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Meta Connect 2026: Muse Charm Pocket AI Device, Camera-Free Ray-Bans and Lightweight VR Glasses
Technology

Meta Connect 2026: Muse Charm Pocket AI Device, Camera-Free Ray-Bans and Lightweight VR Glasses

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta unveiled the Muse Charm pocket AI device, camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, and lightweight VR Glasses — recasting its wearables around Muse, its personal AI agent.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 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
‘Entitled and Unprofessional’? New Data Says Employers Have Been Wrong About Young Workers for Two Decades
Future of Work

‘Entitled and Unprofessional’? New Data Says Employers Have Been Wrong About Young Workers for Two Decades

Research based on 71,747 behavioural assessments finds the four great complaints about Gen Z — entitlement, no soft skills, job-hopping, only caring about pay — are not supported by the data. The same myths were aimed at Millennials.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Chaiders, Fibermaxxing and Black Currant: The Flavours Defining Autumn 2026
Food

Chaiders, Fibermaxxing and Black Currant: The Flavours Defining Autumn 2026

From chai-cider mashups to gut-health grazing, this season's menus trade simple comfort for layered complexity — and put value back at the centre of the plate.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 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 — and an outright ban on paying yield to holders.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Autumn 2026 Beauty Forecast: Suede Skin, Toasted Neutrals, Intelligent Minimalism
Beauty

Autumn 2026 Beauty Forecast: Suede Skin, Toasted Neutrals, Intelligent Minimalism

Cult Beauty's seasonal forecast predicts velvety suede skin, warm terracotta colour, responsive skincare routines, and the rise of hair zoning.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read