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.
In brief MiniCPM5-1B scores an average of 42.57 across agentic and reasoning benchmarks, beating the next-best 1B-class competitor’s 35.61. The…
from the sometimes-it-can-be-a-useful-tool dept I’ve spoken to enough teachers and professors to know that LLM tools are absolutely a challenge…
This week, editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch are joined by The Gist’s Mike Pesca to discuss the ongoing Iran conflict,…
In brief Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev posted an unofficial world-record time in the men’s 50-meter freestyle. Non-enhanced athletes won both…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the latest edition of Rent Free. This week’s slightly abbreviated post-Memorial Day issue includes a breakdown…
In brief Bitcoin addresses created in 2014 simultaneously transferred a combined 107 Bitcoin worth $8.2 million to a well-known burn…
from the fuckarounds-just-found-out dept It’s one thing to accuse the government of engaging in vindictive prosecutions. It’s quite another thing…
Before he became the Trump administration’s chief military planner, Elbridge Colby had a single-minded mission: to muster the resources of…
In brief Threat actors are aggressively exploiting pre-order anticipation for GTA 6 by targeting PC and mobile users with fake…
There’s a lot happening in today’s decision in Thakur v. Trump, by Ninth Circuit Judges Richard Paez, Morgan Christen, and…
In brief Spain blocked the Polymarket and Kalshi websites as it investigates potential gambling violations. The nation joins a growing…
from the whose-cybersecurity-are-we-talking-about? dept The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was one of the few genuinely good things Donald…