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GitHub CEO’s Resignation Triggers End of Company’s Independence at Microsoft

Thomas Dohmke is calling it quits as GitHub’s CEO after nearly four years at the helm, marking a significant shift in how ...

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke to Exit as Microsoft Integrates Platform into Core AI Division

Thomas Dohmke will leave GitHub to start a new company as Microsoft folds the platform into its Core AI division.

What is Copilot? Everything you need to know about Microsoft’s AI chatbot

Over the past few years, AI has gone from limited chatbots to suddenly dominating the news cycle every single day. There are a range of AI chatbots you can access from to but one of the most popular ...
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Windows 11 Could Soon Have an “Agentic Companions” Button on the Taskbar

Microsoft is working on something new for Windows 11: “agentic companions” for the Taskbar, which have been spotted in recent ...

What Dia Says About the AI-Powered Future of Web Browsing (Premium)

Here's what I found out. 🍎 Mac only The Browser Company revealed its pivot to Dia in December 2024, but the first ...

Microsoft Wants Your Windows 11 Taskbar to Think for Itself—Agentic AI Could Be Next

Agentic companions for the Taskbar could be Windows 11's next big AI upgrade, but what form could this take and how would it ...

GitHub loses CEO as Microsoft integrates it further into CoreAI team

Following CEO Thomas Dohmke’s resignation, GitHub will no longer have an independent CEO and will integrate more closely with ...

Changing of the guard at GitHub signals a new Microsoft-AI focus for the world's home of open source software

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has announced his resignation. After nearly four years in the top job he's returning to his entrepreneurial roots to co-found a startup. Microsoft has chosen not to appoint a ...