Copilot is now injecting ads into GitHub pull requests. It's a disaster.

A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name.  Australian developer Zach Manson noted on ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft says Copilot ad in GitHub pull request was a bug, not an advertisement

Microsoft has denied the GitHub Copilot ad reports and told Windows Latest that it does not plan to show ads on GitHub.

GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests

"Quickly spin up Copilot coding agents from anywhere on your macOS or Windows machine with Raycast," the note said, ...

TestMu AI Announces GitHub App Integration for KaneAI, enabling End‑to‑End AI‑Powered Test Validation Directly in Pull Requests

“Developers should ship confidence, not just code,” said Mayank Bhola, Co‑Founder and Head of Product at TestMu AI. “The GitHub App integration embodies that philosophy by integrating AI‑native ...
The Next Web

GitHub acquires Pull Panda and makes its code review tools available for free

Exactly one year after buying GitHub for $7.5 billion, Microsoft has now purchased Pull Panda to beef up the software development platform with more collaborative tools. The financial terms of the ...