Best of Firefox — November 2025

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    Python refuses $1.5M grant, Unity's in trouble, AUR attacked again - Linux Weekly News

    Python Foundation rejected a $1.5M US government grant due to unacceptable restrictions on diversity policies and potential financial clawback risks. Unity desktop environment faces potential shutdown again due to lack of developer resources. Arch User Repository experienced another DDoS attack with unknown perpetrators. Firefox introduces mandatory data collection disclosures for browser extensions. Ubuntu 25.10 adds architecture-specific package variants for x86-64-v3 processors. Fedora 43 released with GNOME 49 and Wayland-only support. Linux gaming compatibility reaches 90% of Windows Steam games according to ProtonDB ratings.

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    New to the web platform in October

    Chrome 142 and Firefox 144 released in October 2025 with significant web platform updates. Firefox 144 adds same-document view transitions (making them Baseline Newly available), command/commandfor attributes, and moveBefore() method. Chrome 142 introduces :target-before/:target-after pseudo-classes, range syntax for style container queries, and interestfor attribute for interest invokers. Beta releases include Firefox 145 with ToggleEvent.source and Atomics.waitAsync(), and Chrome 143 with CSS anchored fallback container queries.

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    Mozilla Unveils Kit, Its (Cute) New Mascot for Firefox

    Mozilla introduces Kit, a new mascot for Firefox featuring a flame-colored fox with distinctive ears and fluffy cheeks. The mascot launch includes official merchandise and a browser wallpaper. This follows Mozilla's 2024 company rebrand and may signal future changes to Firefox's logo and app icon, though current merchandise still uses the existing Firefox branding.

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