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 Shai-Hulud malware has been linked to roughly 300 npm and PyPI package entries. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Mistral AI…
from the moral-turpitude-is-my-middle-name dept I’m not here to kink shame or suggest sex work isn’t work. I’m not here to…
In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and the fourth-richest man in…
In brief SpaceX publicly disclosed its IPO filing ahead of a planned Nasdaq debut under the ticker SPCX. Elon Musk…
Raúl Castro, Cuba’s 94-year-old former dictator, was indicted Wednesday for his alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian…
In brief Fairshake claimed victory after six congressional candidates won Tuesday primaries with over $20 million in crypto industry support.…
from the it’s-just-so-brazen dept There were two rumors last week regarding the supposed “settlement” of Donald Trump’s ridiculously problematic lawsuit…
The New York Times is once again suing the Pentagon over its press rules, this time challenging a policy implemented…
In brief Individuals and entities tied to the trafficking of fentanyl were added to the OFAC sanctions list. Some members…
The bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill released earlier this week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would reform an…
In brief Qwen 3.7 Max debuted on Arena AI on May 14, 2026 —five days before the Alibaba Cloud Summit.…
from the doomed-to-repeat-it dept When I was in high school, part of the mandatory social studies curriculum included watching the…