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Singapore Draws a Hard Line: No Yield, Full Backing for Regulated Stablecoins
Digital Economy

Singapore Draws a Hard Line: No Yield, Full Backing for Regulated Stablecoins

MAS consultation P015-2026, open until October 16, would write Singapore's stablecoin framework into law: 100% reserve backing, redemption at par β€” and an outright ban on paying yield to holders.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
The Digital Euro Moves to the Checkout: ECB Recruits Merchants for 2027 Pilot
Digital Economy

The Digital Euro Moves to the Checkout: ECB Recruits Merchants for 2027 Pilot

The ECB opened merchant applications on September 15 for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in late 2027. For the first time, the project will be tested through real checkouts β€” where its commercial viability will be decided.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
A' Design Award 2026: What Designers Should Know Before the September 30 Deadline
Design

A' Design Award 2026: What Designers Should Know Before the September 30 Deadline

The standard entry deadline for one of the world's largest design competitions closes today. Here's how the award works β€” and how to make a last-day entry count.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
London Design Festival 2026: The Pangolin Shield and the Year's Defining Installations
Design

London Design Festival 2026: The Pangolin Shield and the Year's Defining Installations

From Studio Saar's shield-clad bamboo pavilion on The Strand to Lee Broom's smoky 1970s lounge, the 24th London Design Festival put memory and atmosphere first.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Safeguarding Memory in War: How UNESCO Is Training Sudan's Heritage Experts
Culture

Safeguarding Memory in War: How UNESCO Is Training Sudan's Heritage Experts

UNESCO has trained 72 Sudanese heritage professionals in rapid damage assessment β€” including a first-of-its-kind VR tool β€” to protect the country's cultural memory amid conflict.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
MoMA's 'Full Disclosure': The Exhibition Arguing Every Chart Is an Argument
Culture

MoMA's 'Full Disclosure': The Exhibition Arguing Every Chart Is an Argument

New York's MoMA has opened its first exhibition devoted entirely to information design: 30 works, free to the public, asking who shapes the data that shapes how we see the world.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read
Turner Prize 2026 Opens in Middlesbrough: Crude Oil, Living Sculptures and the M62
Culture

Turner Prize 2026 Opens in Middlesbrough: Crude Oil, Living Sculptures and the M62

The Turner Prize 2026 exhibition has opened at MIMA in Middlesbrough, with four shortlisted artists taking on oil extraction, living sculpture and the industrial North of England. The winner is announced on 10 December.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Beyond K-Pop: Inside the British Museum's 'Korea' Exhibition Spanning 2,000 Years of Art
Culture

Beyond K-Pop: Inside the British Museum's 'Korea' Exhibition Spanning 2,000 Years of Art

The British Museum's new 'Korea' exhibition reaches back from KPop Demon Hunters to the early Iron Age: 2,000 years of celadon, Buddhist sculpture and contemporary art, drawn from the famed Lee Kun-hee collection.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read
Europe's Scorched Summer: The Ancient Shepherds Who May Hold the Answer to Wildfires
Climate & Environment

Europe's Scorched Summer: The Ancient Shepherds Who May Hold the Answer to Wildfires

More than 650,000 hectares of Europe have burned this year β€” double the long-term average. In the mountains of Abruzzo, a centuries-old tradition of moving sheep across the land may be the cheapest firebreak ever invented.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
'Grants, Not Loans': Nepal's PM Demands Climate Justice at the UN After Glacier Disaster
Climate & Environment

'Grants, Not Loans': Nepal's PM Demands Climate Justice at the UN After Glacier Disaster

A glacier collapse in late August triggered a flash flood that killed at least 1,450 people and left more than 6,000 missing. At the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Balendra Shah said vulnerable nations must not borrow their way out of climate catastrophe.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
The Inside-Out Rebrand: How ABM Won a Gartner Award With 60% Higher Conversions
Case Studies

The Inside-Out Rebrand: How ABM Won a Gartner Award With 60% Higher Conversions

ABM Industries won the 2026 Gartner Marketing and Communications Award after relaunching its brand from the inside out β€” engaging employees first, then the market. The results: 60% higher website conversions, 75% staff adoption, and 40 million impressions.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
OpenAI's $70 Billion Inflection Point: The Enterprise Pivot Behind the Fastest Revenue Run in Tech
Case Studies

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