Wikimedia stories
Wikimedia project boosts software for endangered languages worldwide
Thu, 31st Jul 2025
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genai
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software development
Wikimedia Deutschland's project supports software development to preserve endangered languages across Indonesia, Africa, and Brazil, boosting access to knowledge.
Check Point discovers critical vulnerability for Wikipedia.org and other 'Wiki' sites
Fri, 31st Jan 2014
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open source
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cybersecurity
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wikipedia
Check Point has revealed a critical vulnerability allowing remote code execution on Wikipedia and other 'Wiki' sites, prompting an urgent software patch.
US$500k donation kicks off Wikipedia funding drive
Mon, 21st Nov 2011
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google
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wikipedia
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funding
Wikipedia's fundraising drive starts strong with a US$500k donation from Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki, targeting US$28.3m in spending.
FBI and Wikipedia stand-off over logo
Wed, 4th Aug 2010
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fbi
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wikipedia
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seal
The FBI has demanded that Wikipedia remove its seal from their website and has threatened legal action if it is not taken down.
Power outage strikes Wikipedia
Mon, 5th Jul 2010
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wikipedia
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wikimedia
A power outage at Wikimedia Foundation's Florida data centre caused Wikipedia to go offline for several hours but it has since been restored.
Wikipedia tackiling 'vandals'
Thu, 1st Oct 2009
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wikipedia
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nato
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complaints
Wikipedia is experimenting with tighter controls on its pages, to stop the posting of inaccurate, untrue or defamatory material.