Facebook's parent company is now Meta, a Greek word for "after" or "beyond", and it is Facebook's way of redefining its future, embracing AR and VR, distancing itself from past Facebook scandals, staking a claim to be revolutionarily forward thinking, and more.



GitHub is holding its annual GitHub Universe conference this week with new features announced adding even more power to the site’s Issues, Actions, Co-Pilot, and Codespaces.

Lawyers pushing to overturn a British verdict to deny the extradition of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange to the US have avoided any mention of a report that the CIA planned to kill him in 2017, during the two-day appeal that ended on Thursday.

COMPANY NEWS:In an industry first, Xplor Technologies, a global platform combining SaaS solutions with embedded payments and Commerce Accelerating Technologies for the childcare and education sector, has today announced a pioneering new collaboration with leading ‘buy now, pay later’ solution, Zip, to offer families more choice and flexibility when it comes to paying for childcare services.

GUEST OPINION: Ransomware is rife but organisations that do the work may be able to avoid paying out, should the worst occur.

GUEST OPINION: Attacks against public and private sector assets reached a crescendo in 2021, and moves are now underway to stem the tide more permanently.

GUEST OPINION: Australia is opening back up and employees will be returning to the office but expecting new ways of working. It’s important to set a solid platform that will evolve with you.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire

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