# Bad Influence story: GitHub outage disrupts code pushes, automated tests and Copilot

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-08 19:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/10dbd657-8a82-4868-a967-556cb7928cb1

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Latest update (11-08 19:00): GitHub outage disrupts code pushes, automated tests and Copilot

Overview: GitHub suffered a widespread outage on August 17, according to AI Era (新智元), which reports that developers could not push code, automated tests hung, and merge requests could not be completed. The AI coding assistant Copilot also went offline during the outage.

The report is a single source and gives no duration, cause, or GitHub statement on recovery.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-08 19:00 · AI Era · [GitHub outage disrupts code pushes, automated tests and Copilot](https://badinfluence.news/items/x5pelxg3zi878u117wzt97avk)
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