Day Headlines in ICT News: 2026-10-22
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Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 18:26:56)
The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force. -
Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 17:12:51)
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered. -
Meta strikes deal to stop Mark Zuckerberg leaving California over billionaire tax (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 16:16:49)
The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force. -
Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 10:17:26)
It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet. -
'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 10:08:44)
'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister -
UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 06:05:03)
Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public. -
What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble? (BBC Technology 2026-10-22 03:48:50)
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.