Topic: nonprofit funding
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Wikipedia to License Content to AI Companies
The Wikimedia Foundation has established new paid licensing agreements with major tech firms like Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, formalizing their use of Wikipedia content to train AI models and creating a revenue stream. These deals, managed through Wikimedia Enterprise, provide structured API acc...
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Tech Giants Pay for Wikipedia Enterprise Access
Major tech firms like Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI are now paying customers of the Wikimedia Foundation, securing premium access to Wikipedia's data for their services. These partnerships operate through Wikimedia Enterprise, a service that tailors Wikipedia's data for comm...
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Build Your Own Social Community with Bonfire’s Free Software
Bonfire Social is a new open-source, federated platform powered by ActivityPub, offering customization and community governance without corporate oversight. The nonprofit platform features modular "flavors" for tailored setups, unique tools like custom feeds and Circles, and granular privacy cont...
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Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Faces $2.5M Crypto 'Rug Pull' Allegations
The NYC Token, a cryptocurrency linked to former Mayor Eric Adams, crashed shortly after launch, erasing hundreds of millions in value and facing accusations of a "rug pull" scam, with $2.5 million withdrawn at its peak. Blockchain analysis reveals suspicious activity, including a key liquidity w...
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YouTube settles with Trump for $24.5 million
YouTube has settled a lawsuit with former President Donald Trump for $24.5 million, following his suspension from the platform in 2021 and resolving his legal actions against major social media companies. The majority of the settlement, $22 million, will go to the Trust for the National Mall for ...
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CISA Steps In as Federal MS-ISAC Funding Ends
The longstanding cooperative agreement between CISA and the Center for Internet Security has ended, shifting cybersecurity support for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to be provided directly by CISA through grants, tools, and expert assistance. Federal funding for the MS-ISAC's ...
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