Wikipedia cofounder takes a pop at Musk's X—and says he's never heard of Grok The jibes were the latest round of a series of spats between the world's richest man Musk and the Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales. Fortune · Nov 13, 2023
I cover AI for a living — here's what I'm most excited about from Web Summit 2023 With hundreds of speakers and tens of thousands of attendees, the Web Summit has evolved into one of Europe's largest events. Here's what to expect from AI news out of this year's show. Tom’s Guide · Nov 13, 2023
The Marvels Is the Tedious Culmination of a Lot of Superhero Homework In the director's own words, this is "a sequel to five different things." Reason · Nov 10, 2023
Robbie Williams vs Wham!: the Netflix docs fight has a clear winner Of the two big British musical docs on Netflix this year, we think one is miles better WhatToWatch · Nov 9, 2023
Low level college basketball team or Christian rock band? An FTW quiz Did Silverline play Rock the Smokies last year, or lose to North Alabama on Monday night? USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 7, 2023
Katherine Maher replaces former Web Summit CEO following ‘war crimes’ post Katherine Maher’s appointment comes after Paddy Cosgrave resigned as CEO over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war. Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2023
How common is plagiarism in the publishing industry? The shadow chancellor’s new book has come under scrutiny for lifting passages of text from other sources without acknowledgment. Academic writers explore how this can happen The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023
Rachel Reeves ‘holds hands up’ on book mistakes amid allegations of plagiarism The shadow chancellor admitted some sentences in her book were ‘not properly referenced in the bibliography’. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Rachel Reeves 'holds hands up' amid accusations of plagiarism in new book SHADOW chancellor Rachel Reeves’s publisher has said future editions of her new book will be revised after accusations parts of the work had been… The National (Scotland) · Oct 26, 2023
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves admits ‘mistakes’ amid plagiarism row over new book The shadow chancellor said the errors will be ‘rectified’ in future reprints Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023
Shadow chancellor admits ‘inadvertent mistakes’ in book amid plagiarism claims The shadow chancellor said the errors will be ‘rectified’ in future reprints. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Rachel Reeves admits mistakes after being accused of plagiarism in new book Shadow chancellor says she holds her ‘hands up’ FT analysis finds book on female economists has passages that appear to be copied The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
Book by Labour’s Rachel Reeves ‘lifts sections from Wikipedia’ Publisher admits some passages should have been ‘rewritten and properly referenced’ The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix social media's crisis of legitimacy In the 2018 documentary “The Cleaners,” a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work as a content moderator: “We see the pictures on the screen. You then go through the pictures and delete those that don’t meet the guidelines. The daily quota of pictures is 25,000.” As he speaks,… The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023 Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him The X owner has no time for a democratic experiment dedicated to knowledge. He would rather yell puerile ‘jokes’ into the ether, writes Zoe Williams
Salon · Oct 22, 2023 Before Wikipedia, there was the OED Salon talks to Sarah Ogilvie, author of "The Dictionary People," about the "unsung heroes" who created the OED
The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023 Plan to 'retain and explain' controversial statues is flawed – why we should always question our monuments The long-awaited government guidance on the official “retain and explain” policy suggests the UK’s contested statues and monuments be retained as long as additional context is provided. But given their controversial past, how do we go about that?
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2023 Machine learning: could ChatGPT become just another tool for Australia’s year 12 – like Wikipedia? An International Baccalaureate student says she and her peers find the AI platform helpful for brainstorming – but that doesn’t mean safeguards aren’t needed
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023 Friday essay: Lessons in Chemistry – the real Prince Charming in this 'bad romance' is a good dog If you were charmed by the Apple TV+ adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel Lessons In Chemistry and want learn more about the book, the first thing you’ll discover is that it was a New York Times bestseller (for more than 58 weeks) and international hit, with a #BookTok following…
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023 Nobel prize in physics awarded for work unveiling the secrets of electrons The 2023 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for pioneering tools used to study the world of electrons.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023 ‘Why are they not on Wikipedia?’: Dr Jess Wade’s mission for recognition for unsung scientists Despite some advances, men still dominate science but one academic is working hard to get women and peers of colour the recognition they deserve
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023 Carlos: The Santana Journey review – profile of guitar hero very much in control Santana comes across pretty well, if clearly in charge of his image, but Rudy Valdez’s film feels a bit like a Wikipedia entry with added pictures
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023 In future, we'll see fewer generic AI chatbots like ChatGPT and more specialised ones that are tailored to our needs AI technology is developing rapidly. ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing online service in history. Google and Microsoft are integrating generative AI into their products. And world leaders are excitedly embracing AI as a tool for economic growth.
Motorsport · Sep 15, 2023 Wolff concedes Wikipedia comments about Verstappen "not the most intelligent" Verstappen bagged his 10th consecutive grand prix victory last time out at Monza to surpass the nine-race win record jointly held by Red Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel and Alberto Ascari.
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 Max Verstappen slaps down Toto Wolff: ‘Luckily he doesn’t work for Red Bull’ Max Verstappen has told Toto Wolff to focus on his own team after he called the Dutchman's record winning streak “completely irrelevant” and “for Wikipedia”.