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"React vs React Native" searches up 70% — teams are weighing up cross-platform options

Searches comparing React and React Native are up around 70% year-on-year, alongside a 150% rise in 'what is React Native' — a sign teams are evaluating cross-platform frameworks before committing.

Search interest in React Native overall is roughly flat, but two specific comparison queries are climbing fast:

Flat overall interest combined with rising comparison and explainer searches usually means the same thing: more people are at the research stage, trying to understand whether React Native is the right fit for their project before committing budget to it.

For teams in that position, the short version is that React and React Native solve different problems — one’s a web UI library, the other’s a framework for building native mobile apps from a shared codebase. We cover where React Native fits (and where it doesn’t) on our Cross-Platform and custom software development pages.

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GitHub Copilot SDK is becoming the Microsoft Copilot SDK: what builders of AI products should know

On 28 October 2026 GitHub said its Copilot SDK is being renamed Microsoft Copilot SDK, the programmable layer for the shared Microsoft and GitHub agent harness. No immediate action is needed.

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GitHub Agent Merge: Copilot now watches your pull requests and fixes what blocks the merge

On 28 October 2026 GitHub added Agent Merge to pull requests: a 'Watch and fix' option where Copilot repairs failing Actions workflows and merge conflicts in the cloud, optionally with auto-merge.

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Claude Code 2.1.314 adds a setting that blocks AI file writes outside the project folder

Claude Code 2.1.314 (30 October 2026) adds permissions.blockWritesOutsideWorkingDirectories, so Claude's file-editing tools refuse any path outside the project in every permission mode.

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GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot: seats are bundled, AI usage moves to your budget

From 28 October 2026 account-team customers can get Copilot included with every GitHub Enterprise licence, with AI usage metered against an enterprise budget from the first request. Standalone Copilot is $10 per user per month.

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GitHub Copilot Fusion goes GA: one pick, many models, and a 30% launch discount

On 28 October 2026 GitHub made Copilot Fusion generally available: instead of choosing a model, developers pick an effort level and Copilot routes each task across models. Paid plans get 30% off model costs for a limited time.

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GitHub Agentic Workflows is generally available: automations written in plain Markdown

On 28 October 2026 GitHub made Agentic Workflows generally available: AI agents that triage issues, analyse CI failures and update docs, defined in Markdown and run inside GitHub Actions with read-only defaults.

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