Wikipedia recently marked its 25th anniversary, but the milestone arrives at a complicated moment for one of the internet’s most influential platforms. Launched on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia began as an experiment in open collaboration, a free online encyclopedia that anyone could edit. What started as a side project to support the more formal Nupedia quickly eclipsed its predecessor. By allowing users to bypass strict editorial review and contribute directly, Wikipedia rapi

Google is expanding its experimentation with AI in news delivery, rolling out a pilot program that brings AI-powered article overviews to select publications’ Google News pages.  Participating outlets include major international publishers such as Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, all of whom have agreed to test how AI might surface more context for readers before they click throu