As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.

Hot stories for September 16-21 included: NC State won a $24 million NSF grant to create the first wireless platform to link drones and 5G technology; Duke Energy hopes to hit “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050; amid increasing economic uncertainty, a new survey from Duke found that 53% of finance execs see a recession coming before the 2020 election.

Also, check out last week’s three-part UpTech Report, covering the emerging Spatial Web, a new dimension of the internet.

And in national news: The global climate strikes are gaining support; coworking giant WeWork is reportedly delaying its IPO; news outlets around the world (including WRAL) are boosting their climate change coverage; a new report found that 75 countries use AI to track citizens; Microsoft is now worth $1.1 trillion, an all-time high.

Keeping with our Monday tradition, here’s a look back at 81 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:

MONDAY September 16 Headlines:

TUESDAY September 17 Headlines:

WEDNESDAY September 18 Headlines:

THURSDAY September 19 Headlines:

FRIDAY September 20 Headlines:

WEEKEND READING: