TGIU: Informational Collapse Theory and the Ontological Role of Noise as Direct Evidence

The Universal Gravito-Informational Theory (TGIU) provides a unifying framework for cosmology, quantum mechanics, and thermodynamics by grounding reality in a two-dimensional informational substrate. Collapse from 2D to 3D, regulated by the TGIU Equilibrium Force (TEF), gives rise to spacetime, matter, and energy. Here we contrast TGIU with General Relativity (GR) and the Standard Model (SM), focusing on paradoxes in black hole collapse, cosmic origins, and the nature of noise. We argue that noise---from cosmic microwave background (CMB) to LIGO residuals and CERN collision floors---is not an imperfection but the universal footprint of collapse memory. Noise itself is presented as direct experimental evidence for TGIU.