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Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data

Mozilla has announced that a free, built-in VPN is coming to Firefox later this month. Firefox’s free VPN will offer 50 gigabytes of monthly data, which is pretty generous for a browser-based VPN. A Mozilla account is required to make use of it, …

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New Firefox logo coming? Mozilla’s socials suggest so…

Some (not exactly subtle) changes on Firefox’s official social media accounts indicate that the browser is about to get a new logo – or a reputation for attention seeking. Avatars on the browser’s official social media accounts have changed…

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I tried Firefox’s new ‘Smart Window’ in a beta build

Firefox’s new AI-powered ‘Smart Window’ feature is taking shape in development builds – I gave it a hands on in the latest v149.0b7 beta (on macOS). Although Firefox 148 added an AI Switch, Mozilla is all-in on AI in now it’s pa…

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Firefox Nova – our first look at the browser’s big redesign

A new-look Firefox is on the way, with Mozilla designers working on a ‘Nova’ redesign that introduces more curves and colour. First reported by tech blogger Söeren Hentzschel, who published several internal design mockups, Nova gives Firefo…

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Firefox 148 released with AI kill switch + more

The Firefox 148 update sees its stable release today, bringing with it a much-request ‘AI kill switch’ to easily disable all AI-powered features within the browser. Mozilla has said future updates to the browser will not re-enable AI featur…

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You’ll be able to turn off Firefox’s AI features this month

Firefox 148 adds a new “AI Controls” panel to granularly disable or entirely block AI features with a kill-switch. Opt out of AI when the update drops in February.
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Firefox’s On-Device AI Features Now Up to 10x Faster

Mozilla replaces slow WebAssembly with native C++ for Firefox AI features, netting faster performance for features like Smart Tab Groups and alt-text generation.
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Firefox Add-Ons Website Revamps Listing Pages

Firefox Add-Ons are a crucial element of this open source browser, and finding good ones that work well, important. A design change aims to help.
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Mozilla VPN Linux App is Now Available on Flathub

Linux users can now install the official Mozilla VPN client from Flathub, making access to its paid-for, privacy-minded service more readily accessible to Linux users. The Mozilla VPN Flatpak is current in the process of verification (reminder: Linux M…

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Mozilla Axes its ‘Deepfake’ AI Detector Add-On

Mozilla is axing another of its project that felt a perfect fit for a company that made its founding to make the web better. Next week, on June 26 2025, the Fakespot Deep Fake Detector extension, which lets users vet content to gauge if it was likely t…

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Mozilla Kills Pocket & Fakespot to Focus on Firefox

Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and integrated into the Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, but existing users and paying subscribers will be able to export saved stories until …

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Firefox Now Lets You Add Custom Images to New Tab Page

A number of new personalisation features have been added to the Firefox New Tab page in the past year, including the ability to pick a background image from a small set of hand-picked pics and solid colours. Pleasant though those curated images are, th…

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Mozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox’s Survival

Google’s search deal with Mozilla is such a sizeable portion of its overall income that without it, Firefox would struggle to compete – or even survive, say Mozilla. It’s no secret that Google has paid Mozilla handsomely for its searc…

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Mozilla Introduces Firefox’s First-Ever Terms of Use

Mozilla introduced a Terms of Use and updated its Privacy Notice, ensuring that Firefox remains open source while offering more transparency regarding data collection and use.
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With Google Going Bye-Bye, Mozilla’s Evidently Found a New Money Stream… Selling Your Data

Mozilla is evidently selling your data down river, while continuing to brag about how much it’s protecting your privacy.
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Firefox 137 Enters Public Beta Testing with HEVC Playback Support on Linux

Firefox 137 web browser is now available for public beta testing with HEVC playback support on Linux and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Mozilla Firefox 136 Is Out with Vertical Tabs and Official ARM64 Linux Binaries

Mozilla Firefox 136 open-source web browser is now available for download with vertical tabs layout, Linux binaries for AArch64 systems, and much more. Here’s what’s new!
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Mozilla is Introducing ‘Terms of Use’ to Firefox

Hot off the back of its recent leadership rejig, Mozilla has announced users of Firefox will soon be subject to a ‘Terms of Use’ policy — a first for the iconic open source web browser. “Although we’ve historically relied on our open …

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Mozilla Announce Leadership Changes, Plans to ‘Diversify’

Mozilla Corporation’s president, Mark Surman, today announced plans to tackle what he says are ‘major headwinds’ facing the company’s ability to grow, make money, and remain relevant. “Mozilla’s impact and survival d…

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Mozilla’s Nifty AI Detector Add-On For Firefox

Want to know if the text you’re reading online was written by an actual human or spat out by a large language model (LLM) masquerading as one? Though not foolproof, Mozilla’s Fakespot Deepfake Detector Firefox add-on may can help give you a…

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