Hacker News with Generative AI: Web Browsers

Investing in what moves the internet forward (mozilla.org)
Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build.

Web Browsers, Internet, Mozilla, Business, Open Source

9 points by brycewray 21 hours ago | 1 comments

Show HN: A web browser agent in your Chrome side panel (github.com/parsaghaffari)
BrowserBee is a privacy-first open source Chrome extension that lets you control your browser using natural language.

Chrome Extensions, Privacy, Open Source, Web Browsers

151 points by parsabg 5 days ago | 63 comments

Firefox Security Response to pwn2own 2025 (mozilla.org)
At Mozilla, we consider security to be a paramount aspect of the web. This is why not only does Firefox have a long running bug bounty program but also mature release management and security engineering practices. These practices combined with well-trained and talented Firefox teams are also the reason why we respond to security bugs as quickly as we do. This week at the security hacking competition pwn2own, security researchers demonstrated two new content-process exploits against Firefox.

Security, Web Browsers, Mozilla, Bug Bounties, Security Research

13 points by todsacerdoti 6 days ago | 1 comments

uBlock Origin Lite beta version for Safari (github.com/uBlockOrigin)
Continuing from #52, which had become too large, to focus on remaining technical issues.

Web Browsers, Software, Security, Privacy, Beta Releases

50 points by aheckler 10 days ago | 10 comments

Dia – An Early Review (fldr.zip)
The Browser Company of New York (BCNY), known for Arc, has just launched Dia through their alpha program – their latest take on the web browser.

Web Browsers, Software, Startups, New York

32 points by wyxuan 10 days ago | 21 comments

Mozilla Firefox – Official GitHub repo (github.com/mozilla-firefox)
The official repository of Mozilla's Firefox web browser.

Web Browsers, Open Source, Software, Mozilla, GitHub

854 points by thefilmore 10 days ago | 465 comments

Andreas Kling's Keynote Presentation on the Ladybird Browser [video] (youtube.com)

Web Browsers, Technology, Keynote Presentations, Andreas Kling, Ladybird Browser

26 points by danboarder 11 days ago | 0 comments

Andreas Kling's Keynote Presentation on the Ladybird Browser [video] (youtube.com)

Web Browsers, Software, Technology, Computer Science

12 points by pabs3 18 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: Blocked by Cloudflare Infinite verify your human loop (ycombinator.com)
Works on Firefox and Chrome and doesn't work on Safari.

Web Browsers, Cloudflare, Troubleshooting

6 points by ksec 19 days ago | 8 comments

Pwning the Ladybird Browser (jessie.cafe)
Ladybird is a relatively new browser engine originating from the SerenityOS project.

Security, Web Browsers, Operating Systems

332 points by todsacerdoti 23 days ago | 57 comments

Is Chrome Even a Sellable Asset? (daringfireball.net)
There are two ways to consider a forced divestiture of Chrome by Google, as the U.S. Department of Justice has, for months now, been requesting after Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that Google has illegally maintained its monopoly in web search. One is from a business perspective (which I believe is the only perspective considered by the DOJ). The other is from a technical perspective. I don’t think either makes any sense.

Google, Antitrust, Web Browsers, Monopolies

57 points by carrotsalad 24 days ago | 18 comments

WebGPU is officially shipping in Firefox 141, July release date (groups.google.com)
I intend to enable WebGPU on Windows in the early beta stages of Firefox 139, which enters beta this coming Monday, April 28.

WebGPU, Firefox, Web Browsers, Software, Release Dates

11 points by astlouis44 24 days ago | 1 comments

Firefox tab groups are here (mozilla.org)
What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same feature? At Firefox, we build it.

Web Browsers, Firefox, User Features

807 points by TangerineDream 24 days ago | 441 comments

All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of their funding (medium.com)
Four major web browsers dominate the market: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari. What most users don’t realize is that Google effectively bankrolls over 80% of the development for all of them. But this funding stream is under threat: the US Department of Justice is moving to force Google to cut off its competitors and divest from Chrome, a decision that will simultaneously cripple the development of every major browser.

Web Browsers, Google, Antitrust, Technology, Competition

639 points by dfabulich 25 days ago | 633 comments

Is It Worth Killing Mozilla to Shