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 Nvidia’s data-center revenue rose 75% to $62.3 billion, reinforcing its dominance at the core of global AI infrastructure…
from the the-failure-is-the-system dept We’ve been saying this for years now, and we’re going to keep saying it until the…
From Judge Kurt Engelhardt, joined by Judge Leslie Southwick in today’s Woodlands Pride, Inc. v. Paxton (Judge James Dennis, who…
In brief Samsung brands the Galaxy S26 as the first “agentic AI phone.” Samsung is layering Gemini, Perplexity, and a…
Say That Again from the let’s-make-it-happen dept Wed, Feb 25th 2026 01:30pm – Leigh Beadon Support us on Patreon » Late…
From Judge Waverly Crenshaw (M.D. Tenn.) Monday in Wattenbarger v. City of Crossville (M.D. Tenn.): “Queers stay away from our…
In brief The leading AI models deployed nuclear weapons in 95% of war-game scenarios. None chose full surrender, even when…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), despite its name, historically has not been keen on defending the constitutional right to…
In brief GD Culture earned board approval to sell some of its 7,500 Bitcoin in order to fund a $100…
from the surveillance-creeps dept Well, we always knew it would come to this. In a blow to the First Amendment…
A very interesting article by my Hoover Institution colleague Philip Zelikow, who is an emeritus history professor (mostly specializing in…
A federal judge in Virginia ruled on Tuesday that the court — not the U.S. Justice Department — would conduct…