Miss the old PC days? This website lets you experience Wikipedia like it’s Windows XP

A new web project turns Wikipedia into a Windows XP-style desktop, making categories, articles, and Wikimedia Commons feel like folders you can browse instead of pages you search.

Wikipedia cracks down on the use of AI in article writing

The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing.

Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today

A notice on the popular paywall-bypass website Archive.today said that access is blocked “by decision of [Russian] public authorities.”

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack

Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia.

At Age 25, Wikipedia Refuses to Evolve
At Age 25, Wikipedia Refuses to Evolve

Wikipedia celebrates its 25th anniversary this month as the internet’s most reliable knowledge source. Yet behind the celebrations, a troubling pattern has developed: the volunteer community that built this encyclopedia has lately rejected a key innov…

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others

The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org’s content, like Wikipedia, at scale.

Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others

The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org’s content, like Wikipedia, at scale.