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DeepSeek is an AI company and a family of large language models based in Hangzhou, China. It was founded in 2023 and funded by High-Flyer, a well - known quantitative asset management giant. DeepSeek is dedicated to developing advanced large language models and related technologies. It has released several models, including DeepSeek LLM, DeepSeek Coder, DeepSeekMath, and DeepSeek - VL. The latest version, DeepSeek - V3, which was launched in December 2024, has 67.1 billion parameters and was trained on a dataset of 14.8 trillion tokens. It uses FP8 training and open - sources the native FP8 weights. Benchmark tests show that it outperforms Llama 3.1 and Qwen 2.5 while matching GPT - 4O and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. In addition, DeepSeek - R1, which was officially released on January 20, 2025, performs on a par with OpenAI O1 in terms of mathematics, code, and natural language reasoning tasks. DeepSeek's models have a wide range of applications, such as chat and coding scenarios, multilingual automatic translation, image generation, and AI painting. With their high performance and low cost, DeepSeek's models have quickly gained popularity. For example, on February 2, 2025, the DeepSeek app climbed to the top of the download charts in 140 countries on the Apple App Store and also topped the Android Play Store in the United States

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GitHub Copilot Coding Agent Now Supports Windows Development Environments

GitHub expands Copilot coding agent to Windows projects, enabling autonomous AI development on Microsoft's platform with custom runner configurations.

by James Ding
Feb 20, 2026

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TypeScript Overtakes Python on GitHub as AI Tools Reshape Developer Choices

GitHub's Octoverse 2025 data shows TypeScript became the most-used language as 80% of new developers adopt Copilot within their first week.

by Luisa Crawford
Feb 20, 2026

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GitHub Copilot Coding Agent Adds Code Referencing for License Transparency

GitHub's autonomous AI coding agent now highlights when generated code matches public repositories, showing source links and applicable licenses in session logs.

by Rongchai Wang
Feb 20, 2026

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GitHub Copilot Hit 100% Error Rate During January Outage Tied to OpenAI GPT-4.1

GitHub's January 2026 availability report reveals two major incidents including a Copilot outage linked to OpenAI's GPT-4.1 degradation and widespread platform issues.

by Rongchai Wang
Feb 12, 2026

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GitHub Copilot CLI Adds Plan Mode and GPT-5.2-Codex in Major Update

GitHub Copilot CLI introduces plan mode for collaborative coding, GPT-5.2-Codex model, and infinite session support through auto-compaction features.

by Rebeca Moen
Jan 22, 2026

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GitHub Copilot CLI Gets GPT-5 Mini, Specialized Agents in Major Update

GitHub rolls out GPT-5 mini and GPT-4.1 models to Copilot CLI alongside four specialized agents for code review, planning, and automated testing.

by Rongchai Wang
Jan 15, 2026

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GitHub Unveils Custom Agents for Enhanced Copilot Functionality

GitHub introduces custom agents for Copilot, enhancing workflows in observability, IaC, and security. These partner-built agents automate and optimize software development processes.

by Rongchai Wang
Dec 05, 2025

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GitHub's AI Security Protocols: Ensuring Safe and Reliable Agentic Operations

GitHub introduces robust security principles to safeguard AI agents like Copilot, focusing on minimizing risks such as data exfiltration and prompt injection.

by Terrill Dicki
Nov 26, 2025

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GitHub Introduces BYOK for Copilot in Public Preview

GitHub has launched the Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) feature for Copilot in public preview, enabling enterprise users to connect their preferred LLM provider's API keys.

by Caroline Bishop
Nov 21, 2025

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GitHub Copilot Enhances Efficiency by Streamlining Tool Usage

GitHub introduces enhancements to Copilot, focusing on tool efficiency with a reduced toolset and adaptive clustering, improving performance and user experience in VS Code.

by Terrill Dicki
Nov 21, 2025

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