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📰 EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way Mozilla claims the Digital Markets Act delivered lasting bump, invites Britain to do similar. 🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/12/eu-law-bestows-6m-more-firefox-users-upon-us-moz-says/5238623 #firefox

📰 NVIDIA-VAAPI-Driver 0.0.17 Fixes Support For GB10 Powered Systems The open-source, community-developed NVIDIA-VAAPI-Driver that provides a Video Acceleration API (VA-API) implementation built atop NVIDIA's NVDEC video decode interface is out with a new release. This is the open-source project that's motivated by getting accelerated video decoding to work within Mozilla Firefox and other apps when running with NVIDIA's packaged Linux driver... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-VAAPI-Driver-0.0.17 #firefox#linux#opensource

📰 Mozilla says 271 vulnerabilities found by Mythos have "almost no false positives" The developer of Firefox says it has "completely bought in" on AI-assisted bug discovery. 🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/mozilla-says-271-vulnerabilities-found-by-mythos-have-almost-no-false-positives/ #firefox

📰 Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine Mozilla shipped it in Firefox 149 without a mention in the release notes. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17324714/firefox-ships-brave-adblock-engine #firefox

📰 Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing with Improved Settings Firefox 151 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with an improved Settings page, easier access to translations, and many new features for web developers. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-151-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-with-improved-settings #firefox#opensource

📰 Firefox 50 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more Firefox 150 is released this week with an enhanced Split View features, multi-tab sharing and a clutch of welcome PDF editor improvements. Split View debuted in Firefox 149 last month, letting you easily view two web-pages side-by-side in a single tab (no more juggling windows). In Firefox 150, you can right-click a link on a web page and choose Open Link in Split View to, well, do precisely that. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-50-features #firefox#linux

📰 Mozilla’s New Firefox Mascot ‘Kit’ Triggers Online Backlash Over Pronouns From cute mascot to online outrage, Firefox’s “Kit” quickly became the center of a debate no one expected. But is the controversy even justified? 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17321728/mozillas-firefox-mascot-gender-controversy #firefox

📰 Firefox 149 vs. Chrome 147 Web Browser Performance On Linux It has been a while since featuring a showdown of the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers on Linux. With some fresh benchmarks being overdue plus the new JetStream 3 browser benchmark having been announced last week, here is some fresh data for how these two dominant web browsers are competing on the modern Linux desktop from an Intel Panther Lake system running Ubuntu 26.04. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-chrome-2026 #firefox#intel#linux#ubuntu

📰 Firefox 149 brings free VPN, tab splits and better Linux integration The Firefox 149 update is now rolling out to users, adding a new split view feature, a free built-in VPN and a welcome Linux-specific change. Split View in Firefox lets you view two web pages side-by-side inside a single browser window, which is a cleaner approach than how you might have been doing this previously, i.e., snapping two separate browser windows against each other. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-149-released-tab-split-free-vpn #linux#firefox

📰 Firefox 150 Promises Support for the GTK Emoji Picker on Linux, Beta Out Now Firefox 150 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for the GTK emoji picker on Linux, extended local network access restrictions, and more. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-150-promises-support-for-the-gtk-emoji-picker-on-linux-beta-out-now #opensource#linux#firefox

📰 Firefox 149 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New Firefox 149 open-source web browser is now available for download with Split View, XDG portal file picker support on Linux, new TrustPanel, faster PDF rendering, updated Firefox error pages, and more. Here's what's new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-149-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new #firefox#opensource#linux

📰Not a Firefox Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta The Flatpak-only build brings basic browsing but extensions and Kagi Sync aren't ready yet. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17300329/orion-browser-linux-beta-release #flatpak#firefox#linux