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The latest AI and developer news from GitHub Blog, with short summaries.
Visit website →GitHub Availability Report: March 2026
Throughout March, GitHub experienced four incidents that reduced availability across its services.
GitHub Universe is Back: Take the Stage
Submissions for GitHub Universe 2026 session proposals are due by May 1 PT.
GitHub Copilot CLI Offers a 'Second Opinion' Using a Different Model Family
Copilot CLI reduces planning and code errors by adding review from a different AI family.
The rocky road to making diff lines high-performance
GitHub redesigned diff lines to cut a 1GB heap and 400,000 DOM nodes in large PRs.
Strengthening Open Source Supply Chain Security in the GitHub Environment
GitHub is strengthening open source supply chain security, focusing on GitHub Actions and npm.
Running Multiple Agents Simultaneously with Copilot CLI's /fleet Command
Through Copilot CLI's **/fleet** command, multiple sub-agents can be run in parallel to handle complex tasks simultaneously.
Agent-Based Development at Copilot Applied Science
The Copilot Applied Science team introduces a case study of using AI agents to automate data analysis work and maximize development productivity.
GitHub Guide for Beginners: Getting Started with GitHub Security Features
It guides how to manage code vulnerabilities and leaked secrets by using GitHub's security tools.
GitHub Actions 2026 Security Roadmap Announced
GitHub has unveiled the GitHub Actions 2026 security roadmap to defend against software supply chain attacks.
Open Source Vulnerability Trend Analysis: CVEs, Advisories, and Malware
The decline in GitHub's reviewed advisories in 2025 is not the result of fewer new vulnerabilities, but of a reduced share of past vulnerabilities being reviewed.
GitHub Copilot Interaction Data Usage Policy Update
GitHub will begin using interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train AI models, and users can opt out in settings.
Building AI-Powered GitHub Issue Triage with the Copilot SDK
This introduces the build case and architecture of IssueCrush, an AI-powered app that uses the Copilot SDK to quickly summarize and classify GitHub issues.