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Resources for developers seeking to stay informed about the latest industry trends, research, and updates from GitHub. Explore research and surveys that delve into various aspects of software development and open source communities—and Octoverse, which provides detailed annual analyses of open source and public projects across GitHub.

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Q1 2026 Innovation Graph update: Open source collaboration is accelerating worldwide

New Innovation Graph data shows global developer communities growing faster than ever, with collaboration reaching new highs across many economies.

GitHub joins coalition advocating for fixes to California AI Transparency Act to protect open source

We’re calling for targeted amendments to resolve conflicts with open source licensing and align with international transparency frameworks while preserving regulatory intent.

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GitHub Universe is back: All together now, in the agentic era

GitHub Universe is back: returning to the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on October 28–29, 2026.

GitHub Copilot app: The agent-native desktop experience

At Microsoft Build 2026, GitHub introduced new tools, updates, and surfaces so agents can work the way you already work.

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GitHub availability report: June 2026

In June, we experienced six incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

GitHub availability report: May 2026

In May, we experienced nine incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

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Still a developer. Just outside. Our latest GitHub Shop collection is here.

The ESC collection lets you escape the confines of your desk and get out into the sun where good ideas are bound to happen.

Take your local GitHub sessions anywhere

Kick off work in VS Code or the CLI, finish it from your phone. Remote control for GitHub Copilot sessions is now generally available on github.com and GitHub Mobile.

GitHub availability report: April 2026

In April, we experienced 10 incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

GitHub Copilot individual plans: Introducing flex allotments in Pro and Pro+, and a new Max plan

Starting June 1, our lineup of individual plans will update based on your feedback.

Why age assurance laws matter for developers

Youth safety requirements are moving down the tech stack to operating systems and app stores—raising new questions for open source developers.

How researchers are using GitHub Innovation Graph data to reveal the “digital complexity” of nations

Researchers share in an interview how they used GitHub data to predict GDP, inequality, and emissions in ways that traditional economic data misses, along with our Q4 2025 data release.

An update on GitHub availability

Here’s what we’ve done—and what we’re still doing—to improve our availability and reliability.

GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing

Starting June 1, your Copilot usage will consume GitHub AI Credits.

Changes to GitHub Copilot Individual plans

We’re making these changes to ensure a reliable and predictable experience for existing customers.

Bringing more transparency to GitHub’s status page

Changes to the status page will provide more specific data, so you’ll have better insight into the overall health of the platform.

Developer policy update: Intermediary liability, copyright, and transparency

We’re sharing recent policy updates that developers should know about, updating our Transparency Center with the full year of 2025 data, and looking to what’s ahead.