Author: Grace Johnson

China travel media is strengthening its global presence to connect more effectively with the world’s tourism markets. eTurboNews has joined forces with Travel China Daily to enhance communication and collaboration across the travel industry. The partnership aims to give Chinese travel professionals a stronger voice on the international stage. By sharing news, trends, and insights from China’s tourism sector, these media outlets are helping businesses worldwide better understand Chinese travelers. China’s travel industry has been growing rapidly, with domestic and international tourism showing strong recovery in recent years. The collaboration between these media platforms comes as travel demand rebounds globally.…

US President Donald Trump has ordered all federal agencies to immediately stop using technology developed by Anthropic. He announced the decision 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 directive escalates a bitter dispute between the White House and the AI company. Anthropic refused to grant the US military unrestricted access to its artificial intelligence systems. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded by labeling the company a “supply chain risk.” No American firm has ever faced that designation in public before. Anthropic said it will…

Meta will roll out a new alert system for families using Instagram. The company will inform parents when teenagers repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm related terms. Meta activates the feature through its supervision tools for Teen Accounts. The decision marks a major change in how the platform responds to harmful search activity. Until now, Instagram blocked certain keywords and redirected users to external support services. Meta now adds direct notifications to parents as an additional safety layer. Families enrolled in Teen Accounts in the UK, US, Australia, and Canada will receive alerts starting next week. The company plans to…

Nvidia announces record annual revenue of $215.9 billion, equivalent to £159.1 billion. The company overcomes investor concerns about massive AI investments. In the last quarter, sales soar 73% year on year, well above analyst expectations. CEO Jensen Huang highlights the rapid rise in computing demand. Computing demand is growing exponentially, he explains. Customers race to expand AI compute infrastructure. He calls these systems the factories of the AI industrial revolution. Huang links them directly to long-term growth prospects. Nvidia Reinforces Its Position in AI Infrastructure Nvidia becomes the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, with a market value near $4.8…

Paramount Skydance has increased its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery and aims to force Netflix out of the takeover race. The stronger bid could decide the future ownership of one of Hollywood’s largest media groups. Warner Bros said Paramount agreed to raise its offer by one dollar per share. The board said the proposal could reasonably lead to a superior deal. Warner Bros will now hold further talks 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 Avoids Bidding War Talk…

US President Donald Trump has introduced a new global tariff set at ten percent. The tariff came into force 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. Temporary Powers and Business Uncertainty The administration applies the levy under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade…

Big Tech may stand at the brink of a historic legal moment. 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 persistent concerns. Meta knew preteens used its apps. The company aimed to maximize scrolling time. It also ignored expert advice on safety,…

The European Union faces criticism after a report revealed massive subsidies for foods that worsen the climate. Experts urge the EU to implement a Plant-Based Action Plan to promote sustainable diets and help farmers move away from meat and dairy. Red meat and other climate-harming 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) allocated far more funding to high-emission animal foods than 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%…

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 stressed that the research remains at an early stage. Standard Vaccines Work Against Single Infections Current vaccines train the immune system to fight a single infection. A measles vaccine protects against measles, and a…