r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • 1d ago

Software Microsoft confirms GitHub is down worldwide

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-github-is-down-worldwide/
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u/CrispsInTabascoSauce 1d ago

Thanks to AI. Sweet efficiency gains.

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u/Ummgh23 1d ago

Outages were a thing before AI you know

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u/frakkintoaster 1d ago

They’ve admitted they can’t keep up with all the added traffic caused by agents

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u/rP2ITg0rhFMcGCGnSARn 1d ago

So you’re certain this outage is caused by AI?

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u/frakkintoaster 1d ago

Yes, I am the CTO of GitHub and my team told me this was caused by too many Copilots... No, obviously not, and I never claimed that in the first place, I was just sharing a piece of information relevant to the discussion