1. 👋 GitHub’s CEO is Stepping Down

Well, that’s a shakeup. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced he’s stepping down from his role by the end of the year to “become a founder again.” Microsoft apparently isn’t directly replacing the position and instead having GitHub leadership report to several Microsoft executives. (TechCrunch)

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3. 🚙 Revel is Shutting Down its Rideshare Business

Turns out, competition can be too steep. Rideshare company Revel has learned that hard lesson and is now shutting down its ridehail business after losing out to leaders like Uber and Lyft. The company, which began as an electric moped business, plans to pivot to electric vehicle charging in NYC and California. (The Verge)

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5. 😳 The Largest Copyright Class Action Ever is Hitting the AI Industry

A single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic’s AI training is making history as the largest copyright class action ever certified. Allegedly using 7 million copyrighted works to train AI, the case threatens to “financially ruin” the entire AI industry if all those claims join the litigation and force a settlement. (Ars Technica)

6. ⏮️ Claude Can Now Reference Past Chats

Claude’s memory is getting better (if you want it to). The Anthropic AI chatbot now has the ability to reference past chats when asked, so you don’t have to re-explain yourself. But the key here is that Claude has to be prompted to do so – it doesn’t just call on past chats unless you specifically ask it to. (Engadget)

7. 🪦 AOL is Shutting Down Dial-Up in September (Yes, Really)

Around 175,000 American households still connect to the Internet via dial-up services, but on September 30, AOL won’t be working for them anymore. The internet provider is shutting down its dial-up modem service after 34 years as well as retiring its AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser on the same date. (Ars Technica)

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