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Your Smartwatch Is Probably Overcounting Your Calories β€” Here's Why
Gadgets

Your Smartwatch Is Probably Overcounting Your Calories β€” Here's Why

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

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
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 β€” and while rivals raise prices on soaring memory costs, Honor holds the line at 4,499 yuan.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
One in Three Companies Plans to Replace Employees with AI in 2026
Future of Work

One in Three Companies Plans to Replace Employees with AI in 2026

A survey of 1,250 US business leaders finds 3 in 10 firms plan AI-driven staff replacements next year β€” while AI-attributed layoffs have already matched 2025's full-year total in under eight months.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
ASOS Names Law Roach Its First Stylist in Residence in a Bet on Guidance Over Algorithms
Fashion

ASOS Names Law Roach Its First Stylist in Residence in a Bet on Guidance Over Algorithms

The "Image Architect" behind Zendaya's most famous looks will style six ASOS Magazine covers and shape the retailer's fashion point of view β€” starting with a simple insight about how we shop.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Diesel at a Record $6.50 a Gallon, Explained: Why a Fuel You Don't Buy Is Raising Your Bills
Explainers

Diesel at a Record $6.50 a Gallon, Explained: Why a Fuel You Don't Buy Is Raising Your Bills

War in the Middle East, a Russian export ban, and record US fuel exports have pushed diesel past its 2022 peak. Since it moves three-quarters of America's freight, everyone's grocery bill is about to feel it.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
The Trump–Xi Summit, Explained: What the Tariff Deal and the AI Talks Actually Achieved
Explainers

The Trump–Xi Summit, Explained: What the Tariff Deal and the AI Talks Actually Achieved

Three days of pageantry, $30 billion in tariff cuts, a two-month trade truce β€” and no binding deal on AI. We break down what the Washington summit delivered and what it left unresolved.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
OpenAI Hires Patreon's Founders to Turn AI Into a Creator Business
Entrepreneurship

OpenAI Hires Patreon's Founders to Turn AI Into a Creator Business

Patreon co-founder Sam Yam will lead a new Creator Product division at OpenAI, betting that membership economics β€” not just generation tools β€” are the future of the creator economy.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
From 116 Startups to 12 Finalists: Startup World Cup Takes Over New York
Entrepreneurship

From 116 Startups to 12 Finalists: Startup World Cup Takes Over New York

A dozen founders from ten countries pitched at FIT this week for a shot at representing New York at the $1 million Startup World Cup grand finale in San Francisco.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Small Business Jobs Hold Steady in September as Wage Growth Cools
Entrepreneurship

Small Business Jobs Hold Steady in September as Wage Growth Cools

New Paychex payroll data shows the small business labor market stable heading into the final quarter, with hourly earnings growth below 3 percent for more than two years.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Small Business Optimism Hits 2026 High as AI Spending Accelerates
Entrepreneurship

Small Business Optimism Hits 2026 High as AI Spending Accelerates

A new Citizens survey finds U.S. small business owners entering the final quarter with their strongest revenue outlook of the year β€” and technology spending, led by AI tools, is climbing with it.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
New York City Bans Generative AI in Classrooms Through 8th Grade β€” the Broadest School AI Moratorium in the US
Education

New York City Bans Generative AI in Classrooms Through 8th Grade β€” the Broadest School AI Moratorium in the US

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's one-year moratorium bars student-facing generative AI from 2-K through eighth grade, while high schools get AI literacy modules and supervised pilots.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read