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GitHub launches Codespaces development service
Over the course of the year, GitHub had a series of updates, including the release of its Codespaces development service in February, GitHub Desktop 3.0 in April, and new developer tooling announced at GitHub Universe 2022 in November.
Dec 23, 2022 | itprotoday.comGitHub launches two security improvements based on secret scanning feature
GitHub has announced two security improvements based on its secret scanning feature.
Dec 22, 2022 | i-programmer.infoGitHub launched enterprise-ready version of GitHub.com on Dec 20th 12'.
GitHub Enterprise was launched over 10 years ago to be the enterprise-ready version of GitHub.com at that time.
Dec 19, 2022 | github.blogSoos integrates with GitHub
SOOS offers Go support with your CI/CD and issue management, and also easily integrates with Github.
Dec 19, 2022 | soos.ioGitHub launched 2FA mechanism on Jan 1st 22'.
GitHub announced its own 2FA mechanism back in January.
Dec 15, 2022 | techzine.euVisualstudio integrates with GitHub
Visual Studio Code integrates seamlessly with GitHub, so you can use it to review and manage your code repositories without leaving the code editor.
Dec 14, 2022 | datadriveninvestor.comGitHub launches business version of assistive programming service Copilot
GitHub has launched a business version of its assistive programming service Copilot that provides administrators with a way to prevent suggestions using public source code.
Dec 8, 2022 | theregister.comGitHub launches security features for npm repository
Also: GitHub has introduced new security features for its npm repository.
Dec 8, 2022 | securityboulevard.comGitHub launches venture fund for open source businesses
GitHub also announced the launch of a new venture fund for open source businesses.
Dec 8, 2022 | mattermost.comArmo Ltd integrated with GitHub on Dec 8th 22'.
Armo Ltd is happy to announce that Kubescape now integrates with GitHub Actions.
Dec 7, 2022 | armosec.ioOkta integrates with GitHub
Okta integrates with GitHub as one of several authentication providers, which provides a streamlined registration process.
Nov 29, 2022 | exceptionfactory.comOkta integrates with GitHub
Okta integrates with GitHub as one of several authentication providers, which provides a streamlined registration process.
Nov 29, 2022 | exceptionfactory.comGitHub launches calendar-based versioning to Rest API
GitHub has introduced a calendar-based versioning to Rest API, providing smooth migration for integrators to new versions of the API.
Nov 29, 2022 | analyticsindiamag.comGitHub launches GitHub Copilot AI-based coding assistant
GitHub has launched a business version of its GitHub Copilot AI-based coding assistant.
Nov 21, 2022 | petri.comGitHub launched private vulnerability reporting on Nov 16th 22'.
To tackle the issue, GitHub has now introduced private vulnerability reporting - essentially a simple reporting form.
Nov 15, 2022 | pchelpforum.netGitHub launched Octoverse report 10 on Nov 14th 21'.
GitHub released their first Octoverse report 10 years ago, celebrating 2.8 Million users.
Nov 13, 2022 | mergify.comGitHub launches feature that makes it easier for enterprise customers to report
GitHub has also launched a new feature that makes it easier for enterprise customers to report, analyze and mitigate vulnerabilities in open-source repositories.
Nov 10, 2022 | petri.comM12 partners with GitHub
That’s why M12 is thrilled to partner with GitHub to invest in the next generation of open source entrepreneurs.
Nov 8, 2022 | m12.vcGitHub has issues with coding assistant violates copyright laws
A programmer has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI, claiming that their AI-powered coding assistant violates copyright laws.
Nov 7, 2022 | petri.comLambdaTest, Inc. partners with GitHub
LambdaTest has launched a Playwright testing cloud powered by HyperExecute and announced deep integrations with Microsoft Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Oct 27, 2022 | prnewswire.comGitHub launched latest version of a Free-to-use ground-level obstacle-detection segmentation AI for UAV on Oct 25th 22'.
On Github Stephan Sturges has released the latest version of a Free-to-use ground-level obstacle-detection segmentation AI for UAV which you can deploy today using cheap off-the-shelf sensors from Luxonis.
Oct 25, 2022 | suasnews.comGitHub will launch Copilot for Business on Dec 1st 22'.
