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Microsoft Rebuilds Copilot Around Home, Code and Autopilot, Betting the Work Surface Is the Moat
Technology

Microsoft Rebuilds Copilot Around Home, Code and Autopilot, Betting the Work Surface Is the Moat

Microsoft has rebuilt Copilot around three capabilities β€” Home, Code, and Autopilot β€” turning the AI assistant into a unified work surface where users chat, build apps in natural language, and delegate to persistent agents billed by usage.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Meta Connect 2026: Muse Charm Pocket AI Device, Camera-Free Ray-Bans and Lightweight VR Glasses
Technology

Meta Connect 2026: Muse Charm Pocket AI Device, Camera-Free Ray-Bans and Lightweight VR Glasses

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta unveiled the Muse Charm pocket AI device, camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, and lightweight VR Glasses β€” recasting its wearables around Muse, its personal AI agent.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
AMD Buys Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 Billion, Betting on 'Physical AI'
Technology

AMD Buys Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 Billion, Betting on 'Physical AI'

AMD has agreed to acquire the spatial-intelligence startup World Labs in an $8.2 billion all-stock deal, bringing founder Fei-Fei Li in as executive vice president and chief scientist. The move signals that the AI industry's next race is not about bigger language models, but about AI that understands the physical world.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
New on Netflix: Demon Slayer, LEGO One Piece, and Everything Worth Watching in Late September 2026
Streaming

New on Netflix: Demon Slayer, LEGO One Piece, and Everything Worth Watching in Late September 2026

From the Infinity Castle finale to a LEGO-ified One Piece and Nigella Lawson's Baking Show debut, Netflix is ending September with one of its strongest weeks of the year.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Paramount and Warner Bros. Are About to Merge: What It Means for HBO Max, Paramount+, and Your Bill
Streaming

Paramount and Warner Bros. Are About to Merge: What It Means for HBO Max, Paramount+, and Your Bill

HBO Max and Paramount+ are set to combine into a streaming giant with nearly 220 million subscribers β€” but a $77 billion debt load has viewers bracing for price rises.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Backrooms Is Now Streaming on HBO Max: How a Teenager's YouTube Horror Became A24's Biggest Hit Ever
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Backrooms Is Now Streaming on HBO Max: How a Teenager's YouTube Horror Became A24's Biggest Hit Ever

Kane Parsons' viral analog-horror series became a $400 million box-office phenomenon. As it lands on HBO Max, here is the full story of the maze.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Disney+ and Hulu Just Crossed $21 a Month: Inside Disney's Sixth Price Hike in Six Years
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Disney+ and Hulu Just Crossed $21 a Month: Inside Disney's Sixth Price Hike in Six Years

Standalone ad-free Disney+ and Hulu now cost $21.49 a month β€” but the bundle, at just 50 cents more, is the real product Disney wants you to buy.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Netflix UK Raises Prices Again: What the September 2026 Increase Means for Subscribers
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Netflix UK Raises Prices Again: What the September 2026 Increase Means for Subscribers

The ad-supported plan jumps 33% as Netflix raises UK prices for the second time in under two years β€” here is every new price, the pattern behind it, and what subscribers can do.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Thinkific Cuts 96 Roles in AI-First Restructuring, Targets 25% Free Cash Flow Margins
Startups

Thinkific Cuts 96 Roles in AI-First Restructuring, Targets 25% Free Cash Flow Margins

The Vancouver learning platform expects $19 million in annual savings as it pivots to enterprise customers and AI-first product development β€” 2026's startup playbook in miniature.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
Peak XV Raises Seed Ceiling to $5 Million as Surge 12 Backs 18 Deep-Tech Startups
Startups

Peak XV Raises Seed Ceiling to $5 Million as Surge 12 Backs 18 Deep-Tech Startups

With more than $50 million committed to its 12th cohort, Peak XV is betting that the seed round of 2026 has to do the work a Series A used to do.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
A $1.5 Billion Week: Health-Tech Startups Close September With a Funding Frenzy
Startups

A $1.5 Billion Week: Health-Tech Startups Close September With a Funding Frenzy

From Ortet's $500 million launch to Precision Neuroscience's $250 million brain-computer interface round, investors poured capital into health AI with real clinical grounding.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read
Island's $400 Million Series F at $6.4 Billion Bets the Browser Can Govern AI Agents
Startups

Island's $400 Million Series F at $6.4 Billion Bets the Browser Can Govern AI Agents

The enterprise browser pioneer is recasting itself as an 'agentic control plane' β€” and investors from Sequoia to Evolution Equity Partners just priced that thesis at $6.4 billion.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read