billion page views last year.
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"If You Don't Like India...": Delhi High Court's Tough Talk For Wikipedia
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia, the popular and free online encyclopaedia, over withholding information about edits to an entry on news agency ANI.
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ChatGPT, Jawan, Pathan Among Most Read Articles On Wikipedia In 2023
As 2023 nears its end, many are curious about what interested people the most this year and compelled them to search for it on the Internet.
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Amid Elon Musk's Wikipedia Offer, Paytm Founder Suggests Him To Create An "Equivalent"
Vijay Shekhar Sharma suggested that Elon Musk should make a Wikipedia "equivalent reference point destination" with the help of X's Community Notes feature.
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Elon Musk Willing To Offer $1 Billion To Wikipedia If It Changes Name To...
When a user urged Wikipedia to go ahead with the name change, Mr Musk set another condition. "@Wikipedia, Do it! You can always change it back after you collect," the user said. To which, the billionaire replied, "One year minimum. I mean, I'm a not
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Wikipedia Introduces First Desktop Redesign in a Decade, Brings New Table of Contents for Better Navigation
Wikipedia has introduced a redesigned reading experience for its desktop users. The redesign includes sticky headers that remain in the users' view as they scroll through a Wikipedia article. Other changes include a repositioned translation tool, an improved search bar that now supports images and article descriptions, and a fixed-scroll table of c...
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Russia Fines Wikipedia RUB 2 Million Over Ukraine War Articles
A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war.
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Courts Are Increasingly Citing Wikipedia Articles in Orders, Finds MIT Study
MIT researchers created 150 new Wikipedia articles on Irish Supreme Court decisions and noticed a spike in citations by court officials.
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"Lonely" Chinese Woman Wrote Fake Russian History On Wikipedia For Years: Report
The woman posed as a scholar and wrote alternative accounts of medieval Russian history, adding imaginary states and battles.
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Plea Seeks Removal Of 'Defamatory Content' On Ayurveda From Wikipedia
A PIL has been filed to direct the Respondent the Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of IT and Electronics to take necessary steps that compel Wikimedia Foundation to remove references from articles regarding Ayurveda published on its website.
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Steven Pruitt, The Man Who Has Freely Edited Over 3 Million Articles On Wikipedia
Steven Pruitt was named one of the most influential people on the internet in part because one-third of all English language articles on Wikipedia have been edited by him.
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Russian-Language Wikipedia Threatened to Be Blocked by Moscow Over ‘Invasion’ Article
Russian authorities have threatened to block Wikipedia's Russian-language site over an article that mentions deaths among Ukrainian civilians as well as the Russian forces that have entered Ukraine, Russian Wikipedia said.
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Google Algorithm Turned This Zurich Engineer Into an Infamous Serial Killer 'The Sadist'
Google Search algorithm mistakingly identified a Zurich-based engineer Hristo Georgiev as a Bulgarian serial killer who was infamously known as 'The Sadist' in the '80s.
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Wikipedia Locks Key Pages to Combat Disinformation Ahead of US Presidential Elections
Wikipedia has locked down the main US election page so that only certain editors can make changes. It's part of the preparations to combat potential disinformation and abuses ahead of the US presidential elections.
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Elon Musk Forecasts Grim Future of Human Race
Elon Musk's grim forecast of humanity suggests that a "population bomb" would lead to a worldwide collapse in humans in the coming decades and everybody would start to see the evident effects by 2050.
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Wikipedia Reaches Another Milestone by Turning 18
Wikipedia has grown enormously since its inception: It now boasts 5.7 million articles in English and pulled in 92 billion page views last year.
