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Yawnoc is a new wave-based roguelike where killing your enemies the wrong way could send them growing out of control, and it's dirt cheap right now

I'm just as bad at the Game of Life as I am at the game of life.

PC Gamer · Nov 13, 2024

People do care about extinct species, but not for long – new study

Lonesome George was discovered motionless in his enclosure, one morning in June 2012. Overnight, George had taken not only his final breath but the final breath of his entire species, the Pinta Island tortoise, as it faded into extinction.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2024

Wikipedia ‘put on notice’ by centre over ‘bias’ amid ANI defamation hearing

While the Delhi High Court is hearing ANI’s defamation suit against Wikipedia, several media reports citing anonymous sources have claimed that the centre has put “Wikipedia on notice” over “many complaints of bias and inaccuracies” and a small group’s control over its editorial. 

Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2024

‘Dangerous’: Delhi HC on Wikipedia model

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it is “dangerous” how Wikipedia functions, considering how anyone can edit pages on the platform, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Oct 25, 2024

Reddit, Wikipedia images inspire artist's Paris posting

Sydney artist Adele Warner has won the 2024 Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship, earning her a three-month residency in the French capital.

AAP · Oct 23, 2024

India is doing its best to control online speech. Here’s why you should be worried

“But in a democracy, it is not necessary that everyone should sing the same song.”

Newslaundry · Oct 21, 2024

A technical fix to keep kids safe online? Here’s what happened last time Australia tried to make a ‘clean’ internet

For anyone who has been online in Australia longer than a decade or so, the discussion around current proposals to set a minimum age for social media use might trigger a touch of déjà vu.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2024

Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was 'sloppy writing'

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a co-author plagiarized parts of a 2009 book on the U.S. criminal justice system as a desperate attempt by “rightwing operatives” to distract voters ahead of next month’s election

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

‘Prima facie contemptuous’: HC orders takedown of Wikipedia page on ANI defamation suit

Terming it “prima facie contemptuous”, the Delhi High Court has ordered the takedown of a Wikipedia page on ANI’s defamation suit against Wikimedia Foundation which hosts the platform, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · Oct 16, 2024

Police checked Wikipedia for how to deal with Novichok nerve agent during Salisbury poisonings, inquiry hears

The inquiry is looking into the deadly 2018 attack and the response to it

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2024