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.
[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon…
Playing Gad Gad Saad’s new book tackles an interesting topic. Unfortunately, the author’s narcissistic ramblings make it almost impossible to…
In brief Quantum computers capable of breaking blockchain cryptography could arrive as soon as 2030, Project Eleven wrote in a…
from the MAGA-just-means-hating-American dept The content of their character was never up for consideration. Under Donald Trump, the only thing…
Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires…
In brief Chrome silently downloads a ~4GB Gemini Nano file called weights.bin to eligible devices with no opt-in prompt, and…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says an 11-month investigation produced “a body of evidence” that supports the federal indictment against…
In brief Synthegy, developed at EPFL, uses LLMs to rank synthesis routes against chemist-defined goals, matching expert judgments 71.2% of…
From Taibbi v. Higgins, decided yesterday by Judge George Daniels (S.D.N.Y.): This action centers around Owned: How Tech Billionaires Bought…
In brief Elon Musk’s SpaceX/xAI signed a deal to provide Anthropic access to the Colossus 1 AI supercomputer cluster. Anthropic…
from the does-the-vampire-squid-have-a-lawyer? dept Perhaps Matt Taibbi’s most famous bit of writing ever was his takedown of Goldman Sachs in…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to crack down on ultra-processed foods, a key policy…