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The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-12-30 18:00:00

Beginning today, millions of adults trying to access pornography in the United Kingdom will be required to prove that they are over the age of 18. Under sweeping new online child safety laws coming into force, self-reporting checkboxes that allow anyone to claim adulthood on porn websites will be replaced by age-estimating face scans, ID document uploads, credit card checks, and more. Some of the biggest porn websites—including Pornhub and YouPorn—have said that they will comply with the new rul

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Celebrating 20 Years of MDN

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 12:40:11

What would a birthday celebration be without cake? Well in the web world, cakes have a very special place. There's a long-standing tradition among browser makers of sending cakes to each other to mark major milestones. A good cake matters a lot to keep a spirit of collaboration alive between teams who compete at times, but ultimately build towards one open web that everybody can enjoy. Microsoft sent Mozilla cakes for Firefox 2, 3, and 4, and we also sent them one for IE10: And what better way

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Google Search is testing something a bit different from its wall of blue links

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 08:09:41

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A new Google Web Guide feature uses AI to sort search results into categories. It’s part of Search Labs and is now available under the Web tab for opted-in users. The feature could expand to other parts of Search as testing progresses. Ever feel like your search results are just a wall of blue links in a random order? Google’s all-knowing algorithm already tried to feed you the most relevant links, but now it may be going one step further in categori

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Google rethinks search results with its new AI-curated ‘Web Guide’

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-01 17:44:03

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On Thursday, Google launched Web Guide, a new AI-powered search feature that “groups links in helpful ways” for people who opt in to the test on Labs. Web Guide runs on a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model to process search queries, reorganizing the traditional “10 blue links” by sorting results and finding related questions using generative

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Google’s new Web Guide search experiment organizes results with AI

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-01 14:58:41

Google on Thursday is launching a new AI-powered feature called Web Guide for organizing Google Search results. Web Guide is a Search Labs experiment that leverages AI technology to organize the search results page by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the search query. Search Labs experiments are a way for Google to test out new ideas by letting users opt in to those they find interesting. The experiments can be turned on or off at any time and include things like Google’s AI Mode,

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Google’s new Web View search experiment organizes results with AI

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-02 08:58:41

Google on Thursday is launching a new AI-powered feature called Web Guide for organizing Google Search results. Web Guide is a Search Labs experiment that leverages AI technology to organize the search results page by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the search query. Search Labs experiments are a way for Google to test out new ideas by letting users opt in to those they find interesting. The experiments can be turned on or off at any time and include things like Google’s AI Mode,

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Web fingerprinting is worse than I thought (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 21:28:31

If you are reading this article, you are most likely using a web browser, and you have some expectations or beliefs about online privacy and security. For example, I do not know what you are reading on other tabs on your web browser, and you would like to keep it that way. But the websites themselves know that you are reading a particular page on their website. They most likely know your IP address and if you are signed in to their website, they also know your identity. This is not unreasonable

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A small web July

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 08:41:55

A Small Web July 29 Jun, 2025 I am putting this out into the ether to see if anyone wants to join me, in any capacity, in some kind of accountability structure (following each others blogs about this on RSS, a 32-bit Cafe thread, sporadic guestbook/cbox comments, idk!) for spending less time on the corporate web for the month of July. I am interested in seeing how my brain wiring shifts with some new rules and a new month. My (personal) rules for July are: Almost no walled garden social medi

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Boost HTML5 Game Performance with WebAssembly

news.ycombinator.com Gaming Writer 2026-01-04 22:45:03

Who this article is for: Game developers looking to improve the performance of their HTML5 games Technical leads and engineers interested in integrating WebAssembly into their projects Students or professionals learning about web technologies and game development HTML5 game development has transformed web gaming, but it’s the integration of WebAssembly that’s truly revolutionizing performance capabilities. When players experience stuttering frame rates or input lag in browser games, they don’

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Firefox Money: Investigating the Finances of Mozilla

news.ycombinator.com Bryan Lunduke 2026-01-06 09:17:10

Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla Payments to nonexistent companies? Funding politics? Reliance on a single customer? And that's just for starters. This article was originally published in December of 2022, exclusively for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal. It is being re-published now -- free for all -- as the importance of this topic (and the bizarre questions surrounding Mozilla) continues to grow. Mozilla, the Foundation behind the Firefox web browser, is absol

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When Is WebAssembly Going to Get DOM Support?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 08:16:24

July 2, 2025 Volume 23, issue 3 PDF When Is WebAssembly Going to Get DOM Support? Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love glue code Daniel Ehrenberg Is WebAssembly (Wasm) really ready for production usage in web applications, even though that usage requires integration with a web page and the APIs used to manipulate it, such as the DOM? Simultaneously, the answer to this question is that "Wasm might never get direct DOM access," and "Yes, Wasm is ready for all kinds of web-integrated

