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Airbus said on Monday it had signed two contracts valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.27 billion) for capability

You know how anytime you go onto Wikipedia you're asked to donate? Elon Musk could get rid of that once and for all, on one condition. Wikipedia is run by a team of volunteers and is free to access. Volunteers help keep the site up to date as well as write numerous translations for various articles to increase the accessibility. Now, Elon Musk is offering the site $1 billion dollars, but only if they change their name. Musk, who clearly has the same humour as a 12-year-old, is prepared to give out a large cheque if Wikipedia becomes... 'D**kipedia'. Musk was seemingly inspired after seeing the standard appeal for donation on the site, although was unsure why the site was asking for money. "Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation ants so much money?" The Twitter/X CEO asked. "It certainly isn't needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! "So, what's the money for? Inquiring minds want to know..." But a quick Google and Musk could have found the answer himself. Samantha Lien, a spokeswoman for the Wikimedia Foundation, told The Washington Post: "Based on guidance from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, our reserve amounts to one year of operating budget. "If there were circumstances that affected our ability to raise those funds during that period, we could end up in an urgent situation - the reserve is a safety net to protect Wikipedia against such as possibility." Although, the large donation perhaps isn't the best use of Musk's money after his wealth dropped by $16 billion after shares in Tesla dropped by 9.3 percent since the company released its 2023 third-quarter earnings report. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Volkswagen AG shares declined after outlining weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings and hedging losses. Europe’s biggest carmaker now sees operating

Vistry Group Plc said it’s cutting hundreds of jobs as part of the housebuilder’s plan to solely focus

US President Joe Biden talked with leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, intensifying diplomatic coordination

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By Dhara Ranasinghe, Stefano Rebaudo and Naomi Rovnick LONDON The European Central Bank has good reasons to hold

Chinese authorities are again shaking the confidence of foreign companies in the country with a series of arrests

India stopped issuing visas to Canadians in September as tensions escalated between the two countries.

By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI Japan's Toyota Motor is lobbying the Indian government to

China’s gauge of tech equities fell to the lowest since its inception more than three years ago, worn