Best of Mozilla — 2023

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   The Verge·3y

   Mozilla is creating a startup to build more open and trustworthy AI

   Mozilla is creating a new startup called Mozilla.ai, which the company hopes ‘will build a trustworthy and independent open-source AI ecosystem’ Moez Draief, a longtime AI researcher and scientist, is leading the new startup, and Mozilla is investing $30 million to get it started.

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   Mozilla·3y

   Quick as a Fox: Firefox keeps getting faster

   Mozilla's efforts to make Firefox faster have resulted in significant performance improvements, including a 50% improvement in Speedometer score since January 2023 and 15% faster page load times on average.

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   Hacker News·3y

   ‘Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla — Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota — Flunks Privacy Test

   Mozilla Foundation - ‘Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla - Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota - Flunks Privacy Test. Mozilla’s latest edition of *PNI reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.

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   The Next Web·3y

   Impending French law threatens the free internet, warns Mozilla

   The French government is close to passing a new law that threatens the free internet, warns Mozilla. The bill ostensibly aims to fight online fraud, but its approach has sparked alarm. Critics fear that the plan will turn browsers into censorship tools. Mozilla, which makes the Firefox browser, is among the most vociferous opponents.

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   omg! ubuntu!·3y

   Firefox 113 Finally Makes Picture-in-Picture Mode Useful

   Firefox 113 Finally Makes Picture-in-Picture Mode Useful - OMG! Ubuntu A new version of Mozilla Firefox is rolling out across Windows, macOS and, more importantly to us, Linux. Firefox 113 is an interesting update that enhances the browser’s capabilities in a number of areas.

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