News-and-insights
GitHub
Tue Oct 29 2024
New from Universe 2024: Get the latest previews and releases
Find out how we’re evolving GitHub and GitHub Copilot—and get access to the latest previews and GA releases.
Bringing developer choice to Copilot with Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, and OpenAI’s o1-preview
At GitHub Universe, we announced Anthropic’s Claude 3.
Thu Oct 17 2024
GitHub for Nonprofits: Drive social impact one commit at a time
Now, it’s easier than ever for nonprofits to receive GitHub product discounts.
Mon Sep 30 2024
Code referencing now generally available in GitHub Copilot and with Microsoft Azure AI
Announcing the general availability of code referencing in GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure AI, allowing developers to permit code suggest...
Thu Sep 26 2024
GitHub Copilot now available in github.com for Copilot Individual and Copilot Business plans
With this public preview, we’re unlocking the context of your code and collaborators—and taking the next step in infusing AI into every deve...
Thu Sep 19 2024
Try out OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot and Models
OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini are now available in GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code and in the GitHub Models playground.
Tue Sep 17 2024
Enhancing the GitHub Copilot ecosystem with Copilot Extensions, now in public beta
Whether you're an individual developer looking to streamline your workflow or an organization aiming to integrate proprietary tools, GitHub ...
Company
Thu Sep 12 2024
First Look: Exploring OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot
We've tested integrating OpenAI o1-preview with GitHub Copilot.
Tue Sep 10 2024
Fine-tuned models are now in limited public beta for GitHub Copilot Enterprise
Fine-tuned models empower organizations to receive code suggestions specifically tailored to their coding practices and internal languages.
Wed Aug 14 2024
Found means fixed: Secure code more than three times faster with Copilot Autofix
With Copilot Autofix, developers and security teams can keep new vulnerabilities out of code and confidently remediate their backlog securit...
Thu Aug 01 2024
Introducing GitHub Models: A new generation of AI engineers building on GitHub
We are enabling the rise of the AI engineer with GitHub Models–bringing the power of industry leading large and small language models to our...
Developer-Tools
Spotify
Wed Jul 10 2024
Technical Decision-Making in a Fragmented Space: Spotify In-Car Case Study
Car rides have become connected and interactive these days with drivers jamming to music or catching up on podcasts or [.
Product
Tue Jun 18 2024
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.13 is now generally available
With this version, customers can choose how to best scale their security strategy, gain more control over deployments, and so much more.
Mon Jun 03 2024
Arm64 on GitHub Actions: Powering faster, more efficient build systems
GitHub Actions now offers Arm-hosted runners with images built by Arm for developers to begin building on the latest and most sustainable pr...
Wed May 29 2024
GitHub and JFrog partner to unify code and binaries for DevSecOps
This partnership between GitHub and JFrog enables developers to manage code and binaries more efficiently on two of the most widely used dev...
Tue May 21 2024
Introducing GitHub Copilot Extensions: Unlocking unlimited possibilities with our ecosystem of partners
The world of Copilot is getting bigger, improving the developer experience by keeping developers in the flow longer and allowing them to do ...
Mon May 13 2024
Research: Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact in the enterprise with Accenture
We conducted research with developers at Accenture to understand GitHub Copilot’s real-world impact in enterprise organizations.
Tue May 07 2024
How we’re building more inclusive and accessible components at GitHub
We've made improvements to the way users of assistive technology can interact with and navigate lists of issues and pull requests and tables...
GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub Mobile is now generally available
With GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub Mobile, developers can collaborate, ask coding questions, and gain insights into both public and private ...
Thu May 02 2024
Dependabot on GitHub Actions and self-hosted runners is now generally available
A quick guide on the advantages of Dependabot as a GitHub Actions workflow and the benefits this unlocks, including self-hosted runner suppo...
Mon Apr 29 2024
GitHub Copilot Workspace: Welcome to the Copilot-native developer environment
We’re redefining the developer environment with GitHub Copilot Workspace - where any developer can go from idea, to code, to software all in...
Fri Apr 19 2024
A short guide to mastering keyboard shortcuts on GitHub
Say goodbye to constant mouse clicking and hello to seamless navigation with GitHub shortcuts.
Tue Apr 02 2024
Bringing enterprise-level security and even more power to GitHub-hosted runners
GitHub-hosted runners now support Azure private networking.
