The Problem With Most Browser Extensions Browser extensions have a reputation problem. Many popular extensions — weather apps, new tab replacements, productivity tools — quietly collect your browsing data, sell it to advertisers, or require accounts that tie activity to your identity. When I built the Weather & Clock Dashboard for Firefox, I made a different choice: zero data collection, no acco
Microsoft's 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' Tag: Unpacking the Strategic Play for AI Dominance in VS Code The persistent insertion of 'Co-Authored-by: Copilot' into commit messages within VS Code—often irrespective of GitHub Copilot's active contribution to specific changes—is far from a benign engineering detail. It represents a calculated, multi-faceted strategic maneuver by Microsoft, signaling a pr