#firefox
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Firefox 157 Released With a Visual Refresh and Hardware AV1 Decode for WebRTC
Mozilla has shipped Firefox 157, the latest build of its open-source browser, bringing a visual refresh and support for hardware AV1 decoding in WebRTC.
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Mistral and Mozilla: A Private AI Assistant in Firefox
Firefox's Smart Window now runs on Mistral models. The companies promise privacy, support for local languages, and “zero data retention.”
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Firefox 155: Faster Page Loads and the Smart Window AI Panel
Mozilla posted the binary builds of Firefox 155 even before the official announcement. The release turns out to be richer in new features than its predecessors — from speeding up network connections to an experimental AI window.
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Firefox 157 Will Enable JPEG-XL Support by Default
Mozilla has officially unveiled its plan to bring the JPEG-XL format to the browser: in version 157, decoding will work on all platforms without any additional configuration.
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Firefox 154.0: local network protection for WebSocket and flexible data clearing
Version 154.0 of the Firefox browser has been released. Among the changes are the extension of local network access protection to WebSocket connections and more flexible data-clearing settings for each individual site.
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Firefox for iOS Gets a Built-In Ad Blocker
Mozilla has added a native, built-in ad-blocking mechanism to its Firefox mobile browser for iOS — no third-party extensions required.
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Firefox remains the only major browser with full uBlock Origin support
After Microsoft Edge moved to Manifest V3, Firefox has become the last of the major browsers where the uBlock Origin blocker works without restrictions.
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Mozilla Revokes Firefox's Linux Signing Key After a Leak into a Private Repository
An unencrypted copy of the key used to sign the Linux builds of Firefox and Thunderbird accidentally ended up in the company's internal repository. Mozilla revoked the key, even though it found no signs of outside access.
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One Visit Compromises Tor Browser: A Firefox JIT Vulnerability
Researchers at Nebula Security have shown that a now-patched flaw in Firefox's JIT compiler allowed code execution in the browser from simply visiting a malicious page — and it affected Tor Browser. Mozilla fixed the hole in version 151.0.3.
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Firefox 153 Released: JPEG XL, PDF Tools, and Restrictions for Extensions
Mozilla has released Firefox 153.0. Among the new features are experimental support for JPEG XL, tools for merging PDFs, and tighter access restrictions for extensions.
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Firefox Compiled to WebAssembly and Run Inside Chrome
The Puter project has ported the Firefox browser to WebAssembly, letting it run entirely inside another browser. Development consumed roughly $25,000 in Claude Opus and Fable tokens.