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OpenAI's $70 Billion Inflection Point: The Enterprise Pivot Behind the Fastest Revenue Run in Tech
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OpenAI's $70 Billion Inflection Point: The Enterprise Pivot Behind the Fastest Revenue Run in Tech

On September 29, 2026, Axios reported OpenAI's annualized revenue run-rate is approaching $70 billion β€” up more than 70% since July, powered by enterprise sales that more than doubled. Behind the headline is a case study in converting consumer reach into corporate contracts.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Starbucks' Turnaround Playbook: Why 8.1% Growth and 250 Closures Go Together
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Starbucks' Turnaround Playbook: Why 8.1% Growth and 250 Closures Go Together

In late September 2026, Starbucks posted 8.1% North American same-store sales growth β€” and announced 250 store closures in the same breath. Under CEO Brian Niccol, the coffee giant is proving that growth and pruning are two halves of one strategy.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
How Snorkel AI Turned Data Labeling Into a $3.5 Billion Growth Story
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How Snorkel AI Turned Data Labeling Into a $3.5 Billion Growth Story

Once known for programmatic data labeling software, Snorkel AI rebuilt itself around finished, expert-grade datasets β€” and watched its annualized revenue run-rate climb past $350 million. This is the inside story of one of the year's sharpest AI pivots.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Britain's Flat Jobs Market: Vacancies at a Five-Year Low as Young Workers Suffer Most
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Britain's Flat Jobs Market: Vacancies at a Five-Year Low as Young Workers Suffer Most

Unemployment is stuck at 4.9%, vacancies have fallen to their lowest since 2021, and 1.3 million young people are neither working nor studying. The September 2026 picture of the UK labour market.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read
The AI Skills Divide: PwC Warns Half the Workforce Risks Being Left Behind
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The AI Skills Divide: PwC Warns Half the Workforce Risks Being Left Behind

AI use is up, training access is down, and 56% of workers say they are falling behind. PwC's survey of nearly 50,000 workers across 48 countries reveals a workforce splitting in two.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
America's β€œNo Hire, No Fire” Job Market: What the Latest Data Tells Workers
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America's β€œNo Hire, No Fire” Job Market: What the Latest Data Tells Workers

Job openings are falling, layoffs sit near historic lows, and hiring has barely recovered. Inside the American labour market's strangest equilibrium β€” and what it means for your career.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read
The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers
Business

The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers

With Brent crude above $105 and US-Iran tensions flaring around the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is driving bond yields to multi-decade highs, squeezing businesses and households, and forcing central banks back into tightening mode.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Paramount Skydance Clears Its Biggest Hurdle: Inside the $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement
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Paramount Skydance Clears Its Biggest Hurdle: Inside the $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement

Paramount Skydance's September 21 settlement with 12 states and the Writers Guild removes the main legal barrier to its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover β€” but the five-year consent decree imposes film quotas, $30 million penalties, and $1.5 billion in US production spending.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Hydrinity's New Retinal Pads Signal the Rise of Regenerative Skincare
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Hydrinity's New Retinal Pads Signal the Rise of Regenerative Skincare

The professional brand's RetaXome pads and CÉLTHERA overnight cream pair retinal renewal with ceramide-and-ectoin barrier repair.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
COSRX's 5 Peptide Lip Collection Brings Skincare Science to Your Lips
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COSRX's 5 Peptide Lip Collection Brings Skincare Science to Your Lips

The derma skincare brand's nine-product lip line β€” tinted treatments, barrier balms, and an overnight mask β€” launches exclusively at Ulta.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
PDRN Is Moving From Serums Into Makeup β€” Here's What It Means
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PDRN Is Moving From Serums Into Makeup β€” Here's What It Means

The K-beauty ingredient of the year is crossing into colour cosmetics, sun care, and hair care β€” and forecasters say the crossover is just getting started.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Shark Beauty's Celestial Skies Collection Brings Beauty Tech to Sephora's Holiday Shelves
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Shark Beauty's Celestial Skies Collection Brings Beauty Tech to Sephora's Holiday Shelves

The limited-edition line created with Claudia Sulewski dresses four bestselling devices in midnight navy and gold β€” and signals beauty tech's shift from specifications to design.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read