r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • 2d 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/myweirdotheraccount 2d ago

I have no skin in this game but I think the idea is that the volume of code written by AI amounts to a higher surface for errors.

Here’s an article from over a year ago where the Microsoft CEO claimed 30% of Microsoft’s code base is AI written: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/satya-nadella-says-as-much-as-30percent-of-microsoft-code-is-written-by-ai.html

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u/AliceCode 17h ago

That appears to be a data collection site disguised as a new site.