Wikipedia
Every article on Wikipedia. The Internet encyclopedia was co-founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sangler. It is a community-based platform where users can edit and add articles. It is owned and supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation based in San Francisco, California.
The latest articles around Wikipedia
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'Bitcoin' was the 9th most read article on Wikipedia in 2017
Gone are the days when you had to personally break down the concept of Bitcoin to your less informed friends and family. ...
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Wikipedia co-founder's 8,000-word essay on how to build a better Wikipedia
The knowledge blockchain I fell into my mission by accident — it certainly seemed like an accident that Wikipedia took off as successfully as it did. It might have been what we wanted and planned for, but that it did take off was as much a surprise to me as anyone. Anyway, Wikipedia’s ...
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YouTube turns to Wikipedia to help debunk conspiracy theories spreading on its platform
For years, YouTube has been plagued with videos that spread hoaxes, hateful speech, and all manner of misinformation. Its ...
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Wikipedia's no-cost version for people without mobile data plans is dead
The Wikimedia Foundation has killed off Wikipedia Zero, an initiative to deliver the online encyclopedia at no charge to ...
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Wikipedia co-founder wants to put the world’s knowledge on the blockchain
Wikipedia co-founder Dr. Larry Sanger today announced he was joining Everipedia and its efforts to put the world's largest ...
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Forget what your school says, MIT research proves Wikipedia is a source for science
A pair of researchers from MIT and University of Pittsburgh conducted research to determine how big an influence Wikipedia ...
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This website turns Wikipedia into a beautiful pixel art text adventure
One creative developer and game designer has built an interactive Wikipedia experience that turns the popular encyclopedia ...
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China is getting its own state-sponsored Wikipedia next year
The Chinese government is building its own online encyclopedia that's set to launch in 2018 - and it's hiring 20,000 people ...
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Wikipedia's founder wants to fight fake news with a crowdfunded news site
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is out to tackle the plague of fake news on the web with a new venture called Wikitribune. ...
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Wikipedia just banned contributors from citing the Daily Mail as a source
The Daily Mail is one of the most popular newspapers in the UK, and the most widely read English language news website in the world. It's also one of the worst. Its journalism is a lurid cocktail of innuendo, bigotry, exaggeration, and straight-up bullshit. The Daily Mail is notorious ...
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Wikiverse turns Wikipedia into a marvelous galaxy of knowledge – literally
If recklessly clicking through hundreds of entries no longer does it for you, Wikiverse is about to become your new favorite ...
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Wikipedia is pivoting into news with its redesigned Android app
Wikipedia puts news and current events front-and-center in its redesigned Android app, meant to help you explore new content ...
