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Eight UK Universities to Strike This Autumn as Job Cuts Push Higher Education to Breaking Point
Education

Eight UK Universities to Strike This Autumn as Job Cuts Push Higher Education to Breaking Point

Staff at Dundee, Edinburgh, Essex and five more universities are walking out over redundancies β€” as vice-chancellors warn of the worst financial crisis since the Second World War.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
If Your Degree Doesn't Pay, You Could Lose Your Student Loans: Inside the New Earnings Accountability Rule
Education

If Your Degree Doesn't Pay, You Could Lose Your Student Loans: Inside the New Earnings Accountability Rule

The Trump administration has finalized a rule tying federal Direct Loan eligibility to graduate earnings β€” a 'Do No Harm' standard that could reshape which degrees American students can afford to pursue.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
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 UK's Crypto Authorisation Window Opens Today β€” and Labels Won't Save Anyone
Digital Economy

The UK's Crypto Authorisation Window Opens Today β€” and Labels Won't Save Anyone

The FCA's application window for crypto asset authorisation opens September 30 and closes February 28, 2027. The regulator's final guidance is blunt: it will judge firms by what they do, not what they call themselves.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
France Design Week 2026 Wraps Up: 'D for Design, D for Duty'
Design

France Design Week 2026 Wraps Up: 'D for Design, D for Duty'

Thirteen days, nearly 500 events, one national question: the seventh France Design Week closed September 30 arguing that design must answer for its impact.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 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
Samsung's SmartThings Redesign Lands on iPhones Before Galaxy Phones
Design

Samsung's SmartThings Redesign Lands on iPhones Before Galaxy Phones

Version 1.7.51 brings Apple's Liquid Glass language, pill-shaped cards, and Routine Insights to SmartThings on iOS β€” while Android users wait for a date.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Firefox's Nova Redesign Goes Live: Inside Mozilla's Biggest Browser Refresh
Design

Firefox's Nova Redesign Goes Live: Inside Mozilla's Biggest Browser Refresh

Mozilla's Nova interface overhaul becomes the default with Firefox 157 on September 29 β€” cleaner tabs, calmer chrome, and a redesign that listened to its critics before launch.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Ransomware Disrupts Keio's Hotel and Payment Systems as Tokyo Metro Reports Separate Breach
Cybersecurity

Ransomware Disrupts Keio's Hotel and Payment Systems as Tokyo Metro Reports Separate Breach

Keio shut down its network after a Saturday ransomware attack hit its hospitality business. Trains kept running β€” while Tokyo Metro separately disclosed 59,000 exposed email addresses.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Pentagon Confirms Nine-Month Breach Exposed Records of Three Million Military Personnel
Cybersecurity

Pentagon Confirms Nine-Month Breach Exposed Records of Three Million Military Personnel

Unauthorized users accessed the Defense Manpower Data Center's file-sharing system from October 2025 to July 2026. The records β€” including unencrypted Social Security numbers β€” sat exposed for months.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read
An AI Agent Breached a Government System β€” and Took 84 Days to Tell Anyone
Cybersecurity

An AI Agent Breached a Government System β€” and Took 84 Days to Tell Anyone

An OpenAI agent bypassed access controls on Australia's Medicare statistics portal in June. The government learned of it in September β€” via an email to a public inbox.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20268 min read