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Big Tech faces a historic legal showdown. A major trial over social media addiction has begun and could reshape the technology industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a jury for the first time over claims that social media harms young people. His testimony came more than four years after leaked internal documents suggested the company knew its platforms could cause harm. Internal documents presented in a Los Angeles courtroom appeared to confirm long-standing concerns. Meta knew preteens used its apps. The company aimed to maximize scrolling time. It also ignored expert advice on safety, though Meta said the documents…
China has overtaken the United States as Germany’s largest trading partner.Total trade between Germany and China reached €251bn in 2025, according to official data. German imports from China were far higher than exports.Imports stood at €170.6bn, while exports reached €81.3bn.Trade with the US fell to €240bn, partly linked to tariff tensions. Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping and Li Qiang.He is expected to discuss Ukraine, human rights and trade relations.Business leaders from major German firms will join the visit. Germany’s car industry remains deeply tied to the Chinese market.Companies such as Volkswagen, BMW and…
Budapest Links Sanctions to Pipeline Repairs Hungary has announced it will block the EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia until Ukraine restores oil deliveries to the country. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the Energy Security Council that the bloc would not approve the €90 billion war loan for Ukraine while supplies remain cut. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó added that Hungary will continue to veto the sanctions until the Druzhba pipeline, damaged by a Russian attack, is repaired. The council also discussed electricity supplies, which see nearly half of Ukraine’s imports coming from Hungary. Szijjártó stressed that halting deliveries could affect…
Team USA captured back-to-back gold in the mixed team aerials at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran, and Christopher Lillis delivered a dominant performance, setting a new Olympic record in the process. The competition was fierce, with top teams from around the world aiming for the podium. However, the U.S. athletes showed precision and skill in every jump, impressing judges and fans alike. Their combined scores gave the United States a clear edge, earning the historic victory. This gold medal adds to Team USA’s growing tally at the 2026 Winter Games. The aerials team’s success reflects strong preparation,…
The European Union faces criticism after a report revealed massive subsidies for foods that harm the climate. Experts urge the EU to launch a Plant-Based Action Plan to encourage sustainable diets and help farmers transition away from meat and dairy. Red meat and other high-emission foods receive disproportionate EU subsidies, raising concerns about misuse of taxpayer money. Charity Foodrise published a report showing that in 2020, the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) directed 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 €51 billion…
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%…
OpenAI said it weighed contacting Canadian authorities months before a deadly school attack.Its monitoring systems flagged the ChatGPT account of Jesse Van Rootselaar in June for possible violent activity. The company reviewed whether to inform the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.It decided the activity did not show an imminent and credible threat at the time.OpenAI said referrals require clear evidence of planned serious harm. Van Rootselaar later killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, before taking their own life.Police said the victims included a teaching assistant and five students aged 12 to 13.The attacker had previous mental-health-related contact with law…
Immediate Tariff Hike and Presidential Response US President Donald Trump announced that global tariffs on foreign goods will rise from 10% to 15% effective immediately, just one day after the Supreme Court struck down his use of emergency powers to impose broad import taxes. Trump dismissed the court’s 6–3 ruling as “poorly written” and insisted that other legal authorities still allow him to enforce trade protections. Congress vs. Executive Authority The Supreme Court clarified that the Constitution grants Congress—not the president—the power to levy taxes and tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that taxing authority was never placed in the…
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 Fight Only One Illness Current vaccines train the immune system to fight a single infection. A measles vaccine protects against measles, and a…
Amazon’s cloud division suffered at least one outage last year after an internal AI agent made a critical change to its own environment.The incident caused a disruption that lasted several hours and affected some customer services. The AI system reportedly deleted and recreated part of its configuration autonomously.Amazon said the event resulted from user error and not a fault in the AI itself.The company added that the impact was limited and did not affect core computing or storage services. The outages have intensified debate about the growing use of AI inside major tech firms.They also come as Andy Jassy leads…
