GitLab introduces new machine types for GitLab SaaS Linux Runners

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Introduced two new machine types for GitLab SaaS Runners on Linux: `saas-linux-medium-amd64` (2 vCPU, 8GB RAM) and `saas-linux-large-amd64` (4 vCPU, 16GB RAM), powered by Google Compute N2D virtual machines. These offer performance improvements for CI workloads, with the medium type showing a 41% reduction in execution time compared to the small type. The post details CI minute consumption cost factors (2x for medium, 3x for large) and provides an example pipeline configuration for selecting these tags.