GitHub debuts the Copilot app at Microsoft Build 2026 — an agent-native desktop experience for managing parallel AI agents, canvases, sandboxes, and code review.
GitHub Breach Tied to Malicious VS Code Extension Exposes Thousands of Internal Repositories
GitHub says attackers accessed thousands of internal repositories after a company employee’s device was compromised through a malicious Visual Studio Code extension, though the company said it has removed the malicious extension, isolated the compromised endpoint, and launched an investigation. The company confirmed that approximately 3,800 internal repositories were affected. GitHub stated that investigators have […]
GitHub Faces Scaling Issues as AI Development Surges
It appears that GitHub has its hands full adjusting to the demands of scaling AI workloads. First, the company paused sign-ups for its Copilot subscription tiers in response to a wave of demand from agentic AI projects. Then it shifted to usage-based pricing to, again, better align revenue with the heavy compute demands of AI […]
GitHub Resets Copilot Pricing as AI Compute Costs Surge
The development community saw this one coming: GitHub will transition its Copilot service to a usage-based billing model on June 1, replacing its existing system of fixed subscriptions supplemented by premium request limits. As reported last week, GitHub suspended new sign-ups for several of its Copilot subscription tiers as it faced a surge in demand […]
GitHub Halts Copilot Growth as AI Coding Costs Outpace Subscriptions
GitHub has suspended new sign-ups for several of its Copilot subscription tiers, a decision that follows a surge in demand driven by agentic coding workflows, which consume far more compute resources than earlier models of AI assistance. The company confirmed that new subscriptions for Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student plans are paused, while existing users […]
GitHub Introduces Stacked PRs to Ease Review Bottlenecks
GitHub’s new Stacked Pull Requests feature restructures how developers submit and review changes by allowing large code updates to be broken into smaller, interdependent units. With Stacked PRs, each unit can be reviewed and merged individually while still contributing to the overall feature set. The approach helps developers shift away from monolithic pull requests, which […]
GitHub to Leverage User Code for AI Model Training, Allows Opt-Out
GitHub is preparing a significant change to how it trains the AI models behind its Copilot coding assistant. Beginning April 24, the Microsoft-owned platform will collect user interaction data by default to improve its AI systems, unless users actively disable the setting. The update applies to individuals using Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ tiers. Enterprise […]
GitHub Tests AI Agents to Handle Repository Upkeep
GitHub is introducing a new approach to streamline developer workflow, offering AI agents that can shoulder the repetitive tasks that accumulate inside code repositories. Known as Agentic Workflows, the feature is available in technical preview and is designed to embed AI into GitHub Actions as an integrated part of the production process. GitHub promotes Agentic […]
Open Source’s ‘Eternal September’, GitHub Keeps Maintainers Covered for All Seasons
Open source is experiencing an “Eternal September” due to a massive influx of contributions fueled by AI. While this increases engagement, it overwhelms maintainers. GitHub is introducing tools like interaction limits and improved triage to protect maintainer sustainability and trust.
Qodo Adds Multiple AI Agents to Code Review Platform
Qodo 2.0 adds memory-enabled, task-specific AI agents to its LLM-based code-review platform, improving defect recall and F1 performance to help DevOps scale code quality as AI-generated code rises.
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