Hacker News with Generative AI: Browsers

Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers (linuxfoundation.org)
SAN FRANCISCO – January 9, 2025 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Bowsers. This initiative aims to fund open development and enhance projects within the Chromium ecosystem, ensuring broad support and sustainability for open source contributions that will drive technological advancement.
Open Source, Chromium, Linux Foundation, Browsers
9 points by marcodiego 8 days ago | 2 comments
Google and Linux Foundation Launch "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers" Fund (phoronix.com)
Google and the Linux Foundation today announced the creation of the "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers" fund to help provide funding to open-source developers working on Chromium-based open-source projects.
Google, Linux Foundation, Open Source, Browsers, Funding
4 points by LorenDB 9 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: A browser designed to support uBlock Origin (MV2) and respect privacy (ublock-browser.com)
Privacy, Browsers, Ad Blocking, Open Source
7 points by tempest_tech 9 days ago | 28 comments
Curl-Impersonate (github.com/lexiforest)
A special build of curl that can impersonate the four major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox(In progress). curl-impersonate is able to perform TLS and HTTP handshakes that are identical to that of a real browser.
Web Development, Security, Browsers, Networking
425 points by jakeogh 19 days ago | 111 comments
Singlefile: A web extension to save a complete web page into a single HTML file (github.com/gildas-lormeau)
SingleFile is a Web Extension (and a CLI tool) compatible with Chrome, Firefox (Desktop and Mobile), Microsoft Edge, Safari, Vivaldi, Brave, Waterfox, Yandex browser, and Opera. It helps you to save a complete web page into a single HTML file.
Web Development, Web Extensions, Software, Tools, Browsers
122 points by throw0101a 27 days ago | 47 comments
YouTube detects and blocking Brave browser (twitter.com)
YouTube, Browsers, Web Browsing, Privacy
17 points by twapi 28 days ago | 13 comments
Mozilla: Proposals in US vs. Google threaten vital role of independent browsers (mozilla.org)
Giving people the ability to shape the internet and their experiences on it is at the heart of Mozilla’s manifesto. This includes empowering people to choose how they search.
Mozilla, Browsers, Competition, Antitrust, Google
64 points by botanical 30 days ago | 92 comments
Firefox Is the Superior Browser (asindu.xyz)
When ever you hear people trying to convince other people to switch to Firefox the reason is usually moral or ideological.
Firefox, Browsers, Morality, Ideology
85 points by max_ 42 days ago | 74 comments
Apple Releases iCloud Passwords Add-On for Firefox (macrumors.com)
Apple now has a dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on designed for the Firefox browser, which means Firefox users can access passwords and logins stored in the Passwords app or iCloud Keychain when using Firefox on a PC or Mac.
Apple, Firefox, Security, Browsers, Passwords
57 points by frizlab 44 days ago | 15 comments
Google Docs in a clean-room browser (ekioh.com)
With the news that Google would be phasing in a new version of Google Docs I thought we ought to get the current version working in Flow. Because of many bug fixes in Flow for other websites, Google Docs now seemed to load mostly fine, though it rendered without word wrap and you couldn’t actually type into it.
Google Docs, Web Development, Browsers
10 points by fanf2 52 days ago | 1 comments
Mozilla: DOJ's Plan for Chrome Risks Hurting Smaller Browsers (pcmag.com)
The Justice Department's proposal to force Google to rein in and even sell off its Chrome browser business may seem like a win for competitors such as Mozilla’s Firefox browser. But the company says the plan risks hurting smaller browsers.
Antitrust, Google, Browsers, Mozilla, Firefox
8 points by cpeterso 55 days ago | 0 comments
Neomacs: Structural Lisp IDE/browser/computing environment (github.com/neomacs-project)
Neomacs is a computing environment based on structural editing. Neomacs aims to become the Emacs of trees. Currently, Neomacs is a usable Lisp IDE and keyboard-driven browser.
Programming, Lisp, IDE, Browsers, Software
125 points by kscarlet 56 days ago | 39 comments
Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web (github.com/leaningtech)
This repository hosts the source code for https://webvm.io, a Linux virtual machine that runs in your browser.
