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After Wikipedia, Elon Musk Offers $1 Billion To Mark Zuckeberg If He Changes Facebook's Name To…

Earlier, Elon Musk said that he would give Wikipedia $1 billion if they change the name for a year.

Nov 01, 2023, 19:50 PM IST

Elon Musk Offers $1 Billion To Wikipedia If They Change The Name To...

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia website containing millions of pages on a wide range of topics. It is edited and managed by a community of volunteers. Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales in January 2001.

Oct 23, 2023, 16:25 PM IST

Kangana Ranaut Slams Wikipedia, Says It's 'Hijacked By Leftists' After Alleging Info About Her Is Wrong

Kangana Ranaut claims information about her on Wikipedia is wrong.

Mar 16, 2023, 15:10 PM IST

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IT Ministry Summons Wikipedia after Arshdeep Singh's page entry changed

Arshdeep Singh is being trolled on social media after India's defeat in the Asia Cup match against Pakistan. While running 'propaganda' against him, some anti-national forces are conspiring to spoil the atmosphere in India by linking him with Khalistan. Meanwhile, the Government of India has sought a response from Wikipedia for linking the name of Khalistan with Arshdeep's Wikipedia profile.

Sep 05, 2022, 16:22 PM IST

Tanushree Dutta upset over her Wikipedia profile description

Actor Tanushree Dutta has expressed her discontent with her Wikipedia profile description and she is unable to change it.

Jan 16, 2022, 21:37 PM IST

Wikipedia founder’s Strawberry iMac, NFT sold for about Rs 7 crore

An NFT memorializing Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's first edit on the website and his personal computer have been sold for about $1 million.

Dec 16, 2021, 14:38 PM IST

Sushant's sister Priyanka Singh urges Wikipedia to change cause of actor's death from 'suicide by hanging'

Priyanka Singh, sister of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, took to Twitter on Monday to urge Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and co-founder Larry Sanger to change the cause of his death as mentioned on the site.

Jul 19, 2021, 19:53 PM IST

Centre sends notice to Wikipedia, orders it to remove link showing incorrect map of Jammu and Kashmir

An order has been issued against Wikipedia directing it to remove a link from their platform that shows the incorrect map of India.

Dec 02, 2020, 23:41 PM IST

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger joins growing chorus against Facebook, Twitter

Joining the chorus against social media giants and their growing power, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and micro-blogging platform Twitter.

Jul 06, 2019, 11:05 AM IST

Wikipedia projects Sachin Pilot as 'Rajasthan CM' even before official declaration of assembly election results

The Wikipedia page said Pilot assumed office on December 13, 2018, and succeeded incumbent Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

Dec 11, 2018, 16:52 PM IST

Roger Federer claims his eighth crown at Wimbledon, claims Wikipedia!

The information though was later corrected but not before screenshots of the mistake almost going viral.

Jul 09, 2017, 13:04 PM IST

Turkey warned Wikipedia over content, demands it open office: Minister

Turkey has warned online encyclopedia Wikipedia, blocked by Ankara two weeks ago.

May 11, 2017, 13:44 PM IST

China is building Wikipedia's rival

China has hired more than 20,000 people to build the country`s online version of national encyclopaedia to compete with Wikipedia, media reports said.

May 03, 2017, 17:38 PM IST

Web needs rethink to stop 'nasty' ideas spreading, says its creator

The World Wide Web needs a complete rethink to prevent spying and the spread of "nasty, mean ideas" on social media websites, its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, said on Monday.

Apr 10, 2017, 17:11 PM IST

Facebook leads consortium to counter fake news

To ensure the news that internet users get is not fake, Facebook is leading a consortium that is pouring $14 million into the creation of a News Integrity Initiative.

Apr 05, 2017, 12:15 PM IST

Wow! Soon, Wikipedia to read content to you!

The new project will make the online encyclopedia more accessible to users, particularly the visually impaired.

Mar 11, 2016, 22:59 PM IST

BJP MP says Wikipedia showed her as 'dead'; govt promises action

A BJP woman member on Wednesday caused a flutter in Lok Sabha when she alleged that Wikipedia had shown her as dead, causing concern among members and prompting government to promise serious action.

Mar 09, 2016, 14:40 PM IST

Zika virus a global emergency: Here's all that you should know!

According to WHO, twenty-one countries and territories of America have reported cases of the virus since transmission was first detected in Brazil in May 2015.

Feb 06, 2016, 21:10 PM IST

Can Wikipedia live forever?

Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced digital encyclopedia which seems to have all the answers when you need them the most, turned 15 years old on January 15. But will it be here for us forever?

Jan 19, 2016, 21:11 PM IST