Security researchers at NebuSec have achieved the first full-chain remote code execution from a browser to the kernel on Android 17, exploiting Firefox 151 to gain root access. The exploit, dubbed Cyb…
Kagi Search added a toggle to disable all AI-based features, responding to user demand for control. The company also introduced dice with any number of sides, coin flips, and widget toggles. Orion bro…
Emre Sokullu released WebBrain, a free, open-source browser agent for Chrome and Firefox that reads pages, extracts data, and automates multi-step tasks, with the option to run entirely on a local mod…
A ZDNET editor tested the AI features in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox to determine which browser offers the best AI experience. The editor found that each browser brings different AI capabilities, but ul…
An anonymous GitHub user dumped over 20 zero-day proof-of-concept exploits against popular open-source tools including nmap, Ghidra, FFmpeg, VLC, Firefox, and Docker without prior disclosure to mainta…
Two prominent Chinese hedge fund managers, Yang Dong of Wealspring and Shanghai Banxia, warned investors that the global AI rally has become a "super bubble" with a potential collapse imminent, citing…
A developer built rustnn, a Rust implementation of the W3C WebNN specification for Firefox, using Claude Code to accelerate development. The project implements 95 operators and validates against WPT c…
A user migrated from Windows 10 to Debian Linux on a Dell Latitude, citing frustration with Windows 11's Microsoft account requirement, Recall feature, and forced updates. They customized their Debian…
OpenAI launched Patch the Planet, a cybersecurity initiative using its GPT-5.5-Cyber model to find and fix vulnerabilities in open source software. In its first week, Trail of Bits filed 64 pull reque…
A user on Privacy Guides asks whether using a user agent switcher addon is a good idea to avoid mobile app installation prompts. The addon spoofs the user agent at the JS level and bypasses Cloudflare…
A developer building Firefox 152.0.2 from source for Slackel 32-bit used Google AI to fix compilation errors. The AI identified a Vulkan handle mismatch and missing type includes, providing sed comman…
Developer NotASithLord released peerd, an open-source AI agent harness that runs entirely inside the browser as a Chrome/Firefox extension, enabling agents to read and drive web pages, spin up sandbox…
Mozilla distinguished engineer Brian Grinstead and his team used an agentic bug-finding pipeline powered by Anthropic's Claude Mythos model to discover a 15-year-old bug in Firefox, contributing to a …
For most new browser automation projects in 2026, Playwright is the better default due to its speed, reliability from auto-waiting, and superior debugging tools. Selenium remains the right choice for …
Foxaura AI has released a smart bookmarks sidebar for Firefox that allows users to color, drag and drop, rename, and save browser tabs. The extension features color-coded folders, inline renaming, ins…
A security researcher discovered a prompt injection vulnerability in Firefox's AI chatbot integration in October 2025, allowing attackers to steal personal information such as emails via malicious pag…
Mozilla released the beta version of Smart Window for Firefox, an AI assistant that prioritizes user privacy by not storing chat transcripts, using conversations for training, or selling data. The com…
A vulnerability in Firefox's AI chatbot integration could allow malicious websites to inject hidden instructions into AI prompts and extract data from connected services such as email accounts. Mozill…
Mozilla launched an AI tab grouping feature in Firefox in early 2025 that suggests group titles and tabs to add, running entirely locally on the user's device using a small T5-based model fine-tuned o…
Mozilla's Firefox now includes on-device AI features such as local translation, PDF alt text generation, and sidebar chatbot integration, prioritizing privacy by avoiding cloud processing. The author …