Women unite to boost online representation Less than 20 per cent of Wikipedia profiles are about women. The Canberra Times · Jul 25, 2024
I've watched 30 shows this year — here's the 7 best and 7 worst so far I've seen over 30 TV shows already this year and here are the 5 shows of 2024 (so far) that you need to watch, and 5 to skip. Tom’s Guide · Jul 20, 2024
The Backlash Over Tenacious D’s Controversial Trump Joke Proves Australia Is A Nation Of Cops I spoke to The Chaser's Chris Taylor on why the backlash to Tenacious D's Donald Trump joke is really really lame. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 17, 2024
Books that shook the business world: Wikinomics by Dan Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams I have a confession to make. Despite being an academic, I do not actually read many books. In truth, I don’t often find books about what I like. My interest is on how the latest technologies affect business, and this topic is usually covered better by research articles and the… The Conversation · Jul 15, 2024
Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: DoorDash, Google AI, and French Wikipedia (Vol. 16) Good intentions, bad results. Reason · Jul 12, 2024
Revealed: How mass tourism helped England after the Black Death Finds from “England’s Venice” reveal the secrets of medieval pilgrimage The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Delhi HC issues summons to Wikipedia over ‘defamatory edits’ on its page on ANI Delhi High Court has issued a notice and summoned Wikipedia in a defamation suit filed by news agency ANI for “allowing defamatory edits” to their page on the platform, Bar and Bench reported. Newslaundry · Jul 9, 2024
Disease has killed most of the UK’s elm trees since the 1960s – but there are signs they may be making a comeback Elm trees were once stalwarts of the UK countryside that towered out of hedgerows, lined fields and woodlands. Glance at the landscape paintings of John Constable for a vague idea of what has been lost. Elm timber made ships, chairs and even water pipes until the 19th century. The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024
The Bridgerton Manors’ IRL Prices Have Been Revealed & No Joke, One Costs $848 Million The cost of various manors and mansions in Bridgerton has been revealed, and unsurprisingly, none of them are cheap. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 22, 2024
Anthony Ralston deemed 'professional bombscare' after Scotland-Switzerland errors CELTIC'S Anthony Ralston has had his performance slammed online after Wednesday's Scotland-Switzerland game ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2024
Why Wikipedia just labeled a top Jewish civil rights organization ‘unreliable’ on the Israel-Palestine crisis The decision is a major blow to the Anti-Defamation League The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
The House of Beckham by Tom Bower review: Posh and Becks exposé won’t spice up your life The biographer behind books about everyone from Boris Johnson to Meghan and Harry has turned his gaze to the Beckhams, but this Wikipedia-esque tome retreads old rumours and will fail to shock many The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024
Far-right Republicans’ latest target? No-fault divorce If a certain subsection of Republicans get their way, obtaining a divorce in the US might soon become a lot more difficult The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2024
Wikipedia war: Fierce row erupts over Israel’s deadly Nuseirat assault Rescue operation or massacre? Wikipedia editors clash over the recent Israeli raid in the central Gaza refugee camp. Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024 AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it's ripping them off The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 First Thing: Hunter Biden found guilty in federal gun case Republicans double down on conspiracy theories after conviction of president’s son. Plus: the new forms of toxic masculinity dominating social media
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 ‘We’re writing history’: Spanish women tackle Wikipedia’s gender gap Wikiesfera is one of a handful of groups around world trying to ‘make women visible’ on user-edited site
Reason · Jun 11, 2024 Up to Hamas Plus: Truthiness at Wikipedia, gender clinic whistleblowers under investigation, the death of dining spaces, and more...
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024 AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words that people have written and shared online
Pedestrian.tv · May 29, 2024 The 13 Electorates With The Highest Total HELP Debts In Australia Have Been Revealed Data from the Parliamentary Library has revealed which of the 11 federal electorates have the highest total HELP debts in Australia.
Tom’s Hardware · May 25, 2024 17 cringe-worthy Google AI answers demonstrate the problem with training on the entire web From wrongful medical advice to extremist views, Google’s bot is often dangerously wrong.
The Guardian - US · May 25, 2024 Trump ‘unified reich’ video reportedly traced to Turkish designer’s template CNN reports video published on Truth Social and removed hours later was made from template and placeholder text not changed
The Guardian - US · May 21, 2024 Donald Trump removes video on Truth Social with ‘unified reich’ reference Trump campaign said video using Nazi-era language was posted by staffer who didn’t see wording, yet it stayed up for 15 hours
Top News · May 14, 2024 Exploring The Top 10 Internet Visionaries Discover the pioneers who shaped the digital world, from inventing the web to disrupting entertainment and social media.
The Hindu · May 14, 2024 Kerala’s reforms department recommends efficiency-based promotions, scientific redeployment of staff Promotions based on efficiency, redeployment of personnel to prop up understaffed departments and the creation of an ‘institutional memory’ bank modelled on Wikipedia are among recommendations made by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms department for improving the operational efficiency of the government service in Kerala.