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GitHub's Independence Ends: CEO Out, Microsoft In

GitHub's Independence Ends: CEO Out, Microsoft In

GitHub's independence ends as CEO exits & Microsoft takes full control. AI reshapes coding—embrace it or leave, says ex-CEO.

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The Era of GitHub's Independent Operation Has Come to an End

CEO Thomas Dohmke suddenly announced his resignation, planning to complete the transition by the end of the year and return to entrepreneurship.

Even more shocking is Microsoft's decision to no longer appoint a new CEO, but instead directly integrate GitHub entirely into the CoreAI division established in January of this year.

Since being acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion in 2018, GitHub's relatively independent status will no longer exist.

The largest global code hosting platform with 150 million developers is about to undergo the most significant transformation in its history.

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