Tag: wikipedia
Wikipedia loses legal challenge against UK’s Online Safety Act
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, has lost a High Court legal challenge against new regulations in the UK’s Online Safety Act. The Foundation had sought a judicial […]
China-backed hackers attack Microsoft servers, AI will destroy entire job categories says OpenAI boss
Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said. China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon […]
Wikipedia taking legal action against Online Safety Act, UK’s Gov.UK to replace passwords
Wikipedia is taking legal action against new Online Safety Act regulations it says could threaten the safety of its volunteer editors and their ability to keep harmful content off the […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter threatens legal action over Meta’s Threads
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application. On Wednesday, […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Britishvolt collapses into administration
The battery startup Britishvolt has collapsed into administration after talks about a rescue bid from several investors failed, putting 300 jobs at risk. Britishvolt filed notice to appoint an administrator […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: NASA satellite to fall to Earth after 38 years in space
A NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend after nearly 40 years in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space […]
World’s ‘dirtiest’ websites: biggest carbon footprint revealed
A new report by energy comparison site Uswitch has analysed the carbon footprint of the world’s most popular websites to highlight the environmental impact of our digital lives. From sending emails and […]
Turkish court considering Wikipedia appeal
Turkey’s highest court is scheduled to review Wikipedia’s appeal against a ban on the online encyclopaedia for over two years. Turkey blocked access to Wikipedia from the country in April […]
Does Wikipedia have a European bias? And why does this matter?
Could Wikipedia be changing the way we think about the world? Check out this map from the Oxford Internet Institute. The map is really interesting: Analysts at the University have […]
The internet is a better teacher than a school – here’s some reasons why.
Today is GCSE exam results day here in the UK, when teenagers across the country will be nervously open envelopes to learn how they did – after spending the past […]
