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 Coinbase has introduced a wallet purpose-built for AI agents on Base. Private keys remain inside trusted execution environments,…
from the historical-analogies dept Artificial intelligence promises to change not just how Americans work, but how societies decide which kinds…
Tomorrow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its final rule rescinding the “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases.…
In brief At least 12 xAI employees, including co-founders Jimmy Ba and Yuhuai “Tony” Wu, have resigned. Anthropic said testing…
At issue [in this case] is not the general right to abortion—definitively rejected in Dobbs—but the right to self-preservation. In…
In popular media, the presentation of Shakespeare has become a clue to the cultural leanings of the time. A great…
In brief Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse thinks crypto will have its own trillion-dollar company, and said Ripple could be one.…
from the what-are-you-hiding-peter? dept Peter Mandelson—the former UK cabinet minister who was just sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the United…
Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, about 500 billion taxpayer dollars get stolen. It’s…
In brief A Bitcoin wallet cited in earlier ransom notes recorded a small new transfer, TMZ reported. A new message…
“I’m trying not to become apathetic and subscribe to the memes that say, ‘You’re not going to vote your way…
In brief Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange Paxful was sentenced this week to pay $4 million in criminal fines. Paxful pleaded guilty…