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09Jan/26

A Divided Pitch: The Rise of “Fortress America” and the Death of the Global Fan

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Jan. 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The intersection of U.S. immigration policy and the 2026 FIFA World Cup has become a major flashpoint. The feasibility of a boycott and the “ruining” of the game are subjects of intense debate among human rights groups, fans, and governing bodies. Football without fans is like a movie without a soundtrack. You can still follow the plot, and the acting (the skill) is still world-class, but you lose the emotional crescendos that make you jump out of your seat. For a World Cup—an event built on the “unity” of humanity—a lack of fans doesn’t just change the score; it changes the soul of the event. Continue reading →

09Jan/26

Data, Deception, and the Death of Renee Nicole Good

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Jan. 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — On January 7, 2026, the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in South Minneapolis ignited a national firestorm, exposing the lethal intersection of mass deportation policies and AI-driven surveillance. While federal officials, including President Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, have labeled Good a “domestic terrorist” who weaponized her vehicle, eyewitness accounts and independent video forensics suggest a far different reality: a U.S. citizen and mother of three attempting to steer her SUV away from a chaotic federal enforcement action. Continue reading →

14May/25

ZOE App: Decoding Food Labels with Science

May 14, 2025Food and DrinkBhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Boston, Embedded, Jonathan Wolf, Kalam-Kalam Langit, king's college london, London, Tim Spector, ZOE 'Sadmin

May 13, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — A new free app called ZOE Health, developed by scientists and doctors to help consumers make healthier food choices has been launched. The app uses AI to analyse food items from a photo, providing users with insights based on processing methods and their potential health impact, categorized on a risk scale. Continue reading →

04Jan/24

Who are the upcoming musicians of any genre?

January 4, 2024MusicBoston, Cimafunk, Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, Libera Award for Record of the Year, Los Angeles, Memphis, Passion, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Wet Legadmin

Jan. 4, 2024 /Music/ — 2023 was a phenomenal year for female musicians, setting the bar high for the future! As a fellow music enthusiast, I’m equally thrilled to discover fresh talent breaking through. To spark your excitement, here are some promising artists across various genres: Continue reading →

10Jan/23

INRIX: Return to Work, Higher Gas Prices & Inflation Drove Americans to Spend Hundreds More in Time and Money Commuting

January 10, 2023TransportBoston, Car, Chicago, INRIX, INRIX Inc., Land transport, London, New York, Paris, Road traffic management, Road transport, Traffic congestion, Transport, Transportation planning, United Statesadmin

INRIX, Inc., a world leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, today published the 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard that identified and ranked congestion and mobility trends in more than 1,000 cities, across 50 countries. Chicago (155 hours), Boston (134 hours), and New York (117 hours) lost the most time to traffic congestion in the U.S. and were all in the top five for most congested cities in the world, alongside London (156 hours) and Paris (138 hours). Continue reading

16Dec/22

BOSTON KICKS-OFF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY’S COMMEMORATIVE YEAR TODAY

December 16, 2022TravelBoston, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

Today, Meet Boston, the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party Board of Advisors (BOA) and Revolution 250, a consortium of organizations working together to commemorate the 250th anniversaries of the events that led to the American Revolution, officially kick-off the 250th commemorative anniversary year of the Boston Tea Party, a momentous event that forever changed the course of American history. Continue reading

01Oct/22

We’ve had the backlash against Big Tech. Now what?

October 1, 2022Internet.google, Big data, Boston, Cambridge Analytica, Computing, David Carroll, Digital media, Digital rights, Digital technology, Dobbs, Donald Trump, Facebook, Human rights, Internet privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, META, Privacy, Right to privacy, Sacramento, Shopify, SNAP, Terms of service, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

David Carroll
Published: September 29, 2022 | Parsons School of Design

David Carroll is an associate professor of media design at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York.

Thomson Reuters Foundation — On Sept. 13 an employee of Boston’s Northeastern University was injured when a package delivered to a virtual reality research lab exploded in his hands. Like a scene from a futuristic thriller, a note accompanying the bomb accused the lab of secretly working for Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in a plot to take over society through virtual reality. Continue reading →