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Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) can now run locally in the browser using WebGPU, enabling high-quality AI image generation directly on-device with open-source code.

Simon Willison ported the Moebius 0.2B image inpainting model to run in the browser using WebGPU and ONNX Runtime, assisted by Claude Code. The resulting demo allows users to upload images and remove objects via inpainting.

Otto (MIT) is an open-source browser extension that turns a real tab into a controllable node via CLI or agent, solving the 'agent needs a browser' problem without headless farms or expensive cloud services.

PowerFox is a modern browser for older macOS versions (Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard) that brings security updates, language packs, and modern web standards support.

Webernetes is an open-source library from ngrok that simulates Kubernetes clusters in the browser using TypeScript, enabling interactive Kubernetes content without backend infrastructure.

Firefox is rolling out new home page widgets including a focus timer and checklist, which the author finds helpful for staying productive.

Mozilla shares upcoming Firefox features including modernized design, tab organization, PDF tools, VPN, AI browsing option, and improved privacy protections.

Google has made its Earth flight simulator accessible via web browser without requiring any downloads, bringing a previously hidden desktop feature to a wider audience.

Tested using CloakBrowser or Patchright as an automated browser to avoid many anti-scraping issues. Recommended for RSSHub users.

A user demonstrates building an interactive 3D solar system in the browser with a single prompt using Claude Fable 5 inside Lovable.

Pyodide 314.0 release marks a milestone with the acceptance of PEP 783, enabling Python packages to publish WebAssembly wheels directly to PyPI, reducing maintainer burden and simplifying distribution for the Python-in-the-browser ecosystem.

Google Chrome fixed a record 429 security flaws in one update, with only a quarter coming from external researchers, aided by Mythos-capable models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching.

A 3D avatar that can be controlled using natural language descriptions instead of buttons, built on the programasweights system that compiles neural programs from plain English. It runs locally in the browser and can generate action sequences like 'wave while walking, then jump a couple times.'

A tweet thread explaining how web browsers embody various computer science disciplines, including data structures, operating systems, compilers, networking, rendering, databases, information retrieval, and machine learning, highlighting the browser as a universal computing platform.

Ladybird browser will no longer accept public pull requests due to the ease of generating code with AI, requiring that contributors take responsibility for changes.

Ladybird browser is closing public pull requests and restricting code changes to project maintainers only, citing that AI tools have made it harder to assess contributor trustworthiness and that the project needs tighter security as it approaches an alpha release.

Browser Use launches a new browser infrastructure service featuring subsecond cold starts, lower cost at $0.02/h, and unlimited scaling, now live for developers.

Big Tech companies including Meta, Google, and Apple are collaborating with Mozilla on a new browser standard for advertising attribution, raising concerns about privacy and competitive advantages.

Santiago (@svpino) discusses the challenges of running AI agents inside browsers, and @ego_agent announces 'ego lite,' a kernel-level rebuild aimed at making AI agents faster and more reliable.

Riley Brown speculates that Codex will become a full browser, enabling use of creative tools like Canva inside it, and predicts this will be the primary way people work in six months.