Wikipedia
Uploading One PDF Can Give Hackers Full Control of Your Server
Three dangerous vulnerabilities in Ghostscript now put millions of servers at risk. Attackers can exploit these flaws by uploading a malicious PDF or PostScript file…
Wikimedia Says Rogue OpenAI Agents Caused Partial Wikidata Outage
The Wikimedia Foundation has confirmed that “rogue” OpenAI agents were active on its platforms, including a May incident that caused a partial outage of its…
Wikipedia Bans AI Content – Here’s Why It Matters
Wikipedia has moved to restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in writing and editing its articles, allowing only limited use in basic edits and…
YouTube Deletes Palestinian Rights Channels Under US Sanctions
YouTube has deleted the official channels of three major Palestinian human rights organisations, erasing more than 700 videos documenting alleged Israeli abuses in Gaza and…
Elon Musk Unveils Grokipedia, AI-Powered Encyclopedia Aiming to Challenge Wikipedia
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has launched Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia generated and fact-checked by the AI chatbot Grok. Positioned as a rival to Wikipedia,…
Analysts Suggest ChatGPT Web Power Is Fading to Old Search Giants
AI-driven referral traffic is undergoing a significant transformation. Since July 21, referrals from ChatGPT to various websites have plummeted by 52%. It is a major…
Wikipedia’s New AI Strategy Won’t Replace Human Editors
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind Wikipedia, has unveiled its AI roadmap for the next three years, and reassuringly, it does not involve replacing…
Russian Court Fines Wikipedia for Article About War in Ukraine
The Wikipedia Foundation was fined about $24,510 or 2 Million Roubles for not deleting ‘banned content’ related to the Russian Military A Russian court in…
Wikipedia Foundation Asks PTA to Unblock Wikipedia in Pakistan
The PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) blocked Wikipedia just around two days ago over having sacrilegious content The Wikipedia foundation has just demanded PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication…
WHO and Wikipedia collaborate to provide accurate information on COVID
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Wikimedia Foundation, the parent organization that handles Wikipedia, have announced a collaboration to provide the public with the latest…
Wikipedia founder calls for a two-day strike against social media giants over privacy abuses
One of the co-founders of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger has recently called for a strike against social media giants for two days to protest against ‘serious…
Afghanistan will soon have free access to Wikipedia
Afghanistan is improving its technological infrastructure rapidly. Now the country is ready to give its mobile users free access to Wikipedia. Free Wikipedia access is…
Wikipedia Founder says ICOs can be absolute scams
Initial Coin Offering has emerged as one of the most sought-after ways for startup founders to raise funds in the past quarter. But there has…