GitHub has announced a number of improvements for developers, including Copilot for Business, voice based interaction, and the availability of Codespaces for all users.
Oct 21, 2022 | i-programmer.infoGitHub launched automated alert mechanism on Sep 17th 22'.
In the open source world, GitHub recently introduced an automated alert mechanism to enable developers to address vulnerabilities in the open source components their code uses.
Oct 16, 2022 | computerweekly.comGitHub hired Maglitto as partner development manager on Oct 1st 22'.
Maglitto replaces Chris Plewa, who left the company in October after three years to join GitHub as partner development manager.
Oct 9, 2022 | crn.com.auDart Futures partners with GitHub
For this feature, Dart Futures partnered with GitHub to add Dart support to their popular GitHub Advisory Database.
Oct 6, 2022 | medium.comGitHub recognized as two-factor authentication among the top 100 npm packages for maintainers on Feb 1st 22'.
Realizing that attackers are increasingly targeting npm’s libraries, JavaScript the counterpart of PyPI, GitHub announced in February that they named two-factor authentication among the top 100 npm packages for maintainers.
Oct 6, 2022 | egrovesys.comGitHub launched The SPACE on Jan 1st 21'.
In 2021, researchers from Microsoft and GitHub released a paper, “ The SPACE of Developer Productivity: There’s more to it than you think,” in which they laid out a new way to think about developer productivity—not through a single measure, like the number of pull requests or lines of code written, but through a more holistic, multidimensional approach that takes into account individual and team performance, as well as both self-perceptions and others’ perceptions of productivity.
Oct 4, 2022 | postman.comGitHub launched Codespaces on Sep 28th 21'.
When GitHub released Codespaces last year it was touted as their best release since GitHub Actions.
Sep 27, 2022 | legitsecurity.comGitHub has issues with violating data privacy rights
The mobile app, available for iOS and Android, was developed in open-source mode, and the program code was continuously visible to the public on the development platform GitHub – all without violating data privacy rights.
Sep 27, 2022 | sap.comGitHub launched Go builder on Jul 29th 22'.
A few months ago Google and GitHub announced the release of a Go builder that would help software developers and consumers more easily verify the origins of software by using verification files known as provenance.
Aug 28, 2022 | slsa.devGitHub launched beta for deploying to GitHub Pages on Jul 21st 22'.
Very recently GitHub launched a beta for deploying to GitHub Pages from your own GitHub Action.
Aug 20, 2022 | rowanmanning.comGitBook, Inc. integrates with GitHub
GitBook also integrates with GitHub, a platform for hosting, storing, and editing code.
Aug 17, 2022 | makeuseof.comGitHub had issues with large-scale malware attack on Aug 3rd 22'.
On August 3, 2022, the popular developer platform GitHub was hit by a large-scale malware attack with more than 35,000 "code hits" in one day.
Aug 2, 2022 | softlinegroup.com.vnGitHub launched Atom hackable text editor on Jan 1st 13'.
Microsoft-owned GitHub announced it will sunset its popular Atom "hackable text editor" late this year as it concentrates on cloud-based dev tooling.
Jun 8, 2022 | visualstudiomagazine.comGitHub launched Fork and Edit feature on Apr 22nd 22'.
Github recently rolled out a new Fork and Edit feature that is pretty awesome.
May 21, 2022 | christophermaier.nameGitHub launched Copilot tool, a new AI-powered code assistant on Feb 17th 22'.
Everyone’s been talking about GitHub’s recently announced Copilot tool, a new AI-powered code assistant.
Mar 16, 2022 | opensource.orgGitHub had issues with data security breach on Jan 1st 19'.
An employee’s publicly accessible GitHub repository is to blame for a data security breach at New York hardware developer Adafruit, resulting in exposure of information about some users on or before 2019.
Mar 1, 2022 | cloudsmartit.comGitHub Inc. has issues with accepting account passwords when authenticating Git operations
GitHub repeatedly pushed its users to enable two-factor authentication last year and, in August, announced that it would stop accepting account passwords when authenticating Git operations.
Jan 1, 2022 | zdnet.comGitHub Inc. hired Sharryn Napier as vice president of sales for Asia Pacific (APAC) on Feb 22nd 22'.