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How to Firefox

news.ycombinator.com Kaushik Gopal 2026-01-08 15:51:30

Chrome finally pulled the trigger on the web’s best ad-blocker, uBlock Origin. Now that Chrome has hobbled uBO, Firefox—my beloved— is surging again. I want to do my part to convince you to switch to Firefox and show you how I use it. Why Firefox Let’s get through the important talking points, in case you need a quick copy paste to convince a friend. 100% open-source Un-enshittify the web Android users rejoice Customize to your heart’s content 100% open-source This section can be quick. H

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WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of an uglier web version

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-11 21:38:40

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Meta is planning to drop its native WhatsApp Windows app in favor of a web wrapper version instead, just months after introducing a native iPad app. The latest beta version of WhatsApp on Windows includes the major changes, with Meta noting it has “updated how WhatsApp beta looks and works.” Behind the scenes it’s a big change to WhatsApp on Windows, moving it from a native Wi

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Microsoft Office is using an artificially complex XML schema as a lock-in tool

news.ycombinator.com Italo Vignoli 2026-01-11 05:22:45

Thank you for visiting our website and your interest in our services and products. As the protection of your personal data is an important concern for us, please click on the "More information" link to access our Privacy Policy page - which will open in a separate browser tab - where we explain what information we collect during your visit to our website, how it is processed, and whether or how it may be used. Once you have carefully read our Privacy Policy page, close the browser tab to return

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This new browser won't monetize your every move - how to try it

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-14 04:00:25

Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET I didn't think the world needed yet another web browser. However, when I considered the potential, a few issues bubbled to the surface. Also: I speed-tested 11 browsers - and the fastest might surprise you Some web browsers were created by companies with the hope of monetizing anything and everything. From search deals with Google and crypto-mining ads to sponsored content and just about every other way they can make a buck off your browsing. After mulling over

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How I Use Kagi

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-15 21:33:22

June 27, 2025 web tech What’s going on, Internet? I’ve been a happy Kagi user since early 2023 and have spent a bit of time curating my ideal Internet search experience using the tools Kagi offers. Kagi is a premium search engine that puts you first. Unlike traditional search engines that monetise your attention through ads and data tracking, Kagi delivers clean, accurate results while maintaining complete privacy. Kagi is built on a simple principle, you're our customer, not our product. The

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My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 11:04:53

TLDR: my bank sent out emails with websites which looked a lot like phishing mails, so much so that this similarity could potentially be used against them legally by potential phishing victims – Discussion at hackernews (soon) Chapter 1: You’ve got mail# As I was writing my first post some weeks ago, I got an email from my bank in my inbox: Here the English translation of the email: Dear …, The big Wero Win Weeks are starting! Take part now and secure your chance every week to win 7 prizes o

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My Bank Keeps on Undermining Anti-Phishing Education

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 17:04:53

TLDR: my bank sent out emails with websites which looked a lot like phishing mails, so much so that this similarity could potentially be used against them legally by potential phishing victims – Discussion at hackernews (soon) Chapter 1: You’ve got mail# As I was writing my first post some weeks ago, I got an email from my bank in my inbox: Here the English translation of the email: Dear …, The big Wero Win Weeks are starting! Take part now and secure your chance every week to win 7 prizes o

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Squarespace Promo Codes: 50% Off | July 2025

wired.com Molly Higgins 2026-01-17 03:00:00

Squarespace helps small businesses and regular Joe Schmoes to get software help to build their own websites (for both personal and business), even including the commerce side of things with point of sale, inventory, and customer data features (both online or in person). In the age where literally everything is digitized and accessed through the World Wide Web, having an online presence is the most important thing you can do for your business or brand’s growth. Creating a website can be difficult

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6 ways to protect your passport and other travel docs from cybercriminals - before it's too late

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-18 12:07:41

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET You may think that your physical passport, boarding passes, and ID cards are protected from theft as long as you keep them safe and secure. But that's not necessarily the case. If those documents are scanned or stored in the cloud, they're just as vulnerable as other types of files. Also: I never travel without these 5 security gadgets and accessories. Here's why A new report from NordVPN describes how your travel documents can be accessed and exploited and what y

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New Fortinet FortiWeb hacks likely linked to public RCE exploits

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-19 03:58:52

Multiple Fortinet FortiWeb instances recently infected with web shells are believed to have been compromised using public exploits for a recently patched remote code execution (RCE) flaw tracked as CVE-2025-25257. News of the exploitation activity comes from threat monitoring platform The Shadowserver Foundation, which observed 85 infections on July 14 and 77 on the next day. The researchers reported that these Fortinet FortiWeb instances are believed to be compromised through the CVE-2025-252

