Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
Editor’s note: the text that follows has been adapted, with permission of the authors, from “State of Scholarship in the…
In brief Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company will resume buying Bitcoin once its Stretch (STRC) preferred shares return…
It’s judicial precedent now, from Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan (W.D. Pa.) in yesterday’s Multiple Energy Tech., LLC v. Under Armour,…
In brief OFAC sanctioned multiple wallets tied to Iran’s central bank and the Iranian armed forces on Tuesday, resulting in…
Today’s guest is Spencer Greenberg, host of the Clearer Thinking podcast and co-author of what might be the last self-help…
In brief BIP-110 would restrict several methods used to embed non-financial data in Bitcoin transactions. Supporters say the proposal would…
The District of Columbia is considering a bill that would permit the commercial use of autonomous vehicles (A.V.s), such as…
In brief OpenAI introduced GPT-Red, an automated AI system designed to find vulnerabilities in GPT models before release. The company…
from the shadow-court dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In its term that ended last October,…
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday to temporarily halt vehicle…
In brief William Blair cut its 2026 and 2027 EBITDA estimates for Coinbase by 34% and reduced revenue forecasts by…
“I’m his lawyer,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, describing his relationship…