GitHub today announced that Sharryn Napier has joined the company as Vice President (VP) of Sales for APAC, as GitHub continues to grow its business in the region.
Jan 1, 2022 | techbusinessnews.com.auClulow leaves GitHub Inc. as Asia Pacific (APAC) marketing
Clulow joins the application monitoring specialist from GitHub where she led its Asia Pacific (APAC) marketing.
Jan 1, 2022 | arnnet.com.auGitHub launches public beta of Codespaces prebuilds
GitHub announced a public beta of Codespaces prebuilds to speed up the creation of the cloud-hosted Visual Studio Code-based development environments.
Jan 1, 2022 | visualstudiomagazine.comMermaid integrated with GitHub on Mar 1st 22'.
Mermaid is now integrated into Github so you can add chart in your README file of the repository.
Jan 1, 2022 | hongkiat.comGitHub will launch OpenID Connect capability for cloud deployments on Nov 1st 22'.
Back in November, GitHub announced its OpenID Connect capability for cloud deployments was generally available.
Jan 1, 2022 | cloudwithchris.comVeracode, Inc. integrates with GitHub
Veracode integrates with CI/CD tools including Apache Ant, Docker, Artifactory, Bugzilla, Bamboo, Gradle, Jira, Github, and more, and offers an API for further customization.
Jan 1, 2022 | whitesourcesoftware.comGitHub launched Mermaid support on Feb 8th 22'.
Github has recently introduced Mermaid support.
Jan 1, 2022 | ckeditor.comPerforce Software, Inc. partners with GitHub
Together, strategic partners Perforce Software and Microsoft, in collaboration with GitHub, are removing these challenges by providing automation and preconfigured virtual machines so studios can get to work fast.
Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.comCloud Mercato partners with GitHub
Cloud Mercato has partnered with GitHub to scan for Supabase service role API keys, which allow full access to the database.
Jan 1, 2022 | supabase.comLaura Heisman leaves GitHub as Vice President of Communications and Corporate Marketing
VMware has a new CMO in Laura Heisman, who joins VMware from GitHub where she was Vice President of Communications and Corporate Marketing.
Jan 1, 2022 | pivotnine.comGitHub launches improvements to Copilot AI coding service
GitHub has introduced improvements to its Copilot AI coding service, though it remains in invite-only technical preview.
Jan 1, 2022 | devclass.comMathWorks integrates with GitHub
Simulink from MathWorks integrates with Jenkins™, Jira, Git™, GitHub®, and other tools.
Jan 1, 2022 | eletimes.comBOAST Corp integrates with GitHub
Boast.AI integrates with systems like JIRA, GitHub, and Asana to figure out how your company performs R&D projects.
Jan 1, 2022 | eqbsystems.comGitHub launches two security measures
GitHub introduced two security measures to defend against this kind of malicious contribution and Legit Security will show how they can be bypassed.
Jan 1, 2022 | legitsecurity.comGitHub launches updated versions of local client for code revision control
Microsoft-owned GitHub has released updated versions of its local client for code revision control, after two remote code execution bugs were discovered.
Jan 1, 2022 | itnews.com.auGitHub launches update to GitHub Mobile apps on Play Store and App Store
GitHub has rolled out this update to its GitHub Mobile apps on Play Store and App Store.
Jan 1, 2022 | latesthackingnews.comGitHub launches feature for Dependabot alerts
GitHub announced a new feature for Dependabot alerts that helps developers see how vulnerabilities affect their code.
Jan 1, 2022 | sdtimes.comGitHub launches Codespaces to address cloud-native applications
GitHub initially released Codespaces to address cloud-native applications that are housed in a single repository: the most common type of project on GitHub.
Jan 1, 2022 | sdtimes.comLightspin partners with GitHub
Next-generation cloud security platform Lightspin has announced a new integration with GitHub that will enable organizations to scan their Infrastructure as Code (IaC) files to proactively prevent code with misconfigurations from being deployed.
Jan 1, 2022 | devcontentops.ioZenHub integrates with GitHub
Because ZenHub is so closely integrated with GitHub, moving issues over to GitHub automatically makes them available for use on ZenHub boards.
