TECHNOLOGYChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate SurveillanceOpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.Wired·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s MetaverseMeta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support.NY Times·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hackThe 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.TechCrunch·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYCISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems after hackers mass-wipe Stryker devicesThe 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·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYTechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still openNominate 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.TechCrunch·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSignal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AIMoxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.Wired·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYK2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space computeK2's Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space.TechCrunch·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe 4 Best Planners of 2026: Roterunner, Hobonichi, Cloth & PaperIf digital calendars are leaving you lacking, these WIRED-tested paper agendas and notebooks could change your life.Wired·March 19, 2026
TECHNOLOGYThe Fight to Hold AI Companies Accountable for Children’s DeathsAfter a series of suicides allegedly linked to AI chatbots, one lawyer is trying to hold companies like OpenAI accountable.Wired·March 19, 2026
