Configure Dependabot to batch GitHub Actions updates

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Dependabot currently creates separate PRs for each GitHub Actions update. This adds a groups configuration to batch all action updates into a single PR.

Changes:

• Added groups section to .github/dependabot.yml for the github-actions ecosystem
• Pattern * matches all actions, consolidating updates into one PR named "Bump the github-actions group with N updates"

  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
    groups:
      github-actions:
        patterns:
          - "*"

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Dependabot should batch updates to the github-actions ecosystem in a single PR</issue_title>
<issue_description></issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Dependabot should batch updates to the github-actions ecosystem in a single PR #11357

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[ulysses4ever]

This aligns with what I saw on the internets. Thanks @copilot!

[geekosaur]

Whoops, missed that Artem doesn't count since he worked with Copilot.

[ulysses4ever]

yeah, this was new to me. @Mikolaj maybe? Your approval will save thousands of approvals for future dependabot PRs that won't happen because of the batching!

[Mikolaj]

Woot!

[mergify]

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✅ The pull request has been merged at b3b2ed4

This pull request spent 1 hour 42 minutes 36 seconds in the queue, including 1 hour 32 minutes 8 seconds running CI.
The checks were run on draft #11365.

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