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GitHub was founded in 2008 as a platform for version control using Git, created by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Scott Chacon. What began as a simple code hosting service evolved into the world's largest developer platform, enabling collaborative software development at unprecedented scale. The platform's transformation into an AI company began with the launch of GitHub Copilot in 2021, developed in partnership with OpenAI. Copilot was one of the first widely-adopted AI coding assistants, using large language models to suggest code completions, generate entire functions, and help developers write code more efficiently. GitHub Copilot represents a paradigm shift in software development, demonstrating how AI can augment human creativity and productivity. The tool has been adopted by millions of developers and organizations, with studies showing productivity improvements of up to 55% for common coding tasks. GitHub has continued to expand its AI offerings with Copilot Enterprise, Copilot Workspace, and integration with models beyond OpenAI. Under Microsoft's ownership, GitHub has also embraced open source through initiatives like GitHub Codespaces, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Advanced Security. The platform remains neutral and inclusive of all development tools and cloud providers, serving as the backbone of the modern software development ecosystem.
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OpenAI Codex Chains Decade-Old DoS Attacks into New HTTP/2 Bomb Exploit
OpenAI Codex agent discovered a new denial-of-service attack by combining two decade-old techniques into an HTTP/2 Bomb that can crash vulnerable servers in seconds from a single home computer. Nearly 880,000 websites may be affected.
OpenAI Codex Now Controls Windows PCs Autonomously for Testing and Bug Hunting
OpenAI brought Codex Computer Use to Windows 11, letting the AI see, click, and type in desktop apps to test software and hunt bugs autonomously. Background tasks, mobile control, and per-app permissions are built in. For Windows developers, Codex is now the only AI coding assistant that can validate real desktop user experiences.
Microsoft Cancels Claude Code Licenses, Pushes Engineers to Copilot CLI
Microsoft is canceling Claude Code licenses across its Experiences + Devices division by June 30, steering thousands of engineers toward GitHub Copilot CLI. The move follows Uber burning through its entire 2026 AI budget on Claude Code in just four months, signaling that enterprise AI coding costs are reshaping how Big Tech allocates its tools budget.
OpenAI Codex Adoption Surges 27x in India as Non-Coding Use Takes Off
OpenAI reports that weekly active Codex users in India have grown 27 times since January 2026, making the country a top-5 global market for the coding agent. More than a quarter of all Codex requests from India are now for non-coding tasks like document drafting and research, signaling a shift in how AI coding tools are being used.
Perplexity Open-Sources Bumblebee to Scan Developer Machines for Supply-Chain Threats
Perplexity has open-sourced Bumblebee, a read-only security scanner that checks developer machines for compromised packages, browser extensions, and AI tool configurations without ever executing potentially malicious code. The tool, written in Go with zero external dependencies, already protects the systems behind Perplexity Search, Comet browser, and Computer agent.
Anthropic Closing $30B Funding Round at $900B+ Valuation
Anthropic is set to close a funding round exceeding $30 billion at a valuation above $900 billion as soon as next week, vaulting past OpenAI to become the world's most valuable AI startup. The deal, co-led by Sequoia, Dragoneer, Altimeter, and Greenoaks, caps a 15x valuation surge in 14 months.
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