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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
Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Record Haptic Patent Verdict as Foldable iPhone Push Continues
Technology

Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Record Haptic Patent Verdict as Foldable iPhone Push Continues

A federal jury ordered Apple to pay about $5.7 billion to Taction Technology over the iPhone's Taptic Engine β€” the largest U.S. patent verdict to date. Apple denies wrongdoing and will appeal, even as it pushes ahead with a foldable iPhone and next-generation chips.

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
PS6 vs Xbox Project Helix: The Next Console War Is Already Taking Shape β€” and the Chips Are Taped Out
Gaming

PS6 vs Xbox Project Helix: The Next Console War Is Already Taking Shape β€” and the Chips Are Taped Out

Hardware insider reports claim both Sony's PS6 and Microsoft's Xbox Project Helix have completed chip design, with Microsoft's machine reportedly 40% more powerful on paper β€” but veterans warn raw teraflops tell only part of the story.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Huawei's Mate XT 2 Is the World's Slimmest, Largest Foldable β€” and a Bet on a New Chip Physics
Gadgets

Huawei's Mate XT 2 Is the World's Slimmest, Largest Foldable β€” and a Bet on a New Chip Physics

The trifold Mate XT 2 opens twice into a tablet-sized screen at just 3.5mm thick, runs HarmonyOS 7 and debuts Huawei's LogicFolding chip architecture β€” priced from 19,999 yuan.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read