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English-language Wikipedia bans Archive.today after editors discover it was used to direct a DDoS attack and tampered with snapshots; 695K+ links to be removed
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (50+ words) Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: English-language Wikipedia bans Archive.today after editors discover it was used to direct a DDoS attack and tampered with snapshots; 695K+ links to be removed This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared…...
Tests show GPT-5.2 on ChatGPT citing Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (48+ words) Aisha Down / The Guardian: Tests show GPT-5.2 on ChatGPT citing Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
A profile of Wikipedia as it faces challenges, including attacks from Elon Musk and the far right, reduced traffic due to AI, and legal challenges in India
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (51+ words) Darren Loucaides / Financial Times: A profile of Wikipedia as it faces challenges, including attacks from Elon Musk and the far right, reduced traffic due to AI, and legal challenges in India This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how…...
Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (47+ words) Emma Roth / The Verge: Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:45 AM ET, January 15, 2026....
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get “tuned” API access; Google is already a member
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (47+ words) Emma Roth / The Verge: The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get "tuned" API access; Google is already a member This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
Jimmy Wales says Wikimedia is working with Big Tech on AI deals similar to Google and reader donations are “not to subsidize OpenAI costing us a ton of money”
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (73+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Reuters: Jimmy Wales says Wikimedia is working with Big Tech on AI deals similar to Google and reader donations are "not to subsidize OpenAI costing us a ton of money" " Wikipedia is working with Big Tech on deals…...
Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (69+ words) [Techmeme permalink] David Ingram / NBC News: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times" " An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched…...
An interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on copyright lawsuits that threatened to bankrupt the nonprofit, fair use, IA's future, AI, and more
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (66+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica: An interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on copyright lawsuits that threatened to bankrupt the nonprofit, fair use, IA's future, AI, and more" " This month, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine archived its trillionth…...
Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia's “Gaza genocide” page failed to meet its standards of neutrality; the article is listed as “protected” until 21:47 UTC on November 4
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (67+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Xander Elliards / The National: Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia's "Gaza genocide" page failed to meet its standards of neutrality; the article is listed as "protected" until 21:47 UTC on November 4" " WIKIPEDIA founder Jimmy Wales has intervened over the platform's article…...
Grokipedia hands-on: many articles clone Wikipedia, but deviate significantly on topics conflicting with Elon Musk's worldview; at times, it is overtly racist
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) [Techmeme permalink] The Verge: Grokipedia hands-on: many articles clone Wikipedia, but deviate significantly on topics conflicting with Elon Musk's worldview; at times, it is overtly racist" " xAI's Wikipedia-like website offers a generous take on Musk's worldview. " On Monday, a new…...