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GitHub

AI-powered developer platform

github.com

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2008
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 500–7,000
Industry: Software

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Latest news about GitHub

In short: GitHub reached a $100M milestone in community contributions to open-source maintainers while enhancing its AI and security platforms.

Company announcements

July 31 GitHub

GitHub restricts npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens

Tokens can no longer perform sensitive account, org, and package management actions. They now require an interactive 2FA challenge.

July 30 GitHub

GitHub retired its GitHub Models service

The playground, model catalog, inference API, and BYOK are no longer available, completing the retirement announced July 1.

July 29 GitHub

GitHub introduces default enablement policy for Copilot models

New models will be on by default for Business and Enterprise plans, with an opt-out control for governance.

July 28 GitHub

GitHub npm introduces publish-time malware scanning for packages

Newly published packages are scanned before becoming available, with a short delay. Dual-use packages require metadata declaration and 2FA-enforced publishing.

Media coverage

July 30 Techweez

Microsoft to Merge Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and AI Agents Into One App

Microsoft will launch a unified Copilot app in 2026, combining chat, coding, collaboration, and AI agents into one experience ...

July 28 MSN

GitHub Copilot's price shakeup could signal the end of cheap AI coding

It was fun while it lasted, but it's starting to look like the end for flat-rate AI plans as we know them, with GitHub being...

July 24 Webpronews

FreeBSD Ports Tree Hit With Emergency Freeze After 150MB Commit Shatters GitHub Mirrors

A 150MB binary commit froze FreeBSD's ports tree in July 2026, breaking GitHub mirrors and introducing licensing concerns. The project responded with history rewrites, verification...

July 24 The Hindu

Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concerns: Jack Dorsey

Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth app Bitchat over security risks amid internet restrictions during protests, says Jack Dorsey.

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