Jan 1, 2022 | zenhub.comGitHub launches various account security improvements
Following the compromise of developer accounts for the takeover of npm packages in November 2021, GitHub introduced various account security improvements, such as the enrollment of top-100 npm package maintainers to 2FA, and the rollout of enhanced login verification for all npm accounts in March.
Jan 1, 2022 | securityweek.comGitHub had issues with stolen OAuth user tokens on Apr 16th 22'.
GitHub revealed today that an attacker is using stolen OAuth user tokens (issued to Heroku and Travis-CI) to download data from private repositories.
Jan 1, 2022 | bleepingcomputer.comGitHub launched public beta on May 10th 22'.
Today, GitHub has launched a new public beta to notably improve the two-factor authentication (2FA) experience for all npm user accounts.
Jan 1, 2022 | bleepingcomputer.comGitHub launches version of desktop client
GitHub has announced a new version of its desktop client, with a bunch of features that developers all over the world will love.
Jan 1, 2022 | techradar.comGitHub launched 'Sponsors' programme on May 24th 22'.
Microsoft-owned open source repository platform GitHub has announced that its 'Sponsors' programme is now available in India and the developers can create 'Sponsors' profiles and start receiving financial support for their contributions to open source.
Jan 1, 2022 | mid-day.comGitHub launches GitHub Sponsors service to Indian developers
Microsoft’s code repository platform GitHub has rolled out its GitHub Sponsors service to Indian developers.
Jan 1, 2022 | businesstoday.inGitee identified as competitor of GitHub
Many suspect the Chinese state has forced Gitee, the Chinese competitor to GitHub, to censor open-source code in a move developers worry could obstruct innovation.
Jan 1, 2022 | technologyreview.comGitHub launches suite of supply chain security features available for the fast-growing Rust language
Aiming to help Rust developers discover and prevent security vulnerabilities, GitHub has made its suite of supply chain security features available for the fast-growing Rust language.
Jan 1, 2022 | infoworld.comKiwitcms partners with GitHub
In 2021, Kiwi TCMS teamed up with GitHub and became one of its verified publishers on GitHub’s Marketplace; and also reached 1M+ pulls on Docker Hub the same year.
Jan 1, 2022 | northamericatoday.comGitHub partnered with Woven Planet Group on Jun 20th 22'.
Today, GitHub, in partnership with Woven Planet, is excited to announce the release of CodeQL queries that implement the standards CERT C++ and AUTOSAR C++.
Jan 1, 2022 | github.blogGitHub launches GitHub snapshots, and Trivy
GitHub just released GitHub snapshots, and Trivy already integrates with it.
Jan 1, 2022 | aquasec.comGitHub launches Github Skills
GitHub has just launched Github Skills, a new learning platform that replaces the current Learning Labs.
Jan 1, 2022 | i-programmer.infoTabNine Inc. identified as competitor of GitHub
Tabnine competes with GitHub’s AI platform.
Jan 1, 2022 | calcalistech.comGitHub hired Demetris Cheatham as senior director of Diversity, Inclusion on Jun 15th 20'.
When Demetris Cheatham joined GitHub just under two years ago as its senior director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy, she had one goal: to open source DEI.
Jan 1, 2022 | protocol.comHasura integrates with GitHub
In addition, Hasura is making generally available integrations with the GitHub repository, support for OpenTelemetry Traces within the Hasura Cloud Platform and Microsoft SQL event triggers.
Jan 1, 2022 | devops.comGitHub launches commercial version of Copilot
The move comes a week after Microsoft-owned GitHub launched the commercial version of Copilot, an AI-powered pair-programmer that collaborates with software developers by suggesting lines or functions as they type.
Jan 1, 2022 | yahoo.comGitHub launched GitHub Issues iOS app on Jun 6th 22'.
GitHub recently launched their GitHub Issues iOS app featuring an icon I created.
Jan 1, 2022 | cameronmcefee.comGitHub launched technical preview of Copilot on Jul 14th 21'.
A year ago, GitHub launched a technical preview of Copilot, a new AI pair programmer that plugs into any source editor and offers coding suggestions.
