Mediagazer: Amazon, which uses Wikipedia as a source for answers on Alexa, donates $1M to the Wikimedia Endowment (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

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Amazon, which uses Wikipedia as a source for answers on Alexa, donates $1M to the Wikimedia Endowment — Back in March, we asked the question “Are corporations that use Wikipedia giving back?” The answer was kind of, sort of, with one key exception, noting, “Apple, Facebook …

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Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:

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