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Ina Fried / Axios:
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says he is leaving to “become a startup founder again”, with GitHub and its leadership team moving into Microsoft's CoreAI organization  —  GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced Monday that he plans to step down, with Microsoft opting not to directly replace the position …
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Sam Tobin / Reuters:
A UK judge dismisses Wikimedia's Online Safety Act challenge over requiring Wikipedia to verify users and contributors' IDs, but says it can file new challenges  —  The operator of Wikipedia on Monday lost a legal challenge to parts of Britain's Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements …
Omair Pall / Mashable India:
xAI makes Grok 4 free for all users worldwide after making Grok Imagine free for all US users; Grok 4 Heavy remains exclusive to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers  —  xAI releases Grok 4 free, rivals GPT-5 launch.  —  Elon Musk-owned xAI has officially made the latest version of its AI model …
Luc Olinga / Gizmodo:
Sam Altman says OpenAI is “significantly increasing rate limits for reasoning” for ChatGPT Plus users, as the share of users using reasoning models increases  —  The move is a stunning reversal, proving that even the most powerful AI company can't ignore a mutiny from its loyal user base.
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to meet Trump on Monday to propose ways the US and Intel could work together, show his commitment to the US, and more  —  Lip-Bu Tan is set to meet with the president, who last week called for Tan's removal  —  Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to visit …
Reuters:
Rumble says it plans to acquire German AI cloud group Northern Data in an all-stock deal; estimates show the deal could be valued at ~$1.17B, a 32% discount  —  U.S.-listed video platform Rumble (RUM.O) is considering a potential offer of about $1.17 billion (1 billion euro) …

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