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Hybrid Working's Biggest Productivity Win Is People Who Stay, $205 Billion Study Suggests
Productivity

Hybrid Working's Biggest Productivity Win Is People Who Stay, $205 Billion Study Suggests

New IWG and Arup modelling puts the retention dividend of flexible work at $204.7 billion for the US and Β£10.8 billion for the UK β€” reframing the hybrid debate around keeping talent, not tracking attendance.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 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
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
Ottawa Returns: Carney's 'Building Canada Strong Act' Splits Unions and Business
Politics

Ottawa Returns: Carney's 'Building Canada Strong Act' Splits Unions and Business

Bill C-39 promises one-year project reviews and labour-code reform β€” and has set up a fight between the government, unions and industry.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
The Affordability Election Issue: Inside Renew Europe's 10-Point Plan to Cut the Cost of Living
Politics

The Affordability Election Issue: Inside Renew Europe's 10-Point Plan to Cut the Cost of Living

With inflation set to peak in late 2026, the European Parliament's liberals unveiled a ten-point plan β€” from energy market integration to affordable housing.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Diplomacy at the UN: Patriot Licences and an Energy Truce Put Ukraine's War Back on the Table
Politics

Diplomacy at the UN: Patriot Licences and an Energy Truce Put Ukraine's War Back on the Table

Zelensky left New York with a US commitment to license Patriot missile production in Ukraine β€” and a proposed energy ceasefire that now waits on Moscow.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Credit Card Debt Hits a Record $1.26 Trillion as America's Savings Buffer Runs Thin
Personal Finance

Credit Card Debt Hits a Record $1.26 Trillion as America's Savings Buffer Runs Thin

Card balances set their eleventh straight quarterly record at a 22.15% average APR, while the savings rate sank to a near-20-year low. A practical payoff playbook.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
The 2026 401(k) Rule Change High Earners Cannot Afford to Ignore Before December 31
Personal Finance

The 2026 401(k) Rule Change High Earners Cannot Afford to Ignore Before December 31

Workers 50 and older earning $150,000 or more must now make catch-up contributions as Roth β€” and the β€˜super’ catch-up for ages 60–63 could be worth $11,250. A year-end checklist.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
The Fed's September Rate Hike Is Good News for Savers β€” If You Move Your Money
Personal Finance

The Fed's September Rate Hike Is Good News for Savers β€” If You Move Your Money

The Fed's first rate increase since 2023 is pushing the best savings accounts above 4.50% APY β€” while the national average still sits below 0.4%. Here is how to capture the difference.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense β€” Until You Count the Cost
Opinion

Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense β€” Until You Count the Cost

Washington says the rejected Hormuz proposal traded permanent leverage for a temporary pause. The ledger of continuing the war is worth reading in full.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe β€” and Washington Said No Anyway
Opinion

The UN Heard AI’s Builders Warn of Catastrophe β€” and Washington Said No Anyway

The Security Council’s first-ever AI session exposed the real divide: not between the fearful and the complacent, but between two incompatible theories of how to keep powerful AI safe.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 202611 min read
Billie Eilish Wraps 'The Bell Jar': Inside Sarah Polley's Ambitious Plath Adaptation
Movies

Billie Eilish Wraps 'The Bell Jar': Inside Sarah Polley's Ambitious Plath Adaptation

A two-time Oscar-winning musician's first leading film role, an Oscar-winning director's first feature in years, and one of literature's most storied unfilmable novels β€” production is in the can.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read