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“The local-first rebellion”: How Home Assistant became the most important project in your house
Learn how one of GitHub’s fastest-growing open source projects is redefining smart homes without the cloud.
Copilot Spaces: Public spaces and code view support
We released three major updates to Copilot Spaces: public spaces, individual sharing, and the ability to add files to a space directly from the github.com code viewer. 👥 Public spaces…
Block repository administrators from installing GitHub Apps on their own now generally available
Organization owners can now better control which users are allowed to install GitHub Apps across their repositories with a new setting. Previously, any user with admin permissions on a repository—including…
Copilot agent sessions from external apps are now available on GitHub Mobile for Android
We’ve made it easier to jumpstart agent sessions straight from your favorite Android apps. With our new Android sharesheet custom action in GitHub Mobile for Android, you can now share…
Secrets in unlisted GitHub gists are reported to secret scanning partners
Starting today, GitHub will report any publicly leaked secrets found in unlisted GitHub gists to the respective secret scanning partner. GitHub gists can be listed (denoted with a public label)…
Why developers still flock to Python: Guido van Rossum on readability, AI, and the future of programming
Discover how Python changed developer culture—and see why it keeps evolving.
Custom labels configuration option for Dependabot self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners now generally available at the organization level
Dependabot update jobs can now target specific self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners using custom labels. Previously, Dependabot required the single dependabot label. This change gives you finer control, improves…
Claude Opus 4.5 is in public preview for GitHub Copilot
Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic’s latest model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. In early testing, Claude Opus 4.5 surpassed internal coding benchmarks while cutting token usage in half, making…
Linter integration with Copilot code review now in public preview
Copilot code review now surfaces actionable feedback from linters, so the small stuff is never missed—and you can customize which linters are used via repository rulesets. This feature is available…
Evolving GitHub Copilot’s next edit suggestions through custom model training
GitHub Copilot’s next edit suggestions just got faster, smarter, and more precise thanks to new data pipelines, reinforcement learning, and continuous model updates built for in-editor workflows.
Enterprise bring your own key (BYOK) for GitHub Copilot is now in public preview
Enterprise developers have asked for more flexibility in how they use Copilot. Many teams already work with specific large language model (LLM) providers and maintain custom models tailored to their…
How we’re making GitHub Copilot smarter with fewer tools
We’re using embedding-guided tool routing, adaptive clustering, and a streamlined 13-tool core to deliver faster experience in VS Code.
Level up design-to-code collaboration with GitHub’s open source Annotation Toolkit
Prevent accessibility issues before they reach production. The Annotation Toolkit brings clarity, compliance, and collaboration directly into your Figma workflow.
Gemini 3 Pro is in public preview for GitHub Copilot
Gemini 3 Pro, Google’s latest frontier model, is now rolling out and will be available in GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+ Business, and Enterprise subscriptions. Rollout will be gradual. Check back…
Auto model selection for Copilot in JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse in public preview
GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse now includes an Auto option that selects the model on your behalf. Choose Auto from the model picker in Copilot Chat. This…
Unified code-to-cloud artifact risk visibility with Microsoft Defender for Cloud now in public preview
GitHub now makes it easier for teams to track, prioritize, and remediate security risks that matter by connecting code, build artifacts, and production context. Here’s what’s shipped and how you…
Improved enterprise license consumption reporting for outside collaborators now generally available
We’ve made a key improvement to the enterprise licensing CSV export to help enterprises better track license consumption of outside collaborators across organizations. What’s new? – Outside collaborators are now…
Block repository administrators from installing GitHub Apps on their own now in public preview
Organization owners can now better control which users are allowed to install GitHub Apps across their repositories with a new setting, available in public preview. Previously, any user with admin…
OpenAI’s GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini are now in public preview for GitHub Copilot
GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex, and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini—the full suite of OpenAI’s latest 5.1-series models—are now rolling out in public preview in GitHub Copilot. Availability in GitHub Copilot OpenAI GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex, and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini will…
Manage Copilot coding agent tasks in Visual Studio Code
You can now track and manage Copilot coding agent without leaving Visual Studio Code. Everything you need now lives in one streamlined, centralized mission control view. View session logs directly…
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