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CI observability

CodeQL 2.27.0 ships a native Linux ARM64 build

GitHub's static analysis engine now ships a native linux-arm64 CLI and bundle in 2.27.0, alongside a new Rust security query and expanded Java, Kotlin and C# framework coverage. Teams that already moved their runners to ARM stop paying an emulation tax on code scans.

Sep 10, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo
Runners & infrastructure

Windows 11 arm64 with VS2026 goes GA on GitHub-hosted runners

GitHub Actions promoted its Windows 11 arm64 image with Visual Studio 2026 to general availability on both standard and larger GitHub-hosted runners. For teams shipping native ARM Windows binaries out of CI, the self-hosted detour stops being the only option.

Aug 24, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo
Runners & infrastructure

Azure Pipelines opens an arm64 macOS preview with Xcode 27 in the pay-as-you-go pool

Microsoft added Apple Silicon macOS agents carrying Xcode 27 to Azure DevOps as a public preview, delivered through the pay-as-you-go GitHub-hosted Agents pool. For iOS and macOS pipelines that have been running Xcode on Rosetta-under-Intel agents, the native arm64 path is finally in reach on a Microsoft-hosted fleet.

Aug 19, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo
Runners & infrastructure

ARM-based CI runners go mainstream, what it means for build costs

Hosted ARM64 runners are now generally available across the major CI clouds. For many builds they cut minutes-billing meaningfully, but only if your toolchain is already multi-arch.

Jun 14, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo