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 the early hours of 6 March, British counter-terrorism police arrested four Iranian men suspected of assisting Iranian intelligence services…
In brief IBM expanded its free quantum computing program, increasing runtime and hardware access for researchers. The company opened its…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the legacy of Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, and…
In brief Niantic Spatial is partnering with Coco Robotics to power navigation for delivery robots. The system uses Niantic’s Visual…
from the forfeiting-the-future dept It has long been clear: Trump needs to be removed from office before he can inflict…
From Manz v. LTN1 Times Square, LLC, decided Feb. 17 by Judge Dale Ho (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff Faycal Manz, proceeding pro…
In brief A viral claim that ChatGPT helped cure a dog’s cancer oversimplifies a complex scientific effort. Human researchers, not…
For nearly a decade, President Donald Trump has been threatening to revoke the broadcast licenses of TV stations that fail…
In brief A now-estranged wife is alleged to have stolen $172 million in Bitcoin from her husband. A court filing…
from the blame-it-on-sassafras-patterdale dept We’ve been covering the growing parade of lawyers submitting AI-hallucinated case citations to courts for a…
Paul Ehrlich, the leading false prophet of inevitable environmental doom and author of the infamous The Population Bomb, has died…
In brief Buterin says running two separate Ethereum clients adds unnecessary complexity for independent validators. The Nimbus team recently merged…