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Fall Festival Season Ignites: 'Paper Tiger' Opens NYFF as Zurich Premieres 'Wicker' and 'I Play Rocky'
Movies

Fall Festival Season Ignites: 'Paper Tiger' Opens NYFF as Zurich Premieres 'Wicker' and 'I Play Rocky'

Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller launched the New York Film Festival while Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard charmed Zurich — and the awards race quietly took shape.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Italy’s Quiet Jewelry Powerhouse: FOPE’s Revenue Jumps 32% in First Half of 2026
Luxury

Italy’s Quiet Jewelry Powerhouse: FOPE’s Revenue Jumps 32% in First Half of 2026

The Vicenza goldsmith founded in 1929 reported net revenue of €56.8 million and a 26.1% EBITDA margin, with Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia accelerating.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Mitsui Ocean Sakura Sets Sail: Japan's New All-Suite Luxury Ship Brings 'Funatabi' to the Seas
Luxury Travel

Mitsui Ocean Sakura Sets Sail: Japan's New All-Suite Luxury Ship Brings 'Funatabi' to the Seas

Departing Yokohama on September 19, the 458-guest Mitsui Ocean Sakura doubles the fleet of Japan's young luxury cruise line — every suite with an ocean view, a sushi counter on Deck 5, and an open-air footbath by the pool.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
The Legend Collection Just Got Bigger: 11 New Hotels Redefine What Counts as Luxury
Luxury Travel

The Legend Collection Just Got Bigger: 11 New Hotels Redefine What Counts as Luxury

Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added 11 properties — from a private-island palace in Venice to the UAE's most anticipated resort — taking its Legend Collection past 125 hotels worldwide.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
The Text Message Worth $10 Billion: Instinct Founder Noah Shinn on AI Agents That Book Your Life
Interviews

The Text Message Worth $10 Billion: Instinct Founder Noah Shinn on AI Agents That Book Your Life

Days after a $1B raise at a $10B valuation, the Instinct founder told investor Patrick O'Shaughnessy why travel is the killer app — and why agents should reinvent the restaurant reservation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Safety First, IPO Later: OpenAI's Sam Altman on Why Going Public Can Wait
Interviews

Safety First, IPO Later: OpenAI's Sam Altman on Why Going Public Can Wait

At OpenAI's Developer Day, the CEO told CNBC he has 'no particular timeline' for an IPO — and explained why a withheld model was only 'a little bit worse' on safety tests.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
How to Navigate the EU's New Parcel Customs Fees: A Shopper's Guide
How-To

How to Navigate the EU's New Parcel Customs Fees: A Shopper's Guide

A €3 duty per item since July, and a €2 handling fee per item from November 1. Here's exactly how the EU's new parcel rules affect your online orders.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
How to Set Up and Use the New Siri AI App in iOS 27: A Complete Guide
How-To

How to Set Up and Use the New Siri AI App in iOS 27: A Complete Guide

iOS 27 gives Siri a standalone app, personal-context awareness and real app actions. Here's how to get it running and put it to work.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Record Drought Exposes Buried Roman City and Redraws the Map of Ancient Switzerland
History

Record Drought Exposes Buried Roman City and Redraws the Map of Ancient Switzerland

After Switzerland's hottest summer on record, drone surveys of parch-marked fields around Avenches revealed thermal baths, roads and a possible temple at Aventicum — the richest finds there in 50 years.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
A Piece of the World's Oldest Peace Treaty Resurfaces in Türkiye After 3,200 Years
History

A Piece of the World's Oldest Peace Treaty Resurfaces in Türkiye After 3,200 Years

Announced on the International Day of Peace, a cuneiform fragment from the Hittite capital of Hattusa preserves treaty clauses on fugitives fleeing between Egypt and Hatti — diplomacy from the 13th century BCE.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
The Classroom That Made Alexander Great: New Digs Reveal Aristotle's School at Mieza
History

The Classroom That Made Alexander Great: New Digs Reveal Aristotle's School at Mieza

Greek officials have announced this season's finds at the royal gymnasium of Mieza in northern Greece: mosaic-floored halls, lecture rooms and banquet chambers where scholars believe a teenage Alexander studied under Aristotle.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
First Graves Ever Found at Göbekli Tepe Rewrite the Story of the World's Oldest Monumental Site
History

First Graves Ever Found at Göbekli Tepe Rewrite the Story of the World's Oldest Monumental Site

Published in PLOS One on 22 September 2026, the study by Julia Gresky and Lee Clare reports the site's first two intact burials — and proposes that a shifting hillside, not ritual, scattered hundreds of bones across the stone circles.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read