Thu Mar 21 2024
Insider newsletter digest: 4 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Unlock the secret to organization and collaboration magic with our GitHub Projects tips and tricks roundup.
Wed Mar 20 2024
Found means fixed: Introducing code scanning autofix, powered by GitHub Copilot and CodeQL
Now in public beta for GitHub Advanced Security customers, code scanning autofix helps developers remediate more than two-thirds of supporte...
Wed Feb 28 2024
How we’re using GitHub Projects to standardize our workflows and stay aligned
Learn how we’re managing feature releases and establishing best practices within and across teams at GitHub using GitHub Projects.
Tue Feb 27 2024
GitHub Copilot Enterprise is now generally available
Our most advanced AI offering to date is customized to your organization’s knowledge and codebase, infusing GitHub Copilot throughout the so...
Thu Feb 22 2024
Insider newsletter digest: Cook up a controller with GitHub Copilot
Whether you're coding up a storm or cooking up code, building a controller function with AI is your secret sauce to a flavorful app.
Mon Feb 12 2024
Get started with v4 of GitHub Actions Artifacts
We listened to your feedback and released new versions (v4) of actions/upload-artifact and actions/download-artifact.
Fri Feb 09 2024
Copilot in GitHub Support is now available!
Experience AI-powered assistance for queries related to GitHub topics.
Engineering
Mon Jan 22 2024
10 unexpected ways to use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is widely known for its code generation feature.
Thu Jan 18 2024
Insider newsletter digest: Build from anywhere
Explore the August 2023 edition, featuring easy tips and tricks for GitHub Mobile.
Wed Jan 17 2024
GitHub-hosted runners: Double the power for open source
GitHub Actions continues its industry-leading support for the OSS community by doubling the Windows/Linux machine size to 4-vCPU runners at ...
Fri Dec 29 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat now generally available for organizations and individuals
All GitHub Copilot users can now enjoy natural language-powered coding with Copilot Chat at no additional cost.
Wed Dec 13 2023
Default setup now includes scheduled scans and supports all languages covered by CodeQL
We’ve added new improvements to default setup, including automatically scheduling scans on repositories and support for all CodeQL covered l...
Thu Dec 07 2023
From macOS runners to secure deployments, what’s new from GitHub Actions
Read a roundup of the exciting, new innovation coming from GitHub Actions.
Thu Nov 30 2023
Insider newsletter digest: How to use GitHub Copilot
Explore the July edition, featuring prompts, tips, and use cases for GitHub Copilot.
Tue Nov 14 2023
The What, Why, and How of Mastering App Size
Sometimes a shiny new feature brings more harm than good.
Mon Oct 30 2023
The architecture of today’s LLM applications
Here’s everything you need to know to build your first LLM app and problem spaces you can start exploring today.
Fri Oct 27 2023
Demystifying LLMs: How they can do things they weren’t trained to do
Explore how LLMs generate text, why they sometimes hallucinate information, and the ethical implications surrounding their incredible capabi...
Data-Science
Fri Oct 20 2023
Exclude from Your Taste Profile
What is “Exclude from your taste profile”? Are you a parent forced to put the Bluey theme song on repeat? Do you work from home and play lof...
Tue Oct 10 2023
Research: Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact on code quality
Findings show that code quality is better across the board and developers felt more confident, too.
Wed Sep 20 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for all individuals
All GitHub Copilot for Individuals users now have access to GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing natural language-powered coding to every deve...
Thu Sep 14 2023
Introducing auto-triage rules for Dependabot
Make quick work of alerts with preset and custom rules.
Enterprise
Tue Aug 29 2023
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 is now generally available
Customers using GHES can now ensure secure development is a top priority with enhanced security and compliance controls for their repositori...
Mon Aug 28 2023
10 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Learn how to optimize your usage of GitHub Projects to plan and track your work from idea to production.
Thu Aug 24 2023
A faster way to manage version updates with Dependabot
Now, you can group multiple version updates in a single pull request.
Tue Aug 08 2023
A guide to designing and shipping AI developer tools
GitHub’s design experts share 10 tips and lessons for designing magical user experiences for AI applications and AI coding tools.
Fri Aug 04 2023
A checklist and guide to get your repository collaboration-ready
In the world of software development, collaboration can make the difference between a brittle last-minute release and a reliable, maintainab...
Thu Aug 03 2023
Introducing code referencing for GitHub Copilot
Today, we’re announcing a private beta of GitHub Copilot with code referencing that includes a filter to detect code suggestions matching pu...
