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 Tether has launched QVAC SDK, an open-source software development kit for running AI applications locally on devices. The…
After immigration agents fatally shot Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti on January 24, federal officials described him as a “domestic terrorist” and “would-be…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies was unlisted from the smaller NYSE American exchange to the primary NYSE. The firm’s board…
Getting the story strait. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump said that a two-week ceasefire in the war in Iran…
In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized some crypto leaders as “nihilists” for resisting the stalled Clarity Act. The bill…
From Friday’s Sixth Circuit decision in U.S. v. Farris, by Judges Eric Clay, Julia Gibbons, and Whitney Hermandorfer: Howe [a…
In brief Another solo Bitcoin miner found a block, netting a 3.12 BTC reward valued around $225,000. The miner is…
from the rejected-at-the-rim dept A little over a year ago, we wrote about a fairly silly lawsuit filed against Netflix…
Justice Sotomayor is on a speaking tour. In a series of public remarks, she has offered some striking comments about…
In brief Meta expanded its AI cloud agreement with CoreWeave, now valued at $21 billion. The deal runs through December…
In reviewing the Supreme Court oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, in which the justices considered the lawfulness of President Trump’s…
In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum open interest soared by more than $2 billion each in the last 24 hours, according…