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Shipping WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141

news.ycombinator.com View All Posts Jblandy 2026-01-19 23:32:47

After years in development, we will be releasing WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141! WebGPU gives web content a modern interface to the user’s graphics processor, enabling high-performance computation and rendering. We’re excited about WebGPU because we believe it will raise the ceiling for games, visualization, and local computation on the web. You can find a tutorial on WebGPU at webgpufundamentals.org, try out the WebGPU Samples, and read documentation for the API at MDN. WebGPU is defined in

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Encrypting files with passkeys and age

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 20:31:37

Typage ( age-encryption on npm) is a TypeScript implementation of the age file encryption format. It runs with Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browsers, and implements native age recipients, passphrase encryption, ASCII armoring, and supports custom recipient interfaces, like the Go implementation. However, running in the browser affords us some special capabilities, such as access to the WebAuthn API. Since version 0.2.3, Typage supports symmetric encryption with passkeys and other WebAuthn credential

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Encrypting Files with Passkeys and Age

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-21 03:05:21

Typage ( age-encryption on npm) is a TypeScript implementation of the age file encryption format. It runs with Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browsers, and implements native age recipients, passphrase encryption, ASCII armoring, and supports custom recipient interfaces, like the Go implementation. However, running in the browser affords us some special capabilities, such as access to the WebAuthn API. Since version 0.2.3, Typage supports symmetric encryption with passkeys and other WebAuthn credential

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It’s not just you: a Cloudflare issue is breaking websites for some users [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-22 21:44:54

Update 7:57 p.m. ET: The issue has been solved, and Cloudflare’s status page says that all systems are operational. If you’ve noticed some internet slowdowns or trouble reaching websites tonight, you’re not alone. Cloudflare has confirmed an issue affecting its popular 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver, which many people rely on for fast and private internet browsing. What’s going on? The company first acknowledged the problem at 22:13 UTC, and began rolling out a fix just minutes later. According

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It’s not just you: a Cloudflare issue is breaking websites for some users

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-23 03:44:54

If you’ve noticed some internet slowdowns or trouble reaching websites tonight, you’re not alone. Cloudflare has confirmed an issue affecting its popular 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver, which many people rely on for fast and private internet browsing. What’s going on? The company first acknowledged the problem at 22:13 UTC, and began rolling out a fix just minutes later. According to Cloudflare, the issue only affects users relying on 1.1.1.1. Their Gateway and Authoritative DNS services are stil

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Apple profits means iPhone users still get no real browser choice, says group

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-24 22:34:59

A web advocacy group says that iPhone users still get no real web browser choice more than a year after this was supposed to happen under antitrust legislation. The non-profit Open Web Advocacy (OWA) claims Apple deliberately places obstacles in the path of developers, and that’s because doing so protects a large slice of its profits … In theory, Apple allows choice Since the first iPhone, Apple retained exclusive control over web browsing on the device. Even when third-party browsers were al

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Show HN: Built a desktop app to organize photos locally with duplicate detection

news.ycombinator.com Maurits Van Hassel 2026-01-20 17:02:51

Help us improve your experience! We use analytics to understand how you use our website so we can make it better for you and other visitors. What this helps us do: Improve website performance and user experience Improve website performance and user experience Understand which features you find most useful Understand which features you find most useful Make our content more relevant and helpful We never sell your data. Read our privacy policy

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Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-25 09:27:02

TL;DR: Apple’s rules and technical restrictions are blocking other browser vendors from successfully offering their own engines to users in the EU. At the recent Digital Markets Act (DMA) workshop, Apple claimed it didn’t know why no browser vendor has ported their engine to iOS over the past 15 months. But the reality is Apple knows exactly what the barriers are, and has chosen not to remove them. Safari is the highest margin product Apple has ever made, accounts for 14-16% of Apple’s annual o

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AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

wired.com Matt Burgess 2026-01-25 14:00:00

For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women and girls, including child sexual abuse material. Despite some lawmakers and tech companies taking steps to limit the harmful services, every month, millions of people are still accessing the websites, and the sites’ creators may be making millions of dollars each year, new research suggests. An analysis of 85 nudify and “undress” websites—which allow peopl

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My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education

My Bank Keeps on Undermining Anti-Phishing Education

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6 ways to protect your passport and other travel docs from cybercriminals - before it's too late

New Fortinet FortiWeb hacks likely linked to public RCE exploits

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Encrypting files with passkeys and age

Encrypting Files with Passkeys and Age

It’s not just you: a Cloudflare issue is breaking websites for some users [U]

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