OpenAI is exploring collective decisions on AI, like Wikipedia entries
ChatGPT's creator OpenAI is testing how to gather broad input on decisions impacting its artificial intelligence.
Tue May 23 2023
The British physicist making women scientists visible online
Jessica Wade writes biographies on Wikipedia about women researchers like her who don't have an online presence.
Fri Apr 28 2023
Social media giants mishandled Trump: Wikipedia founder
Wales said Twitter and Facebook had consistently "struggled with misinformation, disinformation" peddled by the firebrand Donald Trump.
Fri Jan 15 2021
Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia website - monitoring group
A block on all language editions of the Wikipedia website was detected at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Saturday, monitoring group Turkey Blocks said on its website.
Sat Apr 29 2017
Web needs rethink to stop "nasty" ideas spreading, says its creator
Berners-Lee says his intention in building it had been for the public to "do good stuff" and share ideas among each other, as was the case with websites such as Wikipedia.
Tue Apr 11 2017
Wikipedia just turned 15 years old. Will it survive 15 more?
Wikipedia which brought an end to Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia and supplanted Britannica as the dominant reference work in English is 15-years-old now.
Mon Jan 18 2016
"1MDB Airlines Berhad" is fake, says 1MDB
Allegations of the setting up of a "1MDB Airlines Berhad" are untrue, said 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in a statement today.
Fri Dec 18 2015
Wikipedia blocks accounts linked to paid edits
Wikipedia on Wednesday said that it has blocked more than 300 accounts being used by people being paid to create or tweak entries at the communally sourced online encyclopedia.
Thu Sep 03 2015
The lone wolf, self-styled sheikh who held a Sydney cafe hostage
Man Haron Monis, the Sydney hostage-taker killed in a 16-hour siege, was a self-styled sheikh with his own Wikipedia entry who was on bail when he emerged as a lone wolf gunman.
Mon Dec 15 2014
Russian government edited Wikipedia information on MH17
A Twitter bot that monitors edits on Wikipedia has identified the IP address (the unique serial number of a computer or network) of the Russian government that made the edit on MH17.
Sat Jul 19 2014
Wikipedia unreliable source for health info, study says
A recent study has found that the vast majority of health-related pages on the open online encyclopedia are laden with errors.
Mon Jun 02 2014
Website not hacked, says Google
Google denies its website has been hacked after a search for 'Sabah' resulted in a page calling the state as 'illegitimate'.
Mon Mar 04 2013
Wikipedia sees future and threat in cell phones
Cell phones could be Wikipedia's path to global domination, but may also pose a risk to the crowdsourcing culture the online encyclopedia relies on, chief executive Sue Gardner says.
Thu Dec 13 2012
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel
The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024