(30 Mar 2026) Last week, Wikipedia announced a new policy regarding the usage of large language models (LLMs) when working on Wikipedia articles. The policy itself is straightforward: volunteers cannot use LLMs to generate or rewrite article content. The only exceptions are the use of AI for “basic copyedits” and to generate some translations. However, in both…
(12 Jan 2026) Google search traffic to publishers declined globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data. In addition, referrals to more than 2,500 publisher websites from Google Discover, a feed served to users on Google’s native mobile apps and within its Android operating system, were down 21% year on year.…
(11 Jan 2026) Anna’s Archive has just lost its primary ORG domain name in a surprise suspension and has been placed on ServerHold status, an action typically taken by the domain name registry. Users will not be automatically redirected to the new domain name, which is available on their Wikipedia page. In a statement on…
(9 Dec 2025) Young people turn to a variety of platforms, but YouTube stands out for being used by nearly all teens. Roughly nine-in-ten report ever using it. Teens widely use three other platforms: About six-in-ten or more say they use TikTok and Instagram. A somewhat smaller share say they go on Snapchat (55%). Fewer use Facebook (31%) and WhatsApp (24%). And no more than about…
(30 Nov 2025) After three days of voting in which more than 30,000 people had their say, we have chosen rage bait as our official Oxford Word of the Year for 2025. Rage bait (n.) Online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to increase traffic to…
(1 Dec 2025) The Choice Outstanding Academic Titles (OAT) list for 2025 has been announced. This prestigious list, released today, reflects the best scholarly titles reviewed by Choice during the previous calendar year, as chosen by the editors. This year’s list features 343 books and digital resources from 103 publishers. Bill Mickey, Choice’s editorial director,…
(29 Oct 2025) Elon Musk announced the launch of Grokipedia version 0.1. Created by xAI, Musk’s AI company, Grokipedia aims to replace or compete with Wikipedia, the user-edited online encyclopedia. To achieve this, xAI relied on its Grok AI chatbot to help generate the 885,000-plus articles currently available on the site. Though the version number…
(12 Sept 2025) Perplexity AI is the latest artificial intelligence company to be hit with a lawsuit by copyright holders alleging infringement after Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster accused it of misusing their content in its “answer engine” for internet searches. The reference companies alleged, opens new tab in New York federal court on Wednesday that Perplexity unlawfully…
(4 Sept 2025) The social media site Bluesky is emerging as a significant platform for science communication, with substantially higher levels of engagement and content originality than its rival platform, X. In the first large-scale analysis of science content on Bluesky, researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK, and Renmin University of China collected and…
(26 Aug 2025) Nikkei and the Asahi Shimbun have sued artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity AI over alleged copyright infringement, joining other news organizations in Japan and the U.S. that are challenging the use of their content in AI tools. The newspapers are seeking an injunction and ¥2.2 billion ($15 million) each in damages from Perplexity, they…