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The Jumping Gene That Escaped Into a Virus β€” and May Still Be Moving in Us
Science

The Jumping Gene That Escaped Into a Virus β€” and May Still Be Moving in Us

BC200 is a human brain gene that never stopped jumping. A study in Science shows it leapt into a poxvirus ~100,000 years ago β€” the first such escape ever documented in the wild.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Quantum Computing's 'Dark Horse' Just Proved It Can Go Universal
Science

Quantum Computing's 'Dark Horse' Just Proved It Can Go Universal

Using 54 qubits on Quantinuum's H2 processor, researchers braided and fused non-Abelian anyons to demonstrate a complete universal gate set β€” the first hardware proof this topological route can do any quantum computation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
An AI Just Found a New Enzyme System in Virus DNA β€” and Nobody Knows What It Does
Science

An AI Just Found a New Enzyme System in Virus DNA β€” and Nobody Knows What It Does

Roughly 950 AI agents spent 21 hours scanning public DNA databases and surfaced ART, a CRISPR-like system in bacterial viruses. Human scientists confirmed it in the lab β€” but what it actually does remains a mystery.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Motorola Signature 27 Review: Motorola's Boldest Bid Yet for the US Ultra-Premium Crown
Reviews

Motorola Signature 27 Review: Motorola's Boldest Bid Yet for the US Ultra-Premium Crown

Unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit on September 22, the Signature 27 pairs Qualcomm's fastest chip with a 200MP periscope zoom and Bang & Olufsen audio β€” and this time it's coming to the United States.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Review: Qualcomm's 2nm Extreme Chip, a Second Screen, and an 8,500mAh Battery
Reviews

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Review: Qualcomm's 2nm Extreme Chip, a Second Screen, and an 8,500mAh Battery

The first phone with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 pairs a record-breaking battery with a rear display and twin 200MP Leica cameras β€” and it's going global later this year.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
The New Gold Rush: AI's Insatiable Hunger Makes Data Centres 2026's Hottest Property Bet
Real Estate

The New Gold Rush: AI's Insatiable Hunger Makes Data Centres 2026's Hottest Property Bet

US data centre construction starts hit $84.1 billion through July β€” nearly triple last year β€” while the global pipeline tops $2.3 trillion and power becomes the new location.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Britain's Housing Market Finds Its Autumn Bounce β€” But Sellers Face a Crowded Field
Real Estate

Britain's Housing Market Finds Its Autumn Bounce β€” But Sellers Face a Crowded Field

Rightmove says asking prices rose 0.7% in September, the first rise since May β€” but a 12-year high in homes for sale means sellers must price with realism.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Australia's Central Bank Lifts Rates to a 15-Year High β€” Borrowers Brace for More Pain
Real Estate

Australia's Central Bank Lifts Rates to a 15-Year High β€” Borrowers Brace for More Pain

The RBA's fourth hike of 2026 takes the cash rate to 4.60%, adding hundreds of dollars a month to average repayments β€” and new research says a single hike can suppress homeownership for a decade.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Two-Thirds of UK Workers Use AI β€” but Half Say It Saves Them No Time, Deloitte Finds
Productivity

Two-Thirds of UK Workers Use AI β€” but Half Say It Saves Them No Time, Deloitte Finds

Deloitte's 25,000-worker survey reveals a workforce paying Β£1 billion of its own money for AI tools, using many in secret, and still waiting for real productivity gains.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Fireflies Talk Brings Free Voice Dictation to the Workday β€” No Typing Required
Productivity

Fireflies Talk Brings Free Voice Dictation to the Workday β€” No Typing Required

The AI meeting notetaker's new Talk feature turns speech into clean, formatted text in any app β€” bundled into existing plans as voice becomes the next productivity battleground.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Apple Refreshes Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Pixelmator Pro and Freeform With AI and Collaboration Upgrades
Productivity

Apple Refreshes Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Pixelmator Pro and Freeform With AI and Collaboration Upgrades

Siri can now answer questions about your documents, sharing gets a long-overdue fix, and Creator Studio subscribers get AI-generated slides β€” Apple's latest productivity push explained.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into an Office Suite With Space, Pages and Collaborative Slides
Productivity

OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into an Office Suite With Space, Pages and Collaborative Slides

At DevDay in San Francisco, OpenAI unveiled a shared workspace, a collaborative document format and AI agent coworkers β€” its most direct challenge yet to Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read