The acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft has been completed, and Nat Friedman is stepping in as the new CEO with a commitment to maintaining GitHub's independence, developer-first values, and open extensibility. Emphasizing GitHub's role as a community, platform, and business, Friedman pledges to enhance the developer experience by focusing on reliability, security, and performance while making GitHub more accessible globally. With insights gained from extensive conversations with developers, he aims to ensure GitHub remains the best place for productive communities and teams by improving core functionalities such as search, notifications, and mobile experience, as well as expanding GitHub Actions. The overarching vision is to serve every developer worldwide by fostering a collaborative environment that enables the creation and sharing of software, aligning with the belief that communities achieve more when working together.