IT News Digest #21: Microsoft Defender launches on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, 92 million US workers now have the opportunity to work remotely, Pinterest CEO steps down

Last week in news: New tools for Java-developers, Airbnb permanently bans parties and events around the world.

Development:

• GitHub Copilot Adopts Paid Model, Still Free for Some Open-Source Maintainers and Students. GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered service that aims to help developers write new code.

• Java News Roundup by InfoQ: Classfile API Draft, Spring Boot, GlassFish, Project Reactor, Micronaut.

Career and IT market:

• 92 million US workers now have the opportunity to work remotely. 58 percent can work from home at least part-time, 35 percent full-time.

• Airbnb permanently bans parties and events around the world. The number of complaints about parties dropped by 44% since the measure was first introduced.

• Netflix cuts 300 more jobs after subscriptions fall. The moves come after the company reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade in April.

• Pinterest CEO steps down, Google executive to take over in e-commerce push. The news sent the company's shares 9% higher in extended trading.

Online Security:

• Apple demos Safari’s ‘passkeys’ support in macOS Ventura that will help bring an end to passwords. Use Touch ID or Face ID to sign in to everything on the web.

• Microsoft Defender launches on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Microsoft 365 subscribers get a new security dashboard.