Virtual Machines, Web Development, Open Source, Linux, Browsers
205 points by thunderbong 59 days ago | 54 comments
New iOS 18.2 beta marks WebGPU as stable and enabled by default in Safari (twitter.com)
New Releases, iOS, WebGPU, Browsers
12 points by astlouis44 67 days ago | 0 comments
This month in Servo: faster fonts, fetches, and Flexbox (servo.org)
This month in Servo: faster fonts, fetches, and flexbox!
Web Development, Performance Optimization, Browsers
10 points by infotainment 68 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Intelligent Browser for Web Automation Powered by AI (airtop.ai)
Effortlessly scrape and control any site with cheap and scalable AI-powered cloud browsers
Web Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Browsers, Software, Cloud Computing
25 points by danielsht 72 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: I wrote an open-source browser alternative for Computer Use for any LLM (github.com/gregpr07)
Open Source, Browsers, Software
180 points by gregpr07 74 days ago | 73 comments
Mullvad browser: the privacy of Tor, with the perks of a VPN (2023) (techradar.com)
Privacy, VPN, Browsers, Security
6 points by dotcoma 84 days ago | 0 comments
Firefox Is Now "More Than 75X Faster" Running WebAssembly (howtogeek.com)
WebAssembly, Browsers, Performance, Firefox
78 points by hochmartinez 93 days ago | 5 comments
Search Engine Shortcuts in Firefox (jamesg.blog)
Firefox has a feature that lets you map a character or sequence of characters typed in the Firefox address bar to a custom search engine.
Firefox, Search Engines, Browsers, Web Development, Productivity
9 points by zerojames 96 days ago | 3 comments
This month in Servo: Android nightlies, right-to-left, WebGPU, and more (servo.org)
This month in Servo: Android nightlies, right-to-left, WebGPU, and more!
Web Development, Mobile Development, Browsers, Software, Open Source
23 points by AndrewDucker 106 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: How does WebKit ITP work? (ycombinator.com)
I recently heard about a feature of WebKit, ITP(Intelligent Tracking Prevention)[0] and I'm curious as to how it works.
Web Development, Privacy, Browsers, Security, WebKit
5 points by d-z-m 113 days ago | 1 comments
Firefox tracks you with “privacy preserving” feature (noyb.eu)
Today, noyb filed a complaint against Mozilla for quietly enabling a supposed “privacy feature” (called Privacy Preserving Attribution) in its Firefox browser. Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behaviour on websites. In essence, the browser is now controlling the tracking, rather than individual websites. While this might be an improvement compared to even more invasive cookie tracking, the company never asked its users if they wanted to enable it.
Privacy, Browsers, Mozilla, Tracking, User Consent
156 points by robin_reala 115 days ago | 130 comments
Safari 18.0 Release Notes (apple.com)
New Releases, Software, Browsers
5 points by ksec 119 days ago | 0 comments
Gaining access to anyones Arc browser without them even visiting a website (kibty.town)
Security, Browsers, Hacking
1469 points by xyzeva 120 days ago | 498 comments
Why no (se)L4 microkernel/hypervisor based browser? (ycombinator.com)
For example, Microsoft's Gazelle and Illinois Browser OS build their browsers based on a secure kernel, so why no (se)L4 microkernel/hypervisor based browser?
Operating Systems, Browsers, Security, Microkernels
10 points by iloveappleman 122 days ago | 6 comments
Building a browser using Servo as a web engine (servo.org)
Building a browser using Servo as a web engine!
Web Development, Browsers, Open Source, Servo
140 points by TangerineDream 129 days ago | 13 comments
Show HN: Browserbased (Serverless Headless Browsers) (github.com/yevbar)
Open-source serverless headless browsers
Open Source, Web Development, Browsers, Serverless
8 points by yevbar 131 days ago | 1 comments
Gophie — Open Source Gopher Browser (gophie.org)
Open Source, Browsers, Programming, Software
35 points by layer8 138 days ago | 2 comments
A browser for debugging ActivityPub and the Fediverse (browser.pub)
Fediverse, ActivityPub, Web Development, Debugging, Browsers
17 points by tbeseda 145 days ago | 0 comments