Jimmy Wales
Spectrum Labs raises $32M for AI-based content moderation that monitors billions of conversations daily for toxicity
Two years into the pandemic, online conversations are for many of us still the primary interactions that we are having every day, and we are collectively having billions of them.…
Watch Edward Snowden launch Global Encryption Day, live today
Marginalized communities, survivors of abuse, politicians, law enforcement — they all use encrypted communications to keep their information safe. But the encryption of the kinds of services you and I…
Jimmy Wales’ Wikitribune to combat fake news with wiki-powered journalism
With fake news continuing to dominate the discussion about the future of the media and role of social networks in spreading it, many in the tech world have tried to…
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales blasts “deranged” companies editing their own pages
In a chat with Guy Kawasaki at South by Southwest, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales spoke out about self-interested parties editing their own pages on the Internet’s collaborative encyclopedia. “Companies think…
TechCrunch Davos Coverage Going Live
TechCrunch has arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos to cover the intersection of technology, innovation and public policy. Watch us today (in just a few short minutes) as…
Wikimedia Attacks Europe’s Right To Be Forgotten Ruling As Threat To Its Mission
The Wikimedia Foundation, the not-for-profit organization behind Wikipedia, has strongly condemned the recent right to be forgotten (rtbf) ruling in Europe, warning the requirement to allow private individuals to request…
Jimmy Wales Blasts Europe’s “Right To Be Forgotten” Ruling As A “Terrible Danger”
Court of Justice that requires Google to consider information removal requests from individuals whose data its search engine has indexed. In comments emailed to TechCrunch, Wales described the ruling as…
$50 Android Smartphones Are Disrupting Africa Much Faster Than You Think, Says Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales
What phone does Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales have in his pocket? An unlocked Android-powered 3G smartphone, made by Huawei – which was selling for $85 on the streets of Kenya…
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales On British Government Snooping: “Technologically Incompetent”
Don’t mess with Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia when it comes to Internet freedom, because he will use harsh words to lash out at you. Today, according to the BBC, Wales…
A Personal Appeal TO Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
So we meet again Wales … Yes I know, another holiday season, another reason to poke fun at your silly, scopophobia-inducing banner ads belying the very noble cause of raising $29.5…
Please Read: A Personal Appeal TO Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Hunter Walk who spends way too much time researching 1980s hair metal bands on Wikipedia. His obsession with Wikipedia is unrelated to…
Chrome Extension Lets You Just Add Jimmy Wales
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, Christmas has come early again this year with the release of Jimmy Wales’ annual appeal for Wikimedia Foundation donations. Wales’ ubiquitous…
Jimmy Wales: "If I Had Some Information, The Last Thing I Would Do Is Send It To Wikileaks"
There is definitely some bad blood between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and Wikileaks, the controversial organization which posted thousands of pages of classified Iraqi War documents. On the Charlie Rose…
Jimmy Wales: Fox News Is Wrong, No Shake Up
Contrary to several reports, Wikipedia’s Founder Jimmy Wales is not relinquishing his editorial control of Wikipedia and its related projects. On Friday, Fox News reported that “a shakeup is underway…
Wikipedia bossman Jimmy Wales splits with lady-friend on her bio page?
I don’t think it’s actually as salacious as it sounds — it’s not as if he just vandalized her Wikipedia page with “ITZ OVER” or something. It’s more like, in…
Jimbo Wales working to take down Facebook and Google in one swing?
There are a few wars waging on the virtual battlefield of the Internet between all types of services, like that between search engines, or between social networks. Wikipedia has won…