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At FOSSY 2026, Chromium developer Sharon Yang described her move from a six-year engineering role at Google to her current position at Igalia, an employee-owned cooperative. Her talk, titled 'From Corporate to Co-op,' compared how the two organizations approach Chromium development despite both contributing to the same open-source codebase and working with overlapping teams.
Scientists have created a tattoo ink that remains invisible under normal light but becomes visible when exposed to ultraviolet light, and gradually disappears over time. The development was discussed in a Nature briefing chat covering recent scientific advances.
Wonderhop is a free browser-based daily game featuring four modes—Sky, Abyss, Past and Future—each with seven questions and a 30-second time limit per question. Players try to guess the most common answer, the rarest answer, or the oldest and most recent answers among other players' responses, earning up to 100 points per question for a total score out of 700.
A new web app called Guitoro lets users play a virtual guitar, classic guitar, electric guitar or four-string bass using their computer keyboard or by swiping on a touchscreen. It includes 51 songs that can be slowed down to show finger placement, string hits and strumming patterns, using recordings of real instrument notes rather than synthesized sound. The tool requires no download or account and runs entirely in the browser.
Mozilla has introduced Firefox Enterprise, a version of its browser aimed at organizations that need centralized management and deployment tools. The offering targets IT administrators who require more control over configuration, updates and security settings across many machines.
Observers have documented strange jelly-like masses appearing in locations associated with toads, though the exact source and composition of the substance remain unclear. The report notes the phenomenon has puzzled those who encountered it, without providing a confirmed scientific explanation.
A commentary published by Nature argues that claims about the energy efficiency of decentralized artificial intelligence systems lack sufficient empirical backing. The authors say more rigorous measurement and evidence are needed before such systems can be assessed as greener alternatives to centralized AI infrastructure.
Mozilla has released Firefox 158, which turns on support for the JPEG-XL image format by default for users. Previously, JPEG-XL required users to manually enable an experimental flag to view such images in the browser.
A new project called Brickbrag has launched on Show HN, offering a browser-based multiplayer world built from bricks. Users can chat with other real players, send gifts of coins and bricks, race friends, or simply hang out and watch the town's activity, with an NPC bus driver as the only non-player character mentioned.
Crest is a new free and open-source web browser for Mac that draws design inspiration from Arc. It is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and is not affiliated with Arc or its maker. The project credits artwork from Lorc and Delapouite at game-icons.net under a CC BY 3.0 license.
A demonstration described in the piece shows how websites can assign visitors a persistent 'fingerprint' based on device and browser characteristics, a tracking identifier that remains consistent even after clearing cookies or using a VPN, though it changes across different devices or browsers. The technique relies on JavaScript-based scripts run via ad networks, and the author notes that disabling JavaScript blocks this specific method, though network-level tracking can still occur. The piece frames this as a successor to third-party cookies, which became harder to use after EU-driven consent banner regulations.
OldRoll is a free, browser-based photo editor that applies vintage camera effects, including customizable date stamps that vary by selected camera. The tool notes that the timestamp is a stylistic overlay rather than evidence of when a photo was actually taken, and advises users to retain an unedited copy of their images.