Microsoft will bring GitHub into its CoreAI division with the announcement this morning that GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke will be stepping down as the leader of the widely used software development platform and code repository.

Thomas Dohmke is calling it quits as GitHub’s CEO after nearly four years at the helm, marking a significant shift in how Microsoft manages one of its most valuable acquisitions. The departure signals Microsoft’s push to bring GitHub even closer to its artificial intelligence ambitions.

(Reuters) -GitHub Chief Executive Thomas Dohmke said on Monday he will leave the Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform to launch a new startup, capping a tenure that included a major push into artificial intelligence through the company's Copilot products.