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Git security vulnerabilities announced
A new set of Git releases were published to address a variety of security vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade. Take a look at GitHub’s view of the latest round of releases.
Game Off 2024 winners
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GitHub Availability Report: December 2024
In December, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Highlights from Git 2.48
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How to secure your GitHub Actions workflows with CodeQL
In the last few months, we secured 75+ GitHub Actions workflows in open source projects, disclosing 90+ different vulnerabilities. Out of this research we produced new support for workflows in CodeQL, empowering you to secure yours.
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Git security vulnerabilities announced
A new set of Git releases were published to address a variety of security vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade. Take a look at GitHub’s view of the latest round of releases.
How we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub
GitHub uses GitHub to build GitHub, and our CLI extensions are no exception. Read on to find out how we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub!
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. While this version of the actions to upload and download artifacts includes up to 10x performance improvements and several new features, there are also key differences from previous versions that may require updates to your workflows.
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Breaking down CPU speed: How utilization impacts performance
The Performance Engineering team at GitHub assessed how CPU performance degrades as utilization increases and how this relates to capacity.
How to make Storybook Interactions respect user motion preferences
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GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency: How we built the next evolution of GitHub Enterprise using GitHub
How we used GitHub to build GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency.
The ultimate guide to developer happiness
Five actionable tips and strategies to supercharge developer happiness—and a more innovative workplace.
How GitHub supports neurodiverse employees (and how your company can, too)
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GitHub Universe 2024: Delivering phase two of AI code generation
At our 10th GitHub Universe, GitHub CEO, Thomas Dohmke, announced Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, and OpenAI’s o1-preview and o1-mini are coming to GitHub Copilot—and much more.
Inside GitHub: A sneak peak into the world of GitHub stickers
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Octoverse 2024: The rise of Python and AI
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Inside the research: How GitHub Copilot impacts the nature of work for open source maintainers
An interview with economic researchers analyzing the causal effect of GitHub Copilot on how open source maintainers work.
OpenAI’s latest o1 model now available in GitHub Copilot and GitHub Models
The December 17 release of OpenAI’s o1 model is now available in GitHub Copilot and GitHub Models, bringing advanced coding capabilities to your workflows.
Announcing 150M developers and a new free tier for GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Come and join 150M developers on GitHub that can now code with Copilot for free in VS Code.
GitHub Availability Report: November 2024
In November, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
The top 10 gifts for the developer in your life
Whether you’re hunting for the perfect gift for your significant other, the colleague you drew in the office gift exchange, or maybe (just maybe) even for yourself, we’ve got you covered with our top 10 gifts that any developer would love.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Gaady Awards
The Gaady Awards are like the Emmy Awards for the field of digital accessibility. And, just like the Emmys, the Gaadys are a reason to celebrate! On November 21, GitHub was honored to roll out the red carpet for the accessibility community at our San Francisco headquarters.
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