Firefox nightly gets “AI” kill switch
After a seemingly endless stream of tone deaf news from Mozilla, we've finally got some good news for Firefox users. As the company's been hinting at for a while on social media now, they've added an "AI" kill switch to the latest Firefox nightly release, as well as a set of toggles to disable specific "AI" features.
You can choose to use some of the
https://www.osnews.com/story/144321/firefox-nightly-gets-ai-kill-switch/
Firefox on Linux in 2025
Last year brought a wealth of new features and fixes to Firefox on Linux. Besides numerous improvements and bug fixes, I want to highlight some major achievements: HDR video playback support, reworked rendering for fractionally scaled displays, and asynchronous rendering implementation. All this progress was enabled by advances in the Wayland compositor ecosystem, with new features
https://www.osnews.com/story/144263/firefox-on-linux-in-2025/
Firefox on POWER9: the JIT of it
Four years ago, I reviewed a truly fully open source desktop computer, from operating system down to firmware: the Raptor Blackbird, built entirely around IBM's POWER9 processor. The overall conclusion was that using was mostly an entirely boring experience, which was a very good thing - usually ideologically-fueled computers come with a ton of downsides and limitati
https://www.osnews.com/story/144144/firefox-on-power9-the-jit-of-it/
The original Mozilla “dinosaur” logo artwork
Jamie Zawinski, one of the founders of Netscape and later Mozilla, has dug up the original versions of the iconic Mozilla dinosaur logos, and posted them online in all their glory. While he strongly believes Mozilla owned these logos outright, and that they were released as open source in 1998 or 1999, he can't technically prove that.
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https://www.osnews.com/story/144042/the-original-mozilla-dinosaur-logo-artwork/
Mozilla’s new CEO: Firefox will become an “AI browser”
In recent years, things have not been going well for Mozilla. Firefox's market share is a rounding error, and financially, the company is effectively entirely dependent on free money from Google for making it the default search engine in Firefox. Mozilla's tried to stem the bleeding with deeply unpopular efforts like foc
https://www.osnews.com/story/144027/mozillas-new-ceo-firefox-will-become-an-ai-browser/
Firefox’ new “AI” features cause CPU spikes and battery drain
Almost three weeks ago, Mozilla released Firefox 141 that, among other features like memory optimizations for Linux and a built-in unit converter, brought controversial AI-enhanced tab groups.
Powered by a local AI model, these groups identify related tabs and suggest names for them. There is even a "S
https://www.osnews.com/story/143044/firefox-new-ai-features-cause-cpu-spikes-and-battery-drain/
Mypal68: Firefox 68, maintained for Windows XP
Do you have a Windows XP retro virtual machine or, god forbid, run Windows XP on your primary machine? You're going to need a sort-of up-to-date browser, and it turns out Mypal68 offers just that. Terrible name aside, it's Firefox 68 ported to and maintained to run on Windows XP SP3; SP2 and lower are not supported, but some people do seem
https://www.osnews.com/story/142828/mypal68-firefox-68-maintained-for-windows-xp/
A look at Firefox forks
Mozilla's actions have been rubbing many Firefox fans the wrong way as of late, and inspiring them to look for alternatives. There are many choices for users who are looking for a browser that isn't part of the Chrome monoculture but is full-featured and suitable for day-to-day use. For those who are willing to stay in the Firefox "family" there are a number of good options that have
https://www.osnews.com/story/141933/a-look-at-firefox-forks/
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