Firefox 118 brings automated local translations
Mozilla's latest Firefox release brings automated web content translations done locally, font improvements, and video effects on Google Meet.
Mozilla warns of potential dark patterns in new browser choice screens coming to Europe
Design matters
In brief: The European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) will impose new rules on several tech giants when it's introduced next year, including providing users with browser choice screens that lets them pick a default option. That might sound good, but Mozilla warns that these screens need to be designed in a way that promotes all products equally, not just those from a specific vendor.
Google and Mozilla patch their internet tools against a critical security flaw
In the modern web, a "malicious" WebP image can turn your browser into a danger
Modern cars are a privacy nightmare, according to Mozilla
Guess which company was the worst?
Mozilla mockingly asks Microsoft to clarify users' data exploitation for AI training practices
Experts from the Foundation were unable to discern Microsoft's true intent
Firefox users can now import Chrome extensions, but there's a catch
Mozilla plans to expand support for other browsers in the future
Firefox "finally" beats Chrome (in a decade-old JS benchmark)
What just happened? A recent preview version of Firefox was seemingly able to beat Chrome in the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark, an old speed test from Apple's WebKit team. The team celebrated and posted a screenshot of the feat even though other more recent benchmarks continue to rank Google's browser as the fastest overall.
Mozilla VPN client security on Linux is broken with no patch in sight
SUSE Linux developers discovered the flaw, Mozilla didn't respond for 90 days
Firefox 116 debuts new sidebar switcher, multiple security fixes
Firefox 116 adds a new sidebar switcher for accessing Bookmarks, History, and Synced Tabs, along with a new volume slider on Picture-in-Picture mode. Security fixes and more.
Thunderbird 115 Supernova yearly update is massive
Mozilla Thunderbird latest release is a complete visual and technical overhaul for the email client, adding a modernized cards view, a customizable unified toolbar, an improved calendar and more.
Mozilla's AI Help infects web documentation with GPT hallucinations
A monumentally bad idea which proves to be "worse than useless"
Firefox 115 will be the last to support Windows 7, 8 and older macOS versions
Mozilla announced they will end support for Windows 7, Windows 8, macOS Sierra, High Sierra, and Mojave with Firefox 115. However, users that migrate to the Extended Support Release channel will continue to receive security updates until September 2024.
Mozilla's responsible AI challenge top award goes to an anti-AI watermark technology
The open-source foundation awarded $100,000 to three "trustworthy" AI solutions
Mozilla apologizes for unskippable VPN ads shown in Firefox
After user backlash, Mozilla stops the "madness" of mandatory ads in its browser
Firefox 113 improves search bar prediction, picture-in-picture controls
Firefox 113 is an important update that adds rewind and video duration to its picture-in-picture controls, improves the search bar history and options, adds AV1 support and more.
Mozilla is working to add paid services to Thunderbird
The corporation has no plans to charge money for standard features in the mail client
Mozilla acquires review-checking service Fakespot, Firefox integration incoming
Mozilla will use AI to spot fake reviews and e-commerce scams on Firefox
Firefox 112.0 improves performance with Intel GPU, bugfixes, and more
The open source browser is getting faster and faster by the month
Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Windows Defender bug that was killing Firefox performance
Too many calls to the Windows kernel were stealing Firefox's thunder
Firefox will support Windows 7/8 until at least 2024
Mozilla won't abandon Microsoft's tried and tested platform anytime soon
Mozilla wants to put ethics back into AI with the "Responsible AI Challenge"
The future of AI is now, and it needs a more responsible approach towards society
Firefox 110 enables GPU sandboxing on Windows
The latest Firefox release enables GPU sandboxing on Windows, improves video playback on non-Intel GPUs, and allows user data imports from Opera and Vivaldi.
Mozilla developers are remaking Thunderbird, sort of
Refreshing a crumbling and unsustainable architecture full of technical debts
Mozilla confirms it won't cripple Manifest V2 ad blockers in Firefox
Firefox 109 supports the latest extension tech without forgetting the past