Fri Jul 28 2023
Smarter, more efficient coding: GitHub Copilot goes beyond Codex with improved AI model
We're thrilled to announce two major updates to GitHub Copilot code Completion's capabilities that will help developers work even more effic...
Tue Jul 25 2023
How to responsibly adopt GitHub Copilot with the GitHub Copilot Trust Center
We’re launching the GitHub Copilot Trust Center to provide transparency about how GitHub Copilot works and help organizations innovate respo...
Mon Jul 24 2023
GitHub Repository Rules are now generally available
Repository rules provide an easy, flexible way to define branch protections and ensure consistency in code across repositories.
Thu Jul 20 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for every organization
All GitHub Copilot for Business users now have access to a limited GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing the power of conversational coding rig...
software-development
Lyft
Mon Jul 17 2023
Being first to market with rideshare on CarPlay and Android Auto
A developer’s guide to prompt engineering and LLMs
Prompt engineering is the art of communicating with a generative AI model.
Tue Jul 11 2023
Demonstrating end-to-end traceability with pull requests
Reduce developer and auditor friction involved in demonstrating compliance and maintaining end-to-end traceability by focusing your efforts ...
Thu Jun 29 2023
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.9 is now generally available
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.
Data
Wed Jun 28 2023
Experimenting with Machine Learning to Target In-App Messaging
Messaging at Spotify At Spotify, we use messaging to communicate with our listeners all over the world.
Tue Jun 27 2023
The economic impact of the AI-powered developer lifecycle and lessons from GitHub Copilot
Today at Collision Conference we unveiled breaking new research on the economic and productivity impact of generative AI–powered developer t...
Wed Jun 21 2023
Crafting a better, faster code view
The new GitHub Code View brings users many new features to improve the code reading and exploration experiences, and we overcame a number of...
Tue Jun 20 2023
How to use GitHub Copilot: Prompts, tips, and use cases
In this prompt guide for GitHub Copilot, two GitHub developer advocates, Rizel and Michelle, will share examples and best practices for comm...
Thu Jun 15 2023
Exploring GitHub with the redesigned navigation, now in public beta
GitHub’s redesigned navigation is enabled for all users as a public beta.
Experimenting at Scale, the Spotify Home Way
Introduction In the fast-paced world of streaming, personalization plays a vital role in enhancing user experiences.
Community
Mon Jun 12 2023
Make your GitHub projects more accessible with accessibility-alt-text-bot
The accessibility-alt-text-bot leaves automated reminders in a comment when a user shares an image without providing meaningful alt text.
Cloud migration made easy: introducing GitHub Enterprise Importer
With GitHub Enterprise Importer, you can seamlessly move to GitHub Enterprise Cloud, bringing your code and collaboration history with you s...
Tue May 23 2023
Announcing the public preview of GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps is now available for public preview, making GitHub’s same application security testing tools nativ...
Thu May 18 2023
GitHub celebrates developers with disabilities on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
GitHub is the home for all developers and on this Global Accessibility Awareness Day we are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of disabl...
Wed May 17 2023
Inside GitHub: Working with the LLMs behind GitHub Copilot
Developers behind GitHub Copilot discuss what it was like to work with OpenAI’s large language model and how it informed the development of ...
How GitHub Copilot is getting better at understanding your code
With a new Fill-in-the-Middle paradigm, GitHub engineers improved the way GitHub Copilot contextualizes your code.
Platform
Wed May 10 2023
TV Spatial Navigation
Very often, when developing user interfaces, a lot of focus is given to the visuals, as that’s what primarily gets a user’s attention.
Machine-Learning
Thu Apr 27 2023
Humans + Machines: A Look Behind Spotify’s Algotorial Playlists
TL;DR Since 2017, Spotify has been working to create a better listening experience for our users by applying the expertise of our curators w...
Thu Feb 02 2023
How the GitHub Docs team uses GitHub Projects
Explore how the GitHub Docs team uses GitHub Projects for content coordination, reviews, and publishing.
People
Wed Jan 18 2023
Agile Coaching (AC) at Spotify: Shining a Light on the AC Career Framework
At Spotify, change is a constant, and our agile coaches are here to help teams and leaders thrive as we evolve.
Thu Jan 05 2023
What’s a “Listening Personality”?
We did a couple of new things in Wrapped this year, and one of these is a thing called Your Listening Personality.