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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s media regulator says it has blocked Wikipedia for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing allegedly blasphemous content

The Independent UK

It’s so easy to cheat with technology that even judges are doing it

Everyone uses Wikipedia, but should it really be affecting what happens in court?

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’

Wikipedia was blocked in Pakistan on Saturday after authorities censored the website for hosting “blasphemous content” in the latest blow to digital rights in the deeply conservative country.

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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content

Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.

Al Jazeera

Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators

BEIRUT: Rights groups have accused the Saudi Arabian government of "infiltrating" and seeking to control Wikipedia, after the Wikimedia Foundation banned 16 users for engaging in "conflict of interest editing" in the Middle East and North Africa.

Bangkok Post

ChatGPT sparks cheating, ethical concerns as students try realistic essay writing technology

A new artificial intelligence chatbot that can generate realistic, human-like text is causing intense debate among educators, with schools, universities and students divided about whether it poses a threat to learning or will enhance it.

ABC News

Warning over TikTok hacks that can get you thrown out of university

Students are turning to social media for help, but could find themselves barred from their courses

Wales Online

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney crack joke at Gateshead's expense ahead of Wrexham tie

Gateshead have been mocked by Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, as they tweeted out a promotional video which poked fun at the National League side on Monday

Daily Mirror

AI chatbots can write, but can't think

Chatbots like GPT-3 don’t actually know what words mean, despite creating a convenient illusion

Salon

We asked, you answered: More global buzzwords for 2023, from precariat to solastalgia

After we published our list of terms likely to loom large in this year's vocabulary, readers submitted their own nominations. Here's a sampling.

WEKU

Wikipedia page with George Santos’s ‘alias’ appears to admit his drag queen past

Santos is under fire for series of alleged untruths concerning his background

The Independent UK

2022 wasn't the year of Cleopatra – so why was she the most viewed page on Wikipedia?

At the end of every year, I gather statistics on the most viewed Wikipedia articles of the year. This helps me, a computational social scientist, understand what topics captured the most attention and gives me a chance to reflect on the major public events of the year. I try to…

The Conversation

Bill Belichick had the weakest endorsement for Mac Jones and NFL fans thought it was hilarious

Was Belichick praising Jones or reading his Wikipedia?

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Best season of CSPAN … ever’: Twitter has a field day with House GOP’s speaker vote debacle

Even Wikipedia got in on the action

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William Wordsworth and the Romantics anticipated today's idea of a nature-positive life

Musical performances usually happen in concert halls or clubs, but famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma is exploring a new venue: U.S. national parks. In a project called Our Common Nature, Ma is performing in settings such as the Great Smoky Mountains and the Grand Canyon. By making music and bringing people…

Liverpool Echo

Enzo Fernandez Wikipedia page changed amid Liverpool transfer links

Liverpool continue to be linked with a move for Benfica and Argentina star Enzo Fernandez

Daily Mirror

England vs France referee's Wikipedia changed during World Cup 2022 controversy

France edged England 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final, but Three Lions fans believe that they were hamstrung by referee Wilton Sampaio, who some mocked through his Wikipedia page

The Independent UK

England fans appear to update referee’s Wikipedia after World Cup loss

Wilton Sampaio drew the ire of many England fans after decisions he made in the quarter-final with France

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The Independent UK

Wikipedia says referee ‘lost his guide dog’ after apparent England fan edits

Wilton Sampaio drew the ire of many England fans after decisions he made in the first half of the Three Lions’ World Cup quarter-final.

Fortune

Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has gained 1 million followers in a single week. Here's why it's primed to disrupt search as we know it

Google could face disruption from ChatGPT, a new A.I. chatbot that provides straightforward, uncluttered answers to questions.

The Guardian - UK

Smyrna review – raw, shocking violence in epic take on Greek-Turkish conflict

Grigoris Karantinakis’s bustling ensemble drama recreates the buildup to a 1922 massacre in what is now İzmir, even if some characters are just walking Wikipedia entries

Daily Record

Michael Beale to Rangers sees Wikipedia take action on 'persistent vandalism' after furious fan edit

Beale is the red hot favourite to replace Gio van Bronckhorst and it seems QPR fans aren't taking his imminent exit well.

The Guardian - UK

Alexa, how did Amazon’s voice assistant rack up a $10bn loss?

The tech giant’s flawed business model for its popular smart devices has cost the company a fortune and thousands of jobs

The Conversation

Friday essay: shaping history – why I spent ten years studying one Wikipedia article

In mid-July 2008, I arrived in hot and sticky Alexandria. I had travelled to Egypt to attend Wikimania. As the name suggests, Wikimania is an event for those who share an all-consuming passion for the wiki. But not just any wiki … the most important wiki of all: Wikipedia –…

The New Daily

Alan MacMasters, the man the world thought invented the toaster

For years, Wikipedia stated Alan MacMasters invented the toaster in 1919 - but in reality he was born out of a joke and a warning.

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