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Wikipedia co-founder permanently banned from editing site
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (282+ words) Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has been banned from editing the online encyclopedia after he launched a campaign to make the site "more balanced" by using other sources. Many of us are familiar with the warning from our teachers from our…...
English-language Wikipedia has banned the generation and rewriting of articles using AI
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (380+ words) dev. ua English-language Wikipedia has banned the generation and rewriting of articles using AI The English-language section of Wikipedia has tightened its rules on the use of large language models: editors are now explicitly prohibited from creating or rewriting articles…...
German hosting company deleted Ukrainian media site due to "173 debt. 7-year archive lost
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (330+ words) German hosting provider Hetzner Online Gmb H has completely removed the website and server infrastructure of'Ukrainian media outlet Zaborona Media due to'an'overdue bill of173. 89. The incident occurred in'November 2025. The cause was non-payment of'a'bill that was overdue by'about two months. As'the editorial…...
Japanese developer turns Wikipedia into a Pok'mon-like collectible card game
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (188+ words) A'Japanese mobile app developer named harusugi has created a'free browser game called Wikipedia Gacha. It'turns Wikipedia articles into collectible cards that can be'obtained from booster packs and used in'battles. Wiki Gacha allows you to'open up'to'10 booster packs per day, each…...
Internet publishers restrict Internet Archive access due to risks of using content for AI
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (355+ words) dev. ua Internet publishers restrict Internet Archive access due to risks of using content for AI Several major media companies have begun restricting the Internet Archive's access to their material, fearing that the open-access archive could become an indirect source…...
Chat GPT started quoting Grokipedia in replies and reinforcing her statements in help topics
5+ mon, 9+ hour ago (357+ words) dev. ua Chat GPT started quoting Grokipedia in replies and reinforcing her statements in help topics Chat GPT responses began to include links to Grokipedia (the x AI AI encyclopedia), which had previously been criticized for questionable statements and distorted…...
Microsoft and Meta will pay Wikipedia to train AI on its content
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Wikipedia has announced partnerships with several major technology companies, including Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, that will allow the nonprofit project to monetize its content. The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs the online encyclopedia, said it had signed deals with AI startup…...