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Thailand's Golden Week: How the 2026 Asian Games Became Esports' Biggest Stage Yet
Gaming

Thailand's Golden Week: How the 2026 Asian Games Became Esports' Biggest Stage Yet

Thailand captured PUBG gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games while Mobile Legends: Bang Bang contested its first-ever Asiad medal — a landmark week for competitive gaming's place in international sport.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day and a Stacked Week: Xbox's Autumn Offensive Begins
Gaming

Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day and a Stacked Week: Xbox's Autumn Offensive Begins

Minecraft Dungeons II launched day one on Game Pass this week, Gears of War: E-Day arrives October 1, and 37 games hit Xbox between September 28 and October 2 — here's what matters in the busiest release week of the autumn.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
SwizzY Makes Fortnite History in Antwerp: First Back-to-Back FNCS Global Champion
Gaming

SwizzY Makes Fortnite History in Antwerp: First Back-to-Back FNCS Global Champion

Egor "SwizzY" Luciko and Wilmer "Pixie" Juriander conquered the $2 million FNCS Global Championship at Antwerp's Lotto Arena — with SwizzY becoming the first player ever to win consecutive world titles.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
PS6 vs Xbox Project Helix: The Next Console War Is Already Taking Shape — and the Chips Are Taped Out
Gaming

PS6 vs Xbox Project Helix: The Next Console War Is Already Taking Shape — and the Chips Are Taped Out

Hardware insider reports claim both Sony's PS6 and Microsoft's Xbox Project Helix have completed chip design, with Microsoft's machine reportedly 40% more powerful on paper — but veterans warn raw teraflops tell only part of the story.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
EA Sports FC 27 Is Here: The Grounds, a Rebuilt Transfer Market, and a New Era for Virtual Football
Gaming

EA Sports FC 27 Is Here: The Grounds, a Rebuilt Transfer Market, and a New Era for Virtual Football

EA's flagship football series launched worldwide on September 25 with an ambitious open-world hub, a career mode overhauled with real transfer data, and the sharpest on-pitch gameplay in years — though early reviews suggest not every experiment lands.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Your Smartwatch Is Probably Overcounting Your Calories — Here's Why
Gadgets

Your Smartwatch Is Probably Overcounting Your Calories — Here's Why

New research finds wrist-worn devices overestimate calorie burn by 15–25% — and the error grows with body fat percentage.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Sennheiser's Momentum 5 Series Is the Headphone You Can Actually Fix
Gadgets

Sennheiser's Momentum 5 Series Is the Headphone You Can Actually Fix

The MOMENTUM 5 Wireless and True Wireless 5 ship with batteries you can swap at home — plus 57-hour playtime, aptX Lossless and Dolby Atmos.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Huawei Watch GT 7 Wants to Read Your Diabetes Risk From Your Wrist
Gadgets

Huawei Watch GT 7 Wants to Read Your Diabetes Risk From Your Wrist

Launched September 29 from RM1,199, the Watch GT 7 pairs a Universiti Malaya-led diabetes risk study and a new Physical Readiness Score with 21-day battery life.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Huawei's Mate XT 2 Is the World's Slimmest, Largest Foldable — and a Bet on a New Chip Physics
Gadgets

Huawei's Mate XT 2 Is the World's Slimmest, Largest Foldable — and a Bet on a New Chip Physics

The trifold Mate XT 2 opens twice into a tablet-sized screen at just 3.5mm thick, runs HarmonyOS 7 and debuts Huawei's LogicFolding chip architecture — priced from 19,999 yuan.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Honor Magic 9 Series Debuts With Dual 200MP Cameras, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and a Price That Defies the Memory Crisis
Gadgets

Honor Magic 9 Series Debuts With Dual 200MP Cameras, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and a Price That Defies the Memory Crisis

Launched September 28 in China, the Magic 9 packs Qualcomm's latest 2nm flagship chip, ARRI cinematic cameras and an 8,600mAh battery — and while rivals raise prices on soaring memory costs, Honor holds the line at 4,499 yuan.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
PwC's 50,000-Worker Survey Reveals a Two-Speed Workforce — and a Retention Threat at the Top
Future of Work

PwC's 50,000-Worker Survey Reveals a Two-Speed Workforce — and a Retention Threat at the Top

Released 29 September 2026, PwC's annual Hopes and Fears survey finds AI use up 10 points while access to training falls 8 — leaving 56% of workers in the 'engine room' behind while 29% of AI 'front-runners' eye the exit.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
‘Entitled and Unprofessional’? New Data Says Employers Have Been Wrong About Young Workers for Two Decades
Future of Work

‘Entitled and Unprofessional’? New Data Says Employers Have Been Wrong About Young Workers for Two Decades

Research based on 71,747 behavioural assessments finds the four great complaints about Gen Z — entitlement, no soft skills, job-hopping, only caring about pay — are not supported by the data. The same myths were aimed at Millennials.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read