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GitHub is reporting disruptions across several of its core services today, drawing significant attention from developers who depend on the platform for daily workflows. The incident page confirms the outage is active, and with dozens of engineers already discussing workarounds on Hacker News, the pressure is on for a fast resolution.
Shifting to the crypto markets, XRP is leading a pullback among the ten largest cryptocurrencies as leveraged positions unwind. Analysts say this isn't necessarily a sign the rally is over, but rather a stress test of how much speculative money was propping up recent gains. The next few sessions will tell the real story.
And on the social media front, Bluesky has quietly expanded its video capabilities, now supporting clips up to ten minutes in length. The platform has also raised file size limits and improved upload speeds, signaling that Bluesky is serious about competing for the longer-form video audience that platforms like YouTube and TikTok have long owned.
Those are today's top stories. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
