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Google’s AI Overviews are cutting off the oxygen to the web

Google’s AI Overviews are fundamentally changing how users interact with search results, according to new data from Pew Research Center.

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Wikidata’s next leap: the open database powering tomorrow’s AI and Wikipedia

How a people-powered knowledge graph is reshaping enterprise IT, civic tech, and the future of trustworthy AI.

TechRadar

Prove You’re The Reigning Champion Of Pointless Knowledge With This 25-Question Useless Fact Quiz

Think you know weird trivia? You’re about to find out because this quiz is packed with 25 of the strangest, funniest and most fascinating facts we could dig up.From cube-shaped wombat poop to laws about public flatulence and the president who allegedly kept an alligator in his bathtub. If you’ve…

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UK online legislation could threaten Wikipedia volunteer safety, group to argue in court

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia will argue this week that the UK’s Online Services Act could impact the safety and privacy of its volunteers.

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Is there any hope for the internet?

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love: New Visions,” she lamented “the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of love in our culture and in our lives.”

The Conversation

Banned In California: 14 Illegal Items You Can’t Have

California is known for its progressive laws, but some rules still surprise even longtime residents. From wildlife restrictions to everyday objects, the list of illegal...

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60 Times Wikipedia Articles Were So Scary And Unsettling People Just Had To Know More

Have you ever explored the weird side of Wikipedia?

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The Mortician review – so queasy it will stay with you for ever

Even more staggering than The Jinx, this riveting documentary shows the truly atrocious lengths the manager of a California crematorium went to undercut his rivals. Absolutely not for the faint-hearted

The Guardian - UK

“Do Not Cite The Deep Magic To Me”: 71 Times People Silenced Others With Their Superior Knowledge

Why do some people just can't resist but correct others?

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30 Hilarious Wikipedia Entries That Could Have Been Crafted By Comedians

Who said facts can't be served with a side of funny and a pinch of salt?

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Meta sacrifices a heap of money at the altar of AI

The magnitude of Meta’s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company’s playing catchup

The Guardian - US

AI slop ended up on Nvidia and CDC pages. All it took was some neglected URLs and a little SEO magic.

AI was used to turn legit pages into digital dumpster fires. Featuring fart games and fake news.

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Wikipedia pauses AI summary experiment after editors say it 'would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source'

The Wikipedia community appears less than pleased with AI integration efforts to date.

PC Gamer

Wikipedia editors revolt over "truly ghastly" plan for AI slop — they're winning (for now)

Editors weren’t exactly thrilled about the prospect of AI slop -- low-quality, AI-generated writing -- appearing at the top of entry pages.

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57 Funny And Interesting Snippets From Random Wikipedia Articles (New Pics)

Who said facts can't be served with a side of funny and a pinch of salt?

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Wikipedia's fashion collection actually looks surprisingly cool

Finally, a brand collab that has something to say.

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“Not The Michael He Used To Be”: Michael Schumacher’s Former Boss Gives Emotional Update On F1 Legend’s Health

Schumacher's family and friends rarely share updates about his health since he sustained a traumatic brain injury while skiing in 2013.

The Independent UK

Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds feels like a run through the diver’s Wikipedia page. Where’s the introspection?

2/5 It's a shame that the film isn’t more interested in being a psychological study – instead, it’s overly focused on summing up Daley’s Olympic Games efforts

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20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed History For Better Or For Worse

Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.

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10 Restaurant Chains We Wish Were Still Open Today

Sometimes, a craving isn’t about the food—it’s about the memory that came with it. From birthday parties to family Sunday dinners, many of us grew up with restaurants that simply don’t exist anymore. Whether they served iconic cheeseburgers, had fun play zones, or offered bottomless baskets of something delicious, their…

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Scientists Are “Shocked” After Hidden Camera Catches Monkeys Kidnapping Babies Of Another Species

Scientists study hidden camera video for clues as to why a group of male Capuchin monkeys began kidnapping baby Howler monkeys on a remote island in Panama.

The Conversation

Meta’s Community Notes program is promising, but needs to prioritize transparency

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has more than 3.35 billion combined monthly active users. Recently, Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking in response to criticisms of its role in circulating fake news and disinformation. The company frames its Community Notes program as a way to…

The Conversation

Is the pope a mathematician? Yes, actually – and his training may help him grapple with the infinite

Humans are finite creatures. Our brains have a finite number of neurons and we interact with a finite number of people during our finite lifetime. Yet humans have the remarkable ability to conceive of the infinite.

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‘Not court’s duty to tell media to take down this or that’: SC rejects ANI’s plea to remove Wikipedia page

The Supreme Court of India on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order requiring the removal of a Wikipedia page detailing a defamation lawsuit filed by ANI against Wikimedia Foundation, LiveLaw reported.

The Guardian - UK

Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to ‘manipulation and vandalism’

Wikimedia Foundation seeks judicial review of some requirements of Online Safety Act it claims may endanger safety of volunteer editors

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