GitHub
2025-09-29
GitHub announced the first phase of security improvements for npm that change how authentication and token management work. The update is part of a staged rollout intended to harden the npm ecosystem and was posted on the GitHub Blog.
2025-09-22
GitHub is rolling out Copilot-SWE, an experimental Copilot model optimized for code-related tasks, to Visual Studio Code Insiders as a technical preview.
2025-09-19
GitHub has started deprecating Node 20 on GitHub Actions runners because Node 20 reaches end-of-life in April 2026. They plan to migrate all actions off Node 20 and communicated this on the GitHub Blog.
2025-09-15
GitHub now allows enterprise admins to set a dedicated contact email for security incident notifications from the enterprise account Settings > Profile. This optional field is generally available and enables more targeted delivery of security-related emails.
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code has a new Auto model selection option in public preview that automatically picks the model for you via the model picker.
2025-09-12
GitHub announced that Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support is now in public preview for GitHub Copilot Chat within JetBrains IDEs and Xcode. Users with a supported API key can use their own key to access Copilot Chat in these IDEs.
2025-09-04
GitHub updated the profile menu in global navigation to make it more action-specific, simpler, and faster to reach common destinations.