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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 10

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on May 8. Previous editions of this bulletin are
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Highlights

  • Community Wishlist discussion : Product & Technology introduced
    changes meant to increase the number and complexity of wishes fulfilled, including the disbanding of the Community Tech team. They are engaging
    in…
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At Least 19 Dead After 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, 8 June, killing at least 19 people. The quake triggered tsunami warnings across the region and damaged buildings and infrastructure. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council continues to consolidate casualty figures, while local reports indicate that at […]

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Cairo Pilot Cuts Fuel Use by 62% in Push for Digital Resource Management

Egypt has launched a digitally managed fuel station in Cairo that reduced fuel consumption by 62%, in a pilot project officials say could become a model for improving efficiency, reducing waste and strengthening oversight across public-sector operations. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly inaugurated the smart-controlled fuel station in Cairo’s Al Zawiya Al-Hamra district, describing energy…

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In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat

Following 25 days of vigorous local campaigning, residents in the supposedly-totalitarian country of China succeeded in halting highway construction that would have plowed through mudflats which 49 species of bird rely on for dinner and rest. Among these is the spoon-billed sandpiper, a migratory shorebird with a global population of less than 500, and which […]

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Pacific subsea networks emerge as AI expansion grid – as Telstra, Google, FLAG reshape global routing

A reciprocal infrastructure deal between Telstra and Google, a new India-Singapore route from FLAG, and a record-breaking fiber transmission test from Japan’s NICT all point to the same thing – that the subsea market is entering a new phase, and…

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