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Visit website →GitHub Guide for Beginners: Answering Frequently Asked Questions
For GitHub beginners, this explains how to set up SSH keys and the concept and usage of Personal Access Tokens (PATs).
GitHub Universe Returns: The Age of Agents, a Place for Everyone
GitHub has announced the launch of 'GitHub Universe 2026,' focused on collaboration with AI agents.
GitHub Copilot App: An Agent-Native Desktop Experience
GitHub has unveiled the **GitHub Copilot app**, a desktop app that lets you integrate, manage, and control multiple AI agents.
Still developers, just in a different location. GitHub Shop launches new ESC Collection
GitHub has launched the 'ESC Collection,' a new lineup of apparel and accessories for developers.
GitHub Guide for Beginners: Getting Started with Git and GitHub in VS Code
It guides you through using Git and GitHub with VS Code to manage projects.
GitHub Named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for 'Enterprise AI Coding Agents' for 3 Consecutive Years
GitHub has been named a Leader in Gartner's 'Enterprise AI Coding Agents' category for 3 consecutive years.
Beyond the Engine: 10 Open Source Projects Changing Game Development
The article introduces 10 open source tools that are changing the game development pipeline.
Opening the Next Chapter of GitHub Accessibility
Marking five years of accessibility work, GitHub unveiled its strategy and expanded improvements across the entire platform.
GitHub Investigates Unauthorized Access to Internal Repositories
GitHub confirmed signs of unauthorized access to internal repositories and launched an incident response.
Continue local GitHub sessions from anywhere
GitHub Copilot sessions can now be remotely controlled from the web and mobile.
Lessons from Building a General-Purpose Accessibility Agent
GitHub reviewed 3,535 PRs and resolved 68% of them, revealing the design and operating principles of its accessibility agent.
Raising the Bar: Quality, Shared Responsibility, and the Future of GitHub's Bug Bounty Program
Amid the spread of AI tools, GitHub has tightened the quality standards and responsibility boundaries of its bug bounty program.
GitHub Availability Report: April 2026
GitHub disclosed 10 service degradation incidents in April along with measures to prevent recurrence.
From Latency to Instant: Modernizing GitHub Issues Navigation Performance
GitHub introduced caching and preheating to Issues, pushing the perceived speed of navigation to near-instant levels.
Dungeons and Desktops: 10 Roguelikes Kept Alive by the Community
A summary of 10 open-source roguelikes that survived through community forks and maintenance.
GitHub Copilot personal plans: flex allotments added to Pro and Pro+, new Max plan introduced
GitHub Copilot is adding flex allotments to Pro and Pro+ and launching a new Max plan.
Dungeons & Desktops: A Procedurally Generated Roguelike Built with GitHub Copilot CLI
Using GitHub Copilot CLI, a code repository was turned into a BSP-based roguelike dungeon.
Getting Started with Open Source Contribution for GitHub Beginners
GitHub explained how beginners can contribute to open source and walked through the process of submitting a first pull request.
Why Age Verification Laws Matter to Developers
Age verification laws in various countries are expanding their scope to include open source and developer infrastructure.
How researchers used GitHub Innovation Graph data to reveal countries' digital complexity
Researchers measured countries' digital complexity using the GitHub Innovation Graph.