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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
A $1.5 Billion Week: Health-Tech Startups Close September With a Funding Frenzy
Startups

A $1.5 Billion Week: Health-Tech Startups Close September With a Funding Frenzy

From Ortet's $500 million launch to Precision Neuroscience's $250 million brain-computer interface round, investors poured capital into health AI with real clinical grounding.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read
EliseAI Raises $350 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation as Vertical AI Hits Its Stride
Startups

EliseAI Raises $350 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation as Vertical AI Hits Its Stride

The New York startup's latest round β€” led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer β€” nearly doubles its valuation in a year and crowns vertical AI as the venture market's clearest thesis.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
An AI Just Found a New Enzyme System in Virus DNA β€” and Nobody Knows What It Does
Science

An AI Just Found a New Enzyme System in Virus DNA β€” 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 β€” but what it actually does remains a mystery.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: Two-Day Battery and On-Device Audio AI Make the Rugged Watch Smarter
Reviews

Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: Two-Day Battery and On-Device Audio AI Make the Rugged Watch Smarter

Apple's $799 rugged watch adds the S11 chip, a genuine two-day battery and on-device Audio Intelligence. The big question for adventurers: is it enough to upgrade?

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Motorola Signature 27 Review: Motorola's Boldest Bid Yet for the US Ultra-Premium Crown
Reviews

Motorola Signature 27 Review: Motorola's Boldest Bid Yet for the US Ultra-Premium Crown

Unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit on September 22, the Signature 27 pairs Qualcomm's fastest chip with a 200MP periscope zoom and Bang & Olufsen audio β€” and this time it's coming to the United States.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Review: Qualcomm's 2nm Extreme Chip, a Second Screen, and an 8,500mAh Battery
Reviews

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Review: Qualcomm's 2nm Extreme Chip, a Second Screen, and an 8,500mAh Battery

The first phone with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 pairs a record-breaking battery with a rear display and twin 200MP Leica cameras β€” and it's going global later this year.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 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
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 β€” with risks stated plainly.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Your Smartwatch Is Probably Overcounting Your Calories β€” Here's Why
Gadgets

Your Smartwatch Is Probably Overcounting Your Calories β€” Here's Why

New research finds wrist-worn devices overestimate calorie burn by 15–25% β€” and the error grows with body fat percentage.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Huawei Watch GT 7 Wants to Read Your Diabetes Risk From Your Wrist
Gadgets

Huawei Watch GT 7 Wants to Read Your Diabetes Risk From Your Wrist

Launched September 29 from RM1,199, the Watch GT 7 pairs a Universiti Malaya-led diabetes risk study and a new Physical Readiness Score with 21-day battery life.

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