The big picture: Firefox and its forks remain the preferred browsers for a niche segment of power users, many of whom strongly opposed Mozilla's plans to infuse the browser with generative AI features ...

Firefox will begin catering to those who don’t want AI in their browser. On Monday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will soon let users block all current and future generative AI features. Users will ...

Mozilla is adding a global "AI kill switch" to Firefox, giving users a single option to permanently disable all AI tools in the browser. Developer Jake Archibald confirmed on Mastodon that the new ...

PCWorld reports that Mozilla’s new CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo plans to integrate AI features into Firefox while maintaining user choice to disable them. This strategic shift addresses Firefox’s stagnant ...

Mozilla has formally pivoted Firefox toward an “AI-first” future, appointing Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as CEO to execute a strategy that frames the browser as the next major battleground for artificial ...

A new campaign dubbed 'GhostPoster' is hiding JavaScript code in the image logo of malicious Firefox extensions with more than 50,000 downloads, to monitor browser activity and plant a backdoor. The ...

In February, Mozilla Firefox revealed that the company was adding third-party AI to its browser. This week, the company further revealed that it’s doing so via “AI windows” for ChatGPT and other ...

Starting next month, Mozilla will require Firefox extension developers to disclose whether their add-ons collect or share user data with third parties. The devs will be required to disclose any new ...

High-severity flaws were patched in Chrome’s WebGPU and Video components, and in Firefox’s Graphics and JavaScript Engine components. Google promoted Chrome 141 to the stable channel with 21 security ...

Google and Mozilla on Tuesday announced a fresh round of updates for Chrome and Firefox, including patches for several high-severity memory safety vulnerabilities. The newly announced Chrome 138 ...

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