Hello, SUMO community! We're setting the stage for something big: a revamp of our style guide designed to make our support content not just user-friendly, but user-delightful. To get a ...
Today marks a significant moment in our journey, and I am thrilled to share some important news with you. After much thoughtful consideration, I have decid
A year ago I was sharing how a Mozilla Performance Sheriff catches performance regressions, the entire Workflow they go through, and the incoming improvements. Since I joined the Performance Tools ...
By Celia Bernhardt | cbernhardt@queensledger.com A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The mural was designed by artist Zeehan Wazed, and brought to life through a community painting party in the hospital. Wazed developed the design with the help...
Great news for people using Firefox Nightly on Debian-based Linux distributions (such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and others): installing, updating, and testing the latest Firefox Nightly builds just got ...
I was once told that Firefox users don’t always do enough to celebrate the small wins. Here’s something that I consider to be a big one, but might not be int...
We recently identified a bug in the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) external API that caused all signing requests to mark extension submissions as being Android compatible. A ...
Highlights Some more great work from our performance team means that sites using Vue.js 3.0 will run better in Firefox! We’ve added some new behaviours to session restore, and ...
I used to work in the field of machine translation and would like to know more about how they are doing this translation. 10 years ago, we saw the explosion of statistical and training based translations. However, these are better suited for the cloud, so does anyone know where I can find info on how Firefox does their...
In August we encouraged developers to start preparing their desktop extensions for Firefox Android open availability on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The project is progressing well and ...
Browser choice screens are back on the menu. Most notably, the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will require them from 2024. But lawmakers and regulators in many other jurisdictions have also been looking at choice screens alongside other interventions to address deep-seated competition issues in browsers and browser engines...
The move Wednesday to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much easier and faster for them to get authorization to work in the U.S.
Hi, I've been using nightly for about 5-6 years now the latest nightly version feels so slow and having frequent small annoying freezes, is there a bug I can track about it or I can provide more info? I've experienced this on my PC and laptop....
On August 10, 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of their pedestrian safety improvements in Jamaica, Queens. The goal of the pedestrian safety improvements is to create a more inviting space for residents to enjoy Downtown Jamaica and reduce the...
Firefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Years (www.pcmag.com)
Keeping you in the loop: What’s new in our Knowledge Base? (blog.mozilla.org)
Hello, SUMO community! We're setting the stage for something big: a revamp of our style guide designed to make our support content not just user-friendly, but user-delightful. To get a ...
Improving Performance in Firefox and Across the Web with Speedometer 3 (hacks.mozilla.org)
Today’s Speedometer release is more open and challenging than before and is the best tool for driving browser performance improvements.
A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future (blog.mozilla.org)
Today marks a significant moment in our journey, and I am thrilled to share some important news with you. After much thoughtful consideration, I have decid
New Sheriffing feature and significant updates to KPI reporting queries (blog.mozilla.org)
A year ago I was sharing how a Mozilla Performance Sheriff catches performance regressions, the entire Workflow they go through, and the incoming improvements. Since I joined the Performance Tools ...
Hospital Mural by Queens Artist Zeehan Wazed Unveiled - Queens Ledger (queensledger.com)
By Celia Bernhardt | cbernhardt@queensledger.com A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The mural was designed by artist Zeehan Wazed, and brought to life through a community painting party in the hospital. Wazed developed the design with the help...
Down and to the Right: Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023 (hacks.mozilla.org)
We’ve been working hard on making Firefox even faster and we’re extremely happy to report that this has resulted in an improvement in speed.
Introducing Mozilla’s Firefox Nightly .deb Package for Debian-based Linux Distributions (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
Great news for people using Firefox Nightly on Debian-based Linux distributions (such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and others): installing, updating, and testing the latest Firefox Nightly builds just got ...
Firefox 120: Searching Tabs in the Address Bar Will Work Across Containers (www.quippd.com)
I was once told that Firefox users don’t always do enough to celebrate the small wins. Here’s something that I consider to be a big one, but might not be int...
Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox (hacks.mozilla.org)
Mozilla continues to champion user privacy on the web, teaming up with Fastly and Divvi Up to bring privacy-preserving technology to Firefox.
Firefox tests a built-in checker for fake reviews (www.theverge.com)
Based on technology from Fakespot.
Changes to Android extension signing (blog.mozilla.org)
We recently identified a bug in the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) external API that caused all signing requests to mark extension submissions as being Android compatible. A ...
All Lights Green for 119 – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 145 (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
Highlights Some more great work from our performance team means that sites using Vue.js 3.0 will run better in Firefox! We’ve added some new behaviours to session restore, and ...
How do I remove the (…) buttons on the right side of suggestions in the URL field drop-down? (fedia.io)
I like to tab trough the drop-down via the keyboard. The (…) button is a tab stop, so it gets in the way.
Firefox Translation Engine
I used to work in the field of machine translation and would like to know more about how they are doing this translation. 10 years ago, we saw the explosion of statistical and training based translations. However, these are better suited for the cloud, so does anyone know where I can find info on how Firefox does their...
Test Firefox Android extensions and help developers prepare for an open mobile ecosystem in December (blog.mozilla.org)
In August we encouraged developers to start preparing their desktop extensions for Firefox Android open availability on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The project is progressing well and ...
Can browser choice screens be effective? (research.mozilla.org)
Browser choice screens are back on the menu. Most notably, the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will require them from 2024. But lawmakers and regulators in many other jurisdictions have also been looking at choice screens alongside other interventions to address deep-seated competition issues in browsers and browser engines...
NYC officials assures New Yorkers new MTA fare-free bus program is 'not a pipe dream' (abc7ny.com)
Beginning Sunday, five MTA bus lines will operate for free.99 for the next six months.
Biden offers NYC help in migrant crisis, grants nearly half-million Venezuelans protection (abc7ny.com)
The move Wednesday to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much easier and faster for them to get authorization to work in the U.S.
Firefox nightly feels slow and buggy (fedia.io)
Hi, I've been using nightly for about 5-6 years now the latest nightly version feels so slow and having frequent small annoying freezes, is there a bug I can track about it or I can provide more info? I've experienced this on my PC and laptop....
Hacking the ELF format for Firefox, 12 years later ; doing better with less (glandium.org)
DOT and DCC announce Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Jamaica - CityLand (www.citylandnyc.org)
On August 10, 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of their pedestrian safety improvements in Jamaica, Queens. The goal of the pedestrian safety improvements is to create a more inviting space for residents to enjoy Downtown Jamaica and reduce the...