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Mozilla rotated the GPG signing key for Firefox and Thunderbird releases after an unencrypted copy was accidentally committed to a private GitHub repository; the previous key was revoked and new key details are provided.

Basebrowserproject is a hard fork of Firefox that removes anti-user features, developed by a human team.

Jake Archibald shares an accessibility mistake he made implementing tooltips with popover="hint" and aria-describedby, and explains the correct pattern after feedback from accessibility experts.

Firefox Nightly now includes a new design with softer tabs, warmer colors, updated icons, Compact Mode, and new themes for testing before broader release later this year.

Mozilla announces the native integration of Containers into Firefox 153, allowing users to isolate browsing contexts for work, personal, and shopping without relying on an extension.

Firefox 153.0 Beta introduces HDR video playback on Windows, PDF merging and editing, a color picker quick action, QR code sharing, and experimental JPEG XL support, along with several privacy and usability enhancements.

Puter compiled Firefox to WebAssembly, enabling it to run inside another browser via a WebSocket proxy using the Wisp protocol. The demo, estimated to cost $25,000 in AI tokens, features end-to-end encryption and a public repository.

Reynard is a Gecko-based web browser for iOS 13+ that bypasses Apple's WebKit restriction, enabling older devices to load modern websites and use Gecko-exclusive features.

Firefox is compiled to run in WebAssembly, using WebGL-based rendering and an experimental JS-to-WASM JIT, with web content proxied through a Puter-hosted Wisp server.

A Firefox browser extension that lets users query HTML tables using PRQL, a modern alternative to SQL.

Zine 0.12.0, a static site generator, adds Firefox dev server support, directory-based static assets, custom config fields, Codeberg Pages deployment docs, and a new setup action v2 with version matching enforcement.

An AI reverse engineering Agent project based on Firefox that non-invasively traces at the engine's C++ layer and strips out webpage encryption parameters, reducing them to standalone Node.js algorithms.

This article announces the first browser-to-kernel full-chain remote code execution exploit on Android 17, with source code to be released soon.

Firefox launches built-in free VPN, offering 50GB of traffic per month, with location selection support. Users can enable it with one click within the browser, no need to install an additional app.

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

Google Workspace is starting to warn Firefox users that they must use Chrome to access their accounts, threatening to block non-Chrome browsers in the future.

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

Firefox now uses zlib-rs for gzip compression, improving performance and safety, though integration required workarounds for an Intel Raptor Lake CPU bug.

A new CLI tool, Firefox CLI, allows AI agents to control a real Firefox browser session, providing a Firefox equivalent of Agent Browser with improvements like permanent extension installation and separate windows for agents.

Mozilla Firefox has merged initial support for Vulkan Video decoding, enabling GPU-accelerated video playback across platforms, expected in Firefox 153 in July.