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github: Copilot code review: Independent repository rule for automatic reviews

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2025-09-10

GitHub announced a new standalone repository rule that lets you enable automatic Copilot code reviews independently; the feature is now generally available to Copilot users.

github: CodeQL 2.23.0 adds support for Rust log injection and other security detection improvements

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2025-09-10

CodeQL 2.23.0 is a new release of GitHub's static analysis engine used by code scanning. The release adds explicit support for detecting Rust log injection and includes other security detection improvements to help find and remediate vulnerabilities.

github: GitHub ruleset exemptions and repository insights updates

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2025-09-10

GitHub introduced a new "exempt" bypass type for repository rulesets that lets you exempt specific actors (users, teams, or GitHub Apps) from all enforced rules, and also rolled out updates to repository insights to improve repository visibility and monitoring.

github: Dependabot alerts now support production context prioritization in public preview

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2025-09-10

GitHub Dependabot alerts can now use production context from external artifact registries (for example, JFrog Artifactory) and CI/CD workflows to filter and prioritize alerts. The capability is available as a public preview, letting teams focus remediation on vulnerabilities that affect production artifacts and deployments.

github: OpenAI GPT-5 and GPT-5 mini are now generally available in GitHub Copilot

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2025-09-09

GitHub announced that OpenAI’s GPT-5 and GPT-5 mini are now generally available in GitHub Copilot. The announcement explicitly states GPT-5 mini is available to all Copilot plans, including Copilot Free; the excerpt does not include full details about GPT-5 plan availability.

github: Go private registry support for Dependabot now generally available

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2025-09-09

Dependabot is now generally available for Go private registries: it can update private Go modules hosted on enterprise registries and behind GOPROXY-compatible private proxies, alongside public modules in the same workflow, enabling automated version and dependency updates for private Go code.

github: New features in GitHub Copilot in Eclipse

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2025-09-06

GitHub shipped improvements to GitHub Copilot in Eclipse that add more context options, smoother workflows, and better customization to make the extension smarter and easier to use.

github: GitHub Actions: AI labeler and moderator with the GitHub Models inference API

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2025-09-05

GitHub has released two new GitHub Actions that utilize the GitHub Models inference API to assist open source maintainers. These include an AI assessment comment labeler to help streamline issue triage using trigger labels.

github: New Spark sharing option and improved local dev experience

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2025-09-05

GitHub introduced a new organization sharing option for sparks and enhanced the local development experience with smoother workflows and various fixes.

github: Profile menu enhancements in global navigation

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2025-09-04

GitHub updated the profile menu in global navigation to make it more action-specific, simpler, and faster to reach common destinations.

github: The dashboard-feed page gets a refreshed, faster experience

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2025-09-04

GitHub updated the /dashboard-feed page to align it with improvements made to the homepage “For you” feed, delivering a refreshed, more consistent, and faster experience across the site.

github: Improved file navigation and editing in the web UI

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2025-09-04

GitHub announced improvements to the web UI to make file navigation and editing faster and simpler. A highlighted change is seamless editing from search results so that search hits link directly to files with the ability to open and edit them in the web editor.