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🚀🎉 "Slightly better" character tokenization is here, folks! A self-proclaimed non-expert dabbles in browser engine magic, making #Ladybird a whopping nanosecond faster than Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. Let's all pretend this revolutionizes your internet experience! 🙄💻
https://www.ryanliptak.com/blog/better-named-character-reference-tokenization/ #SlightlyBetterTokenization #BrowserEngine #FasterInternet #WebDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, and Firefox - ryanliptak.com

Stumbling into a (slightly) better HTML named character reference tokenization implementation

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Jun 22

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FOSS NEWS

Mozilla discontinues Fakespot Deep Fake Detector:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down

Organic Maps gets option to save planned routes and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/organic-maps-adds-planned-route-saving-recording-track-information-and-new-map-objects/

CoMaps 2025.06.10 is now available on F-Droid with new UI and updated maps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/comaps-android-2025-06-10-now-on-f-ddroid-with-new-ui-and-updated-maps/

Proton Mail and Calendar gets option for adding notes when replying to event invitations:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/proton-mail-and-calendar-introduce-notes-for-event-invitations/

ONLYOFFICE 9.0 released with new themes, redesigned start screen, new Diagram Viewer tool, new supported formats (Markdown, OpenDocument Graphics, Excel binary workbook files) etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai

Immich 1.135 released with iOS home screen widgets, Google Cast support and album descriptions in mobile apps, opt-in Google Cast integration and new onboarding flow on web, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/immich-1-135-released-with-ios-widgets-google-cast-support-new-onboarding-flow-and-more/

ReactOS gets better support for fullscreen programs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Fullscreen-Apps

Calibre 8.5 released with improved Kobo driver, new button in the Manage Data Files dialog to cancel remaining e-books when managing multiple ones, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-5-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-the-kobo-driver

Zed gets new multi-language debugger tool, supporting Rust, Go, Python, JavaScript and C/C++:
https://news.itsfoss.com/zed-debugger-support/

Git 2.50 released with multi-pack reachability, improved multiple cruft packs, ORT merge engine, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/git-2-50-adds-multi-pack-reachability-improved-multiple-cruft-packs-and-ort-merge-engine/

Servo gets animated GIF support, support for SVG images via HTML "img" tag, input type="color" support, better layout and CSS support, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-May-2025-Animated-GIFs

Zen Browser 1.13b released with spaces for tabs instead of workspaces, updated Firefox base, Google Safe Browsing support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/zen-browser-1-13b-introduces-spaces-for-tabs-and-various-fixes-and-updates/

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Mozilla #Fakespot #OrganicMaps #CoMaps #Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonCalendar #ONLYOFFICE #Immich #ReactOS #Calibre #Zed #Git #Servo #ZenBrowser #WebBrowser #Browser #Development #Dev #Programming #Coding #OfficeSuite #Maps #OperatingSystem #OS #EbookReader #CodeEditor #WebEngine #BrowserEngine #VersionControl #Ebook #FosseryTech

Mozilla Axes its 'Deepfake' AI Detector Add-On - OMG! Ubuntu

Mozilla is axing another project that was perfect fit for a company whose founding mission is to make the web better. Next week, on June 26 2025, the

OMG! Ubuntu

ThePfromtheO Jun 19

#Mozilla Clarifies on #DataCollection: #FirefoxLabs to Not Require #Telemetry or Studies in Future #Updates
https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/06/18/mozilla-backs-off-on-data-collection-firefox-labs-to-not-require-telemetry-or-studies-in-future-updates.html
Article by @quippd on Youssuff Quips
“I’m glad that Mozilla came to the same conclusion I did — that Labs features shouldn’t be locked behind data collection.”

Me too! Although I don't personally use #Firefox, I can say that it's not good if #Chromium becomes the only #browserEngine. Monopolising is not a good thing, and this seems to be even truer in #technology.

Mozilla Backs off on Data Collection: Firefox Labs to Not Require Telemetry or Studies in Future Updates

I made a video if you want to watch instead.

