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GitHub Copilot inserts promotional tips for itself and Raycast into PR descriptions, with over 11,000 affected pull requests found across GitHub and GitLab.
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GitHub Copilot inserts promotional tips for itself and Raycast into PR descriptions, with over 11,000 affected pull requests found across GitHub and GitLab.

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Microsoft signs a deal with Crusoe for a new 900 MW AI factory campus in Abilene, Texas, adjacent to the Stargate site Oracle and OpenAI walked away from three weeks ago.