Jan 1, 2022 | venturebeat.comGitHub launches extensions for dependency information in the GitHub Dependency Graph
Github provides a software development platform for over 83 million developers and has released new extensions for dependency information in the GitHub Dependency Graph with new Github Actions.
Jan 1, 2022 | securitybrief.com.auGitHub launches CodeQL queries that implement the standards CERT C++ and Autosar C++
In partnership with Woven Planet, GitHub has released CodeQL queries that implement the standards CERT C++ and Autosar C++.
Jan 1, 2022 | eenewsautomotive.comElmah integrates with GitHub
elmah.io integrates with GitHub in two ways.
Jan 1, 2022 | elmah.ioGitHub acquired Pullpanda on Jan 1st 19'.
These were introduced when GitHub acquired Pull Panda in 2019.
Jan 1, 2022 | swarmia.comGitHub launches three significant improvements to npm
GitHub has announced the general availability of three significant improvements to npm (Node Package Manager), aiming to make using the software more secure and manageable.
Jan 1, 2022 | 4sysops.comAmazon.com, Inc. identified as competitor of GitHub on Jul 7th 22'.
Amazon just introduced CodeWhisperer a few weeks ago to compete with GitHub’s tool, Copilot.
Jan 1, 2022 | cubicfox.comGitHub launches Projects
Microsoft-owned GitHub announced the general availability of a revamped Projects that's intended to more fully integrate the project planning and development processes.
Jan 1, 2022 | visualstudiomagazine.comGitHub has issues with supply chain attack
GitHub, a code repository which is used by more than 83 million developers across the globe, has been the victim of a supply chain attack.
Jan 1, 2022 | cshub.comGitHub launched Actions product on Jan 1st 18'.
GitHub Actions has grown into one of the most popular CI/CD provider choices ever since GitHub launched the Actions product in 2018.
Jan 1, 2022 | runway.teamGitHub CLI 2.0 Brings Support for Extensions
With its new major version, GitHub CLI enables extending its basic feature set by installing and running extensions. A GitHub CLI extension is just a repository prefixed with gh- and providing an executable file with the same name as the repository...
Aug 27, 2021 | InfoQWhat is GitHub Copilot? An AI Pair Programmer for Everyone
Programmers spend a lot of time writing code. Tools like code editors can help us along with syntax suggestions, snippets, debugging suggestions, and so on...
Aug 9, 2021 | sitepointSonarQube™ partnered with GitHub on May 25th 21'.
I’ll show you today how to get SonarQube working with GitHub Actions and .
May 24, 2021 | seeleycoder.comGitHub Inc. is developing Rails feature coming in Rails 7.0
Engineers at GitHub have been working on a new Rails feature coming in Rails 7.0: support for handling associations across database clusters.
Jan 1, 2021 | rubyweekly.comGitHub launched Github Actions on Jan 1st 19'.
In 2019, Github introduced a new feature called Github Actions.
Jan 1, 2021 | ravsam.inGitHub launches several improvements to Sponsors program including sponsors-only repositories
GitHub has announced several improvements to its Sponsors program including sponsors-only repositories, a feature that will give developers more options for engaging with their sponsors.
Jan 1, 2021 | i-programmer.infoGitHub launches OpenSSF and Project Sigstore
GitHub has partnered with the OpenSSF and Project Sigstore to add container image signing to its default “Publish Docker Container” workflow.
Jan 1, 2021 | github.blogGitHub launches winter cohort available to students in India
That’s why Leicester Labels Limited is taking the GitHub Externships to the next level, and Leicester Labels Limited is launching the winter cohort available to students in India.
Jan 1, 2021 | github.blogGitHub launched GitHub Discussions feature on May 15th 20'.
Last year, GitHub announced a new feature: GitHub Discussions!
Jan 1, 2021 | laymonage.comGitHub launched AI Copilot on Jun 1st 21'.
Github revealed the new AI Copilot in June 2021.
Jan 1, 2021 | arnoldit.comGitHub launched Issues experience to public beta on Jan 1st 21'.
At its Universe 2021 conference, GitHub promoted its new Issues experience to public beta, providing projects and dynamic tables, expanded Copilot support for Jetbrains and Java, added Ruby support for code scanning, and announced many more features.
