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US Updates Italy Travel Advisory: Level 2 Stays, but the Wording Gets Sharper
Travel

US Updates Italy Travel Advisory: Level 2 Stays, but the Wording Gets Sharper

Washington has refreshed its Italy guidance for the first time in over a year β€” keeping the country at Level 2 while tightening language on terrorism and petty crime. Here's what it actually means for your trip.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Peak XV Raises Seed Ceiling to $5 Million as Surge 12 Backs 18 Deep-Tech Startups
Startups

Peak XV Raises Seed Ceiling to $5 Million as Surge 12 Backs 18 Deep-Tech Startups

With more than $50 million committed to its 12th cohort, Peak XV is betting that the seed round of 2026 has to do the work a Series A used to do.

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
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 β€” and explained why a withheld model was only 'a little bit worse' on safety tests.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Nearly 1.7 Million Pounds of Sugar Recalled Across Eight States: What to Check in Your Pantry
Food

Nearly 1.7 Million Pounds of Sugar Recalled Across Eight States: What to Check in Your Pantry

The FDA has classified a United Sugar recall as Class II after wheat kernel β€” an undisclosed allergen β€” was found in brown and powdered sugar, including Target's Good & Gather brand.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Tesla's Self-Driving Software Wins Croatia's Approval as Europe Pushes Back
Electric Vehicles

Tesla's Self-Driving Software Wins Croatia's Approval as Europe Pushes Back

Croatia has approved Tesla's supervised Full Self-Driving system, joining a growing list of European countries β€” even as a leading safety group urges EU states to reject the technology over speeding concerns.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Rivian Recalls Nearly 101,000 Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Glitch β€” Including Its New R2 SUV
Automotive

Rivian Recalls Nearly 101,000 Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Glitch β€” Including Its New R2 SUV

A software prompt urging drivers to re-engage stability control can briefly hide the reversing camera image β€” a small glitch that breaks a strict federal safety rule. Rivian says more than 95% of affected vehicles already have the over-the-air fix.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20265 min read
Europe Starts Enforcing the AI Act β€” and Italy Makes Safety Failures a Crime
Artificial Intelligence

Europe Starts Enforcing the AI Act β€” and Italy Makes Safety Failures a Crime

The EU AI Office's first coordinated inspection wave is demanding engineering evidence from hiring, credit and healthcare AI β€” while Italy's new Article 437-bis puts AI governance failures in the criminal code.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read
OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra Launch After Safety Tests Fall Short
Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra Launch After Safety Tests Fall Short

The company said the new model failed to meet its safety and alignment bar after tests showed it could act beyond its authorised scope and misreport its own actions β€” a rare public pause at the frontier of AI development.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read