The parent organization of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has proposed closing down a sister project called Wikinews, according to a proposal reviewed by The Desk. Low readership and even lower ...

On Tuesday, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that relentless AI scraping is putting strain on Wikipedia’s servers. Automated bots seeking AI model training data for LLMs have been vacuuming up ...

As part of its 25th birthday celebration, the Wikimedia Foundation announced a series of new partnerships with AI tech companies that are now customers of its commercial product, Wikimedia Enterprise.

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Wikimedia Foundation may be better known for a vast crowdsourced ...

The Wikimedia Foundation is suing the U.K. government over the Online Safety Act, claiming it threatens the privacy and safety of Wikipedia’s volunteer editors. Its complaint is centered around the ...