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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
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
Disney Tightens the Screws: Four-Day Office Mandate Signals the Next Phase of the Return-to-Office Era
Future of Work

Disney Tightens the Screws: Four-Day Office Mandate Signals the Next Phase of the Return-to-Office Era

Disney is extending its four-day in-office requirement to remote product and technology staff β€” with termination on the table for non-compliance β€” as media giants harden their stance on flexible work.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Small Business Optimism Hits 2026 High as AI Spending Accelerates
Entrepreneurship

Small Business Optimism Hits 2026 High as AI Spending Accelerates

A new Citizens survey finds U.S. small business owners entering the final quarter with their strongest revenue outlook of the year β€” and technology spending, led by AI tools, is climbing with it.

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
Tech Layoffs Top 225,000 in 2026 β€” and AI Is Now the Stated Reason
Careers

Tech Layoffs Top 225,000 in 2026 β€” 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 β€” the same technology firms are pouring billions into β€” is the explanation executives put in the press release.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
History

A Brief History of the Internet: From ARPANET to the AI Era

In barely fifty years, a military research project became the foundation of modern life. A timeline of the people, breakthroughs and turning points that built the internet.

James Carter27 Sept 20265 min read