Jan 1, 2021 | infoq.comGitHub launched TIW11) version 0.93.0 on Nov 29th 21'.
ThisIsWin11 (TIW11) version 0.93.0 was released by developer builtbybel earlier today on GitHub.
Jan 1, 2021 | neowin.netGitHub receives financing of $7.5B in investment
Incidents like Microsoft’s $7.5 billion investment in GitHub, which further acquired npm, are living proof of the value brought forth by the vast, ever-expanding open source ecosystem.
Oct 21, 2020 | sonatype.comMicrosoft invests into GitHub in $7.5B
However, Microsoft is investing heavily in GitHub which now has some very appealing capabilities: source code security, development insights and analytics, open source and innersource management, etc.
Jul 25, 2020 | marcusfelling.comMicrosoft invests into GitHub in $7.5B
However, Microsoft is investing heavily in GitHub which now has some very appealing capabilities: source code security, development insights and analytics, open source and innersource management, etc.
Jul 25, 2020 | marcusfelling.comGitHub Inc. partners with Great Expectations
Keeping your data pipelines healthy with the Great Expectations GitHub Action – The GitHub Actions team partnered with Great Expectations to create a workflow that can automatically test, document, and profile your data pipelines.
Jan 1, 2020 | mlinproduction.comMajor League Hacking, Inc partners with GitHub
Major League Hacking, an edtech company that focuses on engineers, is partnering with Github to launch a summer program that is an alternative to internships.
Jan 1, 2020 | yahoo.comGitHub launched CI/CD platform on Jun 13th 20'.
Couple of month ago, GitHub launched it's CI/CD platform named GitHub Actions.
Jan 1, 2020 | milon.imGitTags integrates with GitHub
GitTags integrates with Github to pull in your repos, gists, starred repos, and starred gists, so that you can tag each one however you wish.
Jan 1, 2020 | renventura.comGitHub launches Codespaces — a feature that lets you code directly on the web
In a major announcement for developers, GitHub has launched Codespaces — a feature that lets you code directly on the web.
Jan 1, 2020 | swizzmagik.comGitHub partners with DEV
Github is teaming up with DEV to make a community-wide celebration.
Jan 1, 2020 | tyrocity.comGitHub identified as competitor of CircleCI
GitHub has just recently launched this product to the market and is now directly competing with Travis CI, CircleCI or AppVeyor.
Jan 1, 2020 | angular.schuleGitHub receives financing of $350M in venture capital funding
Before the acquisition, GitHub raised $350 million (roughly Rs. 2,500 crores) in venture capital funding.
Oct 10, 2019 | ndtv.comGitHub launches several improvements to Sponsors program including sponsors-only repositories
GitHub has announced several improvements to its Sponsors program including sponsors-only repositories, a feature that will give developers more options for engaging with their sponsors.
Jan 1, 2019 | i-programmer.infoSourceHut identified as competitor of GitHub
Disclaimer : I am the founder of SourceHut, a product which competes with GitHub and embraces the “bazaar 1 ” model described in this article.
Jan 1, 2019 | drewdevault.comGitHub launches iOS app
Founded in 2008, GitHub is preparing to release its first iOS app.
Jan 1, 2019 | cnbc.comGitHub acquires Pull Reminders
To review codes, Microsoft-owned GitHub has acquired a US-based start-up called Pull Panda that makes collaboration tools for software teams at an undisclosed amount.
Jan 1, 2019 | ndtv.comGitHub launched Copilot on Jun 1st 16'.
Last June, Microsoft-owned GitHub and OpenAI launched Copilot, a service that provides suggestions for whole lines of code inside development environments like Microsoft Visual Studio.
Jan 1, 2017 | techcrunch.comGitHub launched BigQuery tables on Jun 8th 16'.
GitHub provides access to more open-source data In collaboration with Google, GitHub is expanding on its archive with the addition of BigQuery tables.
Jan 1, 2016 | sdtimes.comGitHub had issues with DDOS attack on Mar 25th 15'.
Friday 27th March 2015 - Over the past 24 hours GitHub has been suffering from a DDOS attack which has been evolving in order to circumvent the preventative measures GitHub has introduced.
Jan 1, 2015 | twosuperior.co.uk