Author: Grace Johnson

US President Donald Trump has ordered all federal agencies to stop using technology from Anthropic with immediate effect. He made the announcement on Truth Social on Friday. “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!” Trump wrote. The decision deepens a high-profile clash between the White House and the artificial intelligence company. Anthropic refused to grant the US military unrestricted access to its AI systems. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded by designating the firm a “supply chain risk.” No American company has ever received that label publicly before. Anthropic said it will…

Meta will soon alert parents when teenagers repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm terms on Instagram. The company will trigger notifications when it detects concentrated search activity within a short timeframe. Meta embeds the system into its Teen Account supervision tools. The decision represents a significant escalation in the platform’s safety strategy. Previously, Instagram blocked harmful keywords and redirected users to professional support services. Meta now adds direct parental notifications to that framework. Families enrolled in Teen Accounts in the UK, US, Australia, and Canada will receive alerts starting next week. The company intends to expand the rollout to additional…

Nvidia announces record annual revenue of $215.9 billion, equivalent to £159.1 billion. The company outpaces investor doubts about heavy spending on artificial intelligence. In the final quarter, sales rise 73% year on year, far above analyst expectations. CEO Jensen Huang highlights the surge in computing demand. Computing demand is growing exponentially, he says. Customers race to expand AI compute infrastructure. He describes these systems as the factories of the AI industrial revolution. Huang ties them directly to long-term business growth. Nvidia Dominates the AI Infrastructure Market Nvidia becomes the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, with a market value around…

Paramount Skydance has raised its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery and is trying to force Netflix out of the takeover race. The upgraded bid could shape the future of one of Hollywood’s biggest media groups. Warner Bros said Paramount agreed to increase its offer by one dollar per share. The board said the proposal could reasonably lead to a superior deal. Warner Bros will now enter further negotiations before deciding whether to abandon the agreement it signed with Netflix in December. Netflix has four days to submit a counter-offer and did not comment immediately. Netflix Keeps Its Options Open…

US President Donald Trump has introduced a new global tariff set at ten percent. The tariff took effect after the Supreme Court blocked many of his earlier import taxes on Friday. Trump signed an executive order just hours after the ruling to impose the levy from 24 February. He later threatened to raise the tariff to fifteen percent but has not issued an official directive to increase the rate. The White House has not confirmed whether the higher rate will take effect. Legal Route and Rising Market Uncertainty The administration applies the levy under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade…

Big Tech may face a defining legal confrontation. A major trial over social media addiction has started and could reshape the technology industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a jury for the first time over allegations that social media harms young people. His testimony came more than four years after leaked internal documents suggested the company knew its platforms could harm users. Internal documents presented in a Los Angeles courtroom seemed to confirm long-held concerns. Meta knew preteens used its apps. The company aimed to maximize scrolling time. It also ignored expert advice on safety, although Meta said the…

The European Union faces mounting criticism after a report revealed massive subsidies for foods that worsen the climate. Experts urge the EU to introduce a Plant-Based Action Plan to promote sustainable diets and help farmers transition away from meat and dairy. Red meat and other high-emission foods receive disproportionate EU subsidies, raising concerns over the use of taxpayer money. Charity Foodrise published a report showing that in 2020, the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) allocated far more funding to animal-based foods than to plant-based options. Animal-sourced foods received roughly 77 percent of total CAP subsidies, totaling €39 billion of the…

The US Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping global tariffs last year.The court decided by six votes to three that Trump could not use a 1977 emergency law to tax imports from nearly every country.The judges said only Congress can create new taxes under the Constitution. The ruling left open whether consumers and companies could receive refunds for the estimated $130bn generated by the tariffs.The court did not address refunds, and further legal disputes are expected.Hours after the decision, Trump signed a proclamation under a different law to impose a new 10%…

US researchers say a single nasal spray vaccine could protect against coughs, colds and flu. The vaccine could also prevent bacterial lung infections and may even reduce allergies. Scientists at Stanford University tested the universal vaccine in animals and still need human clinical trials. They describe the approach as a radical break from more than 200 years of vaccine development. Experts called the findings exciting but emphasized that the research remains at an early stage. Existing Vaccines Protect Against Only One Disease Current vaccines train the immune system to fight a single infection. A measles vaccine protects against measles, and…

US President Donald Trump delivered his latest ultimatum to Iran on Thursday during a Board of Peace meeting. Trump formed this Middle East coalition to stabilise the region. He could soon pull that region into a new war. The tension between calls for peace and threats of military action exposed the contradictions in Trump’s second-term foreign policy. The standoff between Washington and Tehran illustrates this conflict most clearly. The escalation could trigger the largest US air campaign in years. Trump said he prefers diplomacy and wants a deal to end Iran’s nuclear weapons programme. A White House official said Iran…