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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 Tether unveiled QVAC Genesis I, a 41-billion-token synthetic dataset aimed at training open, STEM-focused AI models. The release…
Kristi Noem Lies, Says Stupid Shit While Defending ICE From ‘Demonization’ By Press, Gov’t Officials
from the whatever,-pet-killer dept Earlier this year, Donald Trump declared (without facts in evidence) that Chicago was a crime-ridden hellhole…
I am pleased to report that Kyle Hawkins is the newest member of the Texas Supreme Court. I got to…
In brief Crypto.com filed an application with the Office of the Currency Comptroller (OCC) for a national bank trust charter.…
Brown University eliminated 103 positions months after Alex Shieh, a sophomore at the time, used a combination of AI and…
TRUMP PARDONS CZ, BTC BACK OVER $110K, A16Z’s STATE OF CRYPTO 2025Crypto majors are green and rebounding. BTC is up…
Reagan, weaponized: President Donald Trump said last night that he was ending tariff negotiations with Canada over a video the province…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not…
Under President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has seen rapid growth in its budget (which has nearly tripled),…
In brief Consumer prices rose 3% in the 12 months through September. Friday’s CPI report was delayed by an ongoing…
from the enshittify-ALL-the-things! dept U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies…
In July, I wrote about Judge Julien Xavier Neals of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey,…