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Trump–Xi Summit Delivers $30 Billion Tariff Rollback and AI Dialogue, but Core Disputes Remain
World

Trump–Xi Summit Delivers $30 Billion Tariff Rollback and AI Dialogue, but Core Disputes Remain

After two days of pageantry in Washington, the US and China agreed to cut tariffs on $30 billion of goods each way, launched a Board of Trade, and opened a formal AI dialogue.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
AMD Buys Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 Billion, Betting on 'Physical AI'
Technology

AMD Buys Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 Billion, Betting on 'Physical AI'

AMD has agreed to acquire the spatial-intelligence startup World Labs in an $8.2 billion all-stock deal, bringing founder Fei-Fei Li in as executive vice president and chief scientist. The move signals that the AI industry's next race is not about bigger language models, but about AI that understands the physical world.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
An AI Just Found a New Enzyme System in Virus DNA — and Nobody Knows What It Does
Science

An AI Just Found a New Enzyme System in Virus DNA — and Nobody Knows What It Does

Roughly 950 AI agents spent 21 hours scanning public DNA databases and surfaced ART, a CRISPR-like system in bacterial viruses. Human scientists confirmed it in the lab — but what it actually does remains a mystery.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Agentic AI in 2026: The Practical Guide to AI That Gets Things Done
Guides

Agentic AI in 2026: The Practical Guide to AI That Gets Things Done

AI has moved beyond chatbots to systems that plan, use tools and complete tasks. A practical, hype-free guide to using agentic AI in 2026 — with risks stated plainly.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 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 — while AI-attributed layoffs have already matched 2025's full-year total in under eight months.

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 — 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
New York City Bans Generative AI in Classrooms Through 8th Grade — the Broadest School AI Moratorium in the US
Education

New York City Bans Generative AI in Classrooms Through 8th Grade — 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
Tech Layoffs Top 225,000 in 2026 — and AI Is Now the Stated Reason
Careers

Tech Layoffs Top 225,000 in 2026 — and AI Is Now the Stated Reason

More than 225,000 tech workers have lost their jobs this year. For the first time, artificial intelligence — the same technology firms are pouring billions into — is the explanation executives put in the press release.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Anthropic's Leaked IPO Filing Reveals $42 Billion in Losses — and Warnings That Its AI Could Pose 'Existential' Risks
Business

Anthropic's Leaked IPO Filing Reveals $42 Billion in Losses — and Warnings That Its AI Could Pose 'Existential' Risks

A confidential draft prospectus seen by Reuters reveals Anthropic's 2025 revenue soared 1,088% to $4.59 billion — while losses hit $42 billion and the company warned its own AI could pose “existential” risks. The potential $2 trillion IPO would be the biggest ever.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Trump Moves to Rename AI as 'Super Intelligence' in US Government Documents
Artificial Intelligence

Trump Moves to Rename AI as 'Super Intelligence' in US Government Documents

At the launch of the AI-powered America.gov portal, the president said an executive order would make 'super intelligence' the official US term — hours after hosting the world's top AI executives at a White House lunch.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read