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 Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire NEOS Investments in a deal worth up to $2.25 billion, adding about $30…
Reason’s C.J. Ciaramella wrote last week that the second Trump administration “has lost the confidence of courts,” as federal judges…
In brief DeepSeek quietly swapped deepseek-v4-pro to the 0813 build, the general-availability release of a model that had been running…
from the there-be-dragons dept I’ve been presenting at UC Law San Francisco Lexlab Law and AI certificate program its past…
Many people are familiar with the three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. Now, the Office of the New York State Comptroller…
In brief Bill Swearingen’s noRecognition project generates patterns that stop camera software from classifying what it covers—people, faces, or cars.…
There’s a new delivery system in town. Well, maybe not in your town. In some places, drones are now allowed…
The Reporters Committee, joined by 45 news and media organizations, is urging a federal court in Minnesota to throw out…
In brief A team or researchers found that Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google all use a single global encryption key for…
from the yeah,-sure,-whatever,-mark dept The reaction to Mark Zuckerberg’s 6,500 word AI manifesto, “The Future is for Everyone,” has been…
Trump Administration Claims Executive Privilege Over White House Conversations With Private Advisers
The Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) released a memo Monday extending the president’s “executive privilege” to claim confidentiality…
In brief Grok Bot completes tasks across apps, websites, and inboxes. According to SpaceXAI, multiple bots can communicate, share context,…