When I start something new, I love to jump right in and get my feet wet (though, preferably in the Great Barrier Reef). As the new Environmental Sustainability lead at GitHub, this meant within the first few days of my job I was hearing directly from some of the incredible organizations that are leveraging tech to protect the environment. Coming...

This is abridged content from November 2023’s Insider newsletter. Like what you see? Sign up for the newsletter to receive complete, unabridged content in your inbox twice a month. Sign up now > Did you know that just about every page on GitHub has a keyboard shortcut? In this blog post, we’ll uncover the world of GitHub keyboard...

We are proposing an addition to our Acceptable Use Policies on Misinformation and Disinformation to address the development of synthetic and manipulated media tools for the creation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and disinformation. We have opened a pull request for public comment on the proposed change, which reads as follows: Synthetic...

Imagine arriving at a conference and immediately feeling inspired: your agenda is packed with must-see GitHub Copilot sessions, booths are filled with experts from top tech companies, and you’re surrounded by thousands of fellow developers and leaders who are eager to connect. That is the experience we’re curating for the 10th anniversary of our...

Header image credit: Kingsley Mkpandiok Having equal opportunity to use and create technology is key to unlocking the potential of open source. At the heart of this is skilling—and that’s where GitHub’s All In program comes in. All In is a community dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within open source, which it achieves...

Policymakers are increasingly focusing on software components of AI systems, and how developers are making AI model weights available for downstream use. GitHub enables developer collaboration on innovative software projects, and we’re committed to ensuring policymakers understand developer needs when crafting AI regulation. We support AI governance...