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Firefox Touts Lower CPU Use for Large JPEGs, Faster PDF Viewer Startup (and AI Controls) (slashdot.org)

2026-09-16 | by Posted | tags: firefox 156, libjpeg-turbo, pdf.js

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China's open-weight AI models are now just 4 months behind frontier US offerings, Mozilla report claims — models still lag in some benchmarks but are drastically cheaper to use (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-16 | by Shane Downing | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: mozilla, state of open source ai, china ai models

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Mistral Aims to Grow AI Consumer Base Through Mozilla Partnership (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-16 | tags: mistral, mozilla, firefox

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Mistral X Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: mistral, mozilla, firefox smart window

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The CSS Zen Garden dream, finally shipped (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: css zen garden, firefox.com, mozilla

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The CSS Zen Garden dream shipped (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | get CSS mastery book advanced web standards → | tags: css zen garden, firefox.com, mozilla

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Exclusive: Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: frontier ai, mozilla report, moonshot ai

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Exclusive: Open Chinese models close gap with Silicon Valley’s frontier AI models (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: open chinese models, silicon valley, frontier ai models

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Firefox's AI Switch Is Off. Telemetry Isn't (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | by Marius Quabeck | get Linux Magazine subscription → | tags: firefox, mozilla, ai kill switch

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Firefox Now Lets You Block Some Ads on iOS Devices (cnet.com)

2026-09-01 | by Alex Valdes | get Apple iPad 10th generation → | tags: mozilla, firefox, ad blocker

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Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS (theverge.com)

2026-09-01 | by Tom Warren | get Apple iPhone 16 → | tags: mozilla, firefox, ios

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Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | get Programming Rust 2nd Edition O'Reilly → | tags: firefox, jpeg xl, mozilla

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I dumped Firefox, but these 5 features finally won me back - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jack Wallen | get Logitech MX Master 3S → | tags: firefox, mozilla, smart window

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Firefox is the browser to beat right now if you use AI - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jack Wallen | tags: firefox, mozilla, smart window

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Firefox Smart Window adds AI web search, automatic tab groups, and more (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: mozilla, firefox, smart window

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Mozilla is bringing AI to Firefox—but only if you want it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: mozilla, firefox, smart window

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Firefox’s Smart Window promises a better AI browser (theverge.com)

2026-08-18 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: firefox, mozilla, exa

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Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-14 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: pocket, mozilla, matter

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Read-it-later app Pocket shut down down — here are the best alternatives (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-14 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: pocket, mozilla, matter

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Mozilla updates GPG signing key for Firefox releases after exposure (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: mozilla, gpg, firefox

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Closing Canario Terminal source code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: canario, mozilla, open source

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libexpat now funded by the City of Munich for up to 6 months (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sebastian Pipping | tags: libexpat, mozilla, munich

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Show HN: I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfaces (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tomasz Janusz | tags: privacy thing, fingerprinting, google chrome

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Firefox's New Tab page is getting a daily crossword built from AI-summarized news (techspot.com)

2026-07-27 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: mozilla, firefox, particle

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Firefox is adding an AI-powered daily crossword that turns the news into a puzzle (techspot.com)

2026-07-27 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: mozilla, firefox, particle

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Firefox's New Tab Page Will Get Widgets - Including an AI-Powered Daily Crossword (slashdot.org)

2026-07-26 | by Posted | tags: firefox, particle, ai crossword

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Firefox 153 enables Containers by default, and you can create your own - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-07-22 | by Jack Wallen | tags: firefox, mozilla, containers

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Firefox 153 ESR arrives with major productivity, privacy, and enterprise upgrades (techspot.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: firefox, esr, mozilla

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Mozilla: The state of open source AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by A Letter Our Cto | tags: mozilla, open source ai, hugging face

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Period tracker Stardust shares users’ health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-16 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: stardust, rudderstack, mozilla