Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta’s plans to build a social metaverse — four years later, the company almost shut it down.
FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hack
The FBI and the Justice Department took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week hacked medical tech giant Stryker.
CISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems after hackers mass-wipe Stryker devices
The U.S. cybersecurity agency urged companies to prevent access to systems used for remotely managing their fleets of employee devices after hackers broke into a major U.S. medical tech giant and remotely wiped thousands of phones and computers.
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still open
Nominate your startup, or one you know, for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 before May 27. Chance to win $100,000 equity-free funding and VC access.
Rivian sacrifices 2027 profit goal to push deeper into autonomy
Rivian admitted in a regulatory filing that it is delaying its goal of reaching “positive EBITDA” next year because of how much it is spending on developing self-driving technology.
K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute
K2’s Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space.
Tools for founders to navigate and move past conflict
Founders can create frameworks for working through conflict and change when the team is just two or three people, and if done correctly, it can scale with the company.
Anori, Alphabet’s new X spinout, is tackling one of the world’s most expensive bureaucratic nightmares
Anori aims to shrink down the pre-development process by getting all parties, including the city, on to a unified platform from the start so that compliance conflicts are surfaced in weeks instead of months or years.
NC STEM e-Update (March 19, 2026)
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Quarky AI and Robotics Capabilities
[[{“value”:” The future belongs to creators — not just consumers of technology. Across the world, students are no longer satisfied with simply learning theories from textbooks. They want to build robots, design intelligent systems, and solve real problems using Artificial Intelligence and robotics. This shift has transformed STEM education, making hands-on innovation more important than ever. […] The post Quarky…