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 AI computing company CoreWeave was set to buy Bitcoin miner Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock deal.…
from the for-the-lulz-is-no-way-to-govern dept A couple weeks ago, as hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets in what…
Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, by Paul Kingsnorth, Thesis, 368 pages, $32 Since about 1970, infant mortality…
In brief Solana and XRP futures are CME Group’s fastest growing crypto products. They have benefited from maturing markets, CME’s…
Last month, Tennessee authorities arrested a man for posting a Facebook meme, a clear violation of his First Amendment rights,…
In brief Drake faces a class-action lawsuit accusing him and Adin Ross of promoting Stake.us, an allegedly illegal gambling site…
from the pretender-to-the-throne dept Like far too many people in the Trump administration — including the 79-year-old child currently sitting…
New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says City Hall needs to get into the grocery business because New Yorkers…
In brief Bernstein initiated coverage of SharpLink with an “outperform” rating. The analysts said Ethereum is an ideal asset for…
Galdos-Shapiro, a school teacher in Great Barrington (Mass.), was questioned and briefly detained in her classroom by the police over…
In brief SpaceX made another Bitcoin transfer on Wednesday, per on-chain data from Arkham. Elon Musk’s company has not yet…
Dissent at the Fed meeting: For the second time this year, the Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates by a…