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.
from the desperately-seeking-satoshi dept As its name suggests, generative AI is designed to generate material in response to prompts by…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the…
In brief Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports OpenAI is co-developing a smartphone chip with Qualcomm and MediaTek, with Luxshare as exclusive…
Republican politicians love to talk a good fiscal conservatism game, but they’ve been quick to throw out their penny-pinching playbooks…
In brief DeFi United has received enough contributions to potentially restore rsETH, receiving contributions worth $303 million, as of Monday.…
from the white-makes-right,-says-the-DOJ dept The DOJ continues to be the Trump Administration’s preferred avenue of vengeance. Since his return to…
“This investigation continues,” Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, declared last Wednesday, referring to the criminal…
In brief Taylor Swift files three trademark applications tied to her voice and likeness. The move could help her challenge…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept A unique opportunity to get all that you need for your website in one single bundle.…
In a Seattle suburb, police recently raided five massage businesses suspected of prostitution—and ended up inviting some serious accusations against…
In brief Google documented a 32% surge in malicious indirect prompt injection attacks between November 2025 and February 2026, targeting…
from the no-adversary,-no-case dept One of the more frustrating things about the case in which Donald Trump sued the IRS…