From Extra Crunch We have published the transcript for Brian Heater’s conference call on robotics. Arman published report reviews on China’s luxury goods and consumer spending as well as on perceptions of automation in Europe. We have Lucas Matney and Eric Peckham scheduled for today at 3pm EST / noon PST discussing GDC on our […]
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The ‘Green Book’ Wikipedia page is being mercilessly trolled after Oscars win
So the Oscars is over for another year, and the 2019 Best Picture winner is Green Book.
Quite a few people aren’t too happy about that, though. Peter Farrelly’s movie has been criticised by a number of people for the simplistic way it portrays race r…
Google.org donates $2 million to Wikipedia’s parent org
Google, as well as many other companies, have long relied on Wikipedia for its content. Now, Google and Google.org are giving back. Google.org President Jacquelline Fuller today announced a $2 million contribution to the Wikimedia Endowment. An additional $1.1 million donation went to the Wikimedia Foundation, courtesy of a campaign where Google employees decided where […]
View More Google.org donates $2 million to Wikipedia’s parent orgHere are the most unforgettable Wikipedia vandalism trolls of all time
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It’s Troll Week on Mashable. Join us as we explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of internet trolling.
It may seem counterintuitive, but it’s possible for trolling to reach an art form — think subtle and even sublime — especially when it happens via Wikipedia, the internet’s open-source encyclopedia.
In fact, Wikipedia vandalism has become so prevalent that the site’s many editors are on constant notice for it, ready to erase these moments of altered history as quickly as they go up.
SEE ALSO: Wikipedia demotes Breitbart to fake news
But thanks to Wikipedia’s deep trove of version histories and the beauty of screenshots, many of these changes live on forever. They bring us joy and laughter when we need it most … which, these days, is a lot. Read more…
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Wikipedia demotes Breitbart to fake news
Wikipedia, the internet’s crowd-sourced encyclopedia, has declared “fake news” on far-right site Breitbart, deeming the outlet asn unreliable source for facts.
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Internet.org project helps restore millions of broken Wikipedia links
The web, it turns out, is a fragile place. Companies, governments, educational institutions, individuals and organizations put up and take down sites all the time. The problem is that the web has become a system of record, and when links don’t work because pages no longer exist, the record is incomplete. With the help of […]
View More Internet.org project helps restore millions of broken Wikipedia linksAmazon donates $1M to Wikimedia
Back in March, we asked the question “Are corporations that use Wikipedia giving back?” The answer was kind of, sort of, with one key exception, noting, “Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google all contributed around $50,000 by matching employee gifts. Amazon, on the other hand, is nowhere to be found on that list.” Today, however, the […]
View More Amazon donates $1M to WikimediaForget Supreme: Wikipedia-inspired streetwear is now a thing
Hypebeasts: You’re in luck. Thanks to a new shirt collaboration between a streetwear brand and the internet’s encyclopedia, looking cool and doing good just got easier.
In an effort to raise money for the donation-fueled Wikimedia Foundation, t…
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch kindly reminds Google that he’s still alive
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Hello, Google.
Just a friendly reminder that Utah Senator Orrin Hatch is very much alive and not at all dead, despite what your search engine may have recently suggested.
On Monday, the 84-year-old senator tweeted a screenshot of his Google search results, which falsely indicated that he’d died on September 11, 2017.
“Hi.. @Google? We might need to talk,” Hatch captioned the photo.
Hi.@Google?
We might need to talkpic.twitter.com/vdHbcccy7x
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 24, 2018
Per HuffPost, the mistake reportedly originated from Hatch’s Wikipedia entry, which included a false date of death. But Hatch’s staff wants everyone to know that the senator is very much alive. After Hatch’s Twitter account called out Google for its error, the account posted photos and videos of the senator reading Monday’s newspaper and signing bills last week. Read more…
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View More U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch kindly reminds Google that he’s still aliveWikimedia Foundation says proposed European copyright laws infringe on human rights
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On Thursday, the European Parliament rejected a controversial proposal to overhaul the European Union’s copyright laws that critics say would significantly damage internet freedom.
The legislation — dubbed the Copyright Directive — was rejected by a vote of 318-278. That means the proposed rules, which passed the European Parliament’s legal branch last month, will now be debated in September.
The proposal is an attempt to modernize copyright laws for the digital age, and its proponents — which include high-profile musicians like David Guetta and Paul McCartney — say it will protect artists from having their work stolen on the internet. But its opponents fear the bill will open the door for widespread censorship. Read more…
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View More Wikimedia Foundation says proposed European copyright laws infringe on human rightsFacebook launches new ‘quality journalism’ project — with a typo front and center
Facebook announced a new component of its “Facebook Journalism Project” on Wednesday: a partnership with CNN and other media outlets to produce news shows specifically for Facebook.
Unfortunately, the social media/content production/advertising/how d…
Develop your cursory knowledge even faster with Wikipedia’s Page Previews
Wikipedia puts the world’s collected knowledge within the reach of just a few mouse clicks. And now, thanks to a new feature called Page Previews, it takes even fewer.
It’s a straightforward idea that will make it markedly easier to gain a curs…