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Firefox officially confirms the availability of a free built-in VPN service with up to 50GB of data per month.

The article details the rebuild of Firefox.com using modern, native CSS without preprocessors, showcasing the evolution from the CSS Zen Garden concept to practical, production-ready web development.

Hacker News users discuss issues with Google's reCAPTCHA rejecting Firefox users, leading to login problems on sites like Vultr and debates over CAPTCHA effectiveness and user rights.

The author describes their personal method for secure and private web browsing using restricted Firefox with extensions like uBlock Origin and containerization to block ads, trackers, and improve security.

A retest of Firefox 155 reveals that its AI kill switch disables generative features but allows telemetry and advertising tracking to continue, raising privacy concerns.

The article argues that Firefox is critical for maintaining browser engine diversity and competition, urging readers to support it despite criticism to avoid a web dominated by Google Chrome.

Mozilla launches a built-in ad blocker for Firefox on iOS, using Apple’s WebKit Content Blocker technology and EasyList filter to block most third-party ads and trackers.

Firefox 157 intends to enable JPEG XL decoding by default on all platforms, using the jxl-rs Rust library for improved performance and feature parity with other image formats.

Mozilla has announced its intent to ship JPEG XL support in Firefox, with Chrome also planning to support it, making it a cross-browser standard. The article highlights progressive rendering and compares JPEG XL with AVIF for different use cases.

This article provides a guide on removing bloatware from modern browsers like Firefox by using policy files to disable unwanted features and improve privacy settings.

Firefox's Smart Window introduces AI features like web info retrieval, tab grouping, and visual history previews, allowing users to choose from various AI models including local options for enhanced browsing.

Firefox has introduced a native adblocking feature in its iOS app, allowing users to block ads directly within the browser.

Firefox remains the only major browser supporting uBlock Origin as Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge phase it out under Manifest V3, making it the sole choice for full ad-blocking capabilities.

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.