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The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (142+ words) USA Today Co. , the publishing conglomerate formerly known as Gannet that runs both its namesake paper and over 200 additional media outlets, bars the Wayback Machine from archiving its work. "They're able to pull together their story research because the Wayback…...
I Used Google's New Gemini-Powered "Help Me Create' Tool in Docs. It's Great at Corporate-Speak
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (431+ words) Google rolled out multiple new AI features today for its core Workspace products: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. These apps now include additional tools powered by Gemini, Google's AI assistant. The features range from generating entire rough drafts in…...
Jimmy Wales Will Never Edit Donald Trump's Wikipedia Page: He "Makes Me Insane'
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1908+ words) Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has been called the last decent tech baron. It's sounds like a flattering label, although one I usually associate more with yacht-dwelling meatheads who feed their herds of cattle homegrown macadamia nuts; the kind of person who…...
Wikipedia's Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (219+ words) In 2010, the FBI sent Wikipedia a letter that would be intimidating for any organization to receive. Beneath these threats is the foreboding feeling that the culture has drifted away from Wikipedia's founding ideals. Aiming for neutrality, evaluating sources, volunteering for…...
Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) On Monday, Elon Musk's x AI startup launched Grokipedia, which the billionaire is pitching as an AI-generated alternative to the crowdsourced encyclopedia Wikipedia. Musk first announced the project in late September on his social media platform X, saying it would…...