CULTURE
71% of teens want to help design websites, 44% prioritize data privacy, and 39% spend most time on short videos, says Acquia’s new Gen Z & Alpha web experience survey.
OPEN-SOURCE
The Mobile Voting Foundation and Free & Fair have launched VoteSecure, the first open-source SDK enabling secure, transparent, and verifiable mobile voting with end-to-end ballot tracking and rigorous cryptographic protection.
AI
The Zendesk Foundation’s 2025 Tech for Good Impact Awards recognize nonprofits using AI and technology to create global change across education, conservation, and humanitarian aid.
CULTURE
Global violence over water surged in 2024, with 420 incidents, a 78% increase since 2022 as conflicts increasingly target water systems, access, and infrastructure.
DATA CENTERS
Half the internet just broke because one company had a DNS problem in one datacenter. That's not acceptable for systems billions of people depend on daily.
PREDICTION MARKETS
Polymarket hit 95.2% accuracy in the last four hours. Not over a week. Not over cherry-picked markets. Four hours. Across all resolved prediction markets. "World record," tweeted Atlantislq. "No media in history ever hit that accuracy. 91.1% accuracy over a month, do you realize how
ROBOT
A new study from Hanyang University explores how people react when they see someone mistreat a service robot. The findings reveal some mimic the bad behavior, while others feel empathy and step in. The difference? How human the robot seems.
CULTURE
"Our partnership with ICE marks a major step in bringing prediction markets into the financial mainstream," Coplan posted on X. "But in addition to that, it's a monumental step forward for DeFi."
OPEN-SOURCE
Deepfake fraud has hit nearly $900M in 2025, with AI tools like Sora 2 fueling the chaos. BitMind's GAS fights back using decentralized AI that evolves through open competition. Achieving 98% accuracy on some models, it's a scalable solution to restore trust in digital media.
CULTURE
The pattern is becoming impossible to ignore. When governments face protests, their first instinct is to cut communication channels. Ban social media. Shut down the internet. Control the narrative by controlling the pipes. But protesters are adapting faster than authoritarian playbooks can keep up.
CULTURE
September 1-5, 2025 The open source AI ecosystem had a busy week. Chutes dropped their chat app in beta, Templar smashed distributed training records, Switzerland launched a national AI model, and Trump hosted Big Tech CEOs for dinner while Elon Musk was notably absent. Here's what you need to know.
BLOCKCHAIN
Technology should be judged by its capabilities and legitimate uses, not by its worst-case applications. We don't ban cars because bank robbers use getaway vehicles. We don't criminalize mathematics because cryptography can hide criminal communications.