Youssuff Quips

N-gated Hacker News May 18

🚀✨ Introducing Vaev: the browser engine that renders google.com! 🎉 Because everyone needs yet another browser engine built from scratch, right? 😂 Just what the internet ordered: a faster way to rediscover the world's most revolutionary homepage. 🙄 #InnovationAtItsFinest
https://github.com/skift-org/vaev #Innovation #BrowserEngine #TechNews #WebDevelopment #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

GitHub - skift-org/vaev: 🌊 A lightning-fast, lightweight, and secure HTML/CSS engine

🌊 A lightning-fast, lightweight, and secure HTML/CSS engine - skift-org/vaev

GitHub

Moritz Strohm (tech account)May 16

I am renaming my web browser engine to Phenyl. The current name MoeNavigatorEngine suggests that is is tied to or dependent on the MoeNavigator browser, but instead it is an independent software library.

Phenyl is the name of a ring of carbon and hydrogen atoms in organic chemistry. Phenyl rings are parts of different organic molecules. A browser engine can be seen as a part of many different programs that interact with servers.

This renaming is also a good opportunity to put all classes in the same namespace and remove old files that aren't necessary anymore.

The browser engine and its documentation is available on Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/moenavigator/moenavigatorengine

The renaming is done in the "rename-phenyl" branch.

#MoeNavigatorEngine #Phenyl #BrowserEngine #Software #Development #Programming

moenavigatorengine

MoeNavigatorEngine is a web browser engine written from scratch in C++. The goal of this project is to create a modular, fast and flexible web browser engine.

Codeberg.org

Marcel SIneM(S)US May 13

Quelloffene #BrowserEngine: #Servo rendert Gmail ohne Abhängigkeit von Google | iX Magazin https://www.heise.de/news/Unabhaengig-von-Google-Freie-Browser-Engine-Servo-rendert-Gmail-und-Google-Chat-10380071.html #OpenSource #Mozilla

Quelloffene Browser-Engine: Servo rendert Gmail ohne Abhängigkeit von Google

Die freie Browser-Engine kann jetzt Gmail und Google Chat darstellen. Nur der 2FA-Login bereitet dabei noch Probleme. Ebenso unterstützt sie nun CSS-Nesting.

heise online

Geek, Glam & Real Talk

May 12

Yes! Mal wieder Lebenszeichen von der Rust Browser-Engine. Die moderne Alternative zu Chromium (aka Google Chrome) ist längst überfällig.

https://servo.org/blog/2025/05/09/this-month-in-servo/

#browser #rust #BrowserEngine #browserentwicklung #mozilla #oss #nerdlings #realtalk #noAI

Two months in Servo: CSS nesting, Shadow DOM, Clipboard API, and more! - Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Try our new about:memory page and --enable-experimental-web-platform-features.

Servo

Inautilo Apr 23

#Development #Overviews
Newfangled browser alternatives · A look at niche browsers with distinctive traits https://ilo.im/163gg7

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#Business #Productivity #Workspace #VPN #Privacy #OpenSource #Browser #BrowserEngine #WebDev #Frontend

Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog

Most folks use one of the big browsers that we've all heard of. But there are more and more niche browsers built upon those big open source engines that differentiate themselves in interesting ways.

Inautilo Mar 28

#Development #Comparisons
Servo vs. Ladybird · The current state of the two open-source browsers https://ilo.im/1630op

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Projects #Servo #Ladybird #OpenSource #Browser #BrowserEngine #WebDev #Frontend

Servo vs Ladybird

I believe that Ladybird has more funding and better support for the web, but Servo wins in performance. Though, they're hard to compare directly!

LibreNews

Bluelupo Mar 13

Mozilla bezieht Stellung zu Plänen der US-Justiz - LinuxNews.de

https://linuxnews.de/mozilla-bezieht-stellung-zu-plaenen-der-us-justiz/

#Mozilla #Firefox #Browser #Suchmaschine #BrowserEngine #fairerWettbewerb

Mozilla bezieht Stellung zu Plänen der US-Justiz

Die Justiz in den USA möchte den Browsermarkt egalisieren. Mozilla befürchtet, die jetzt vorgelegten Pläne, die Suchmaschinenzahlungen zu unterbinden…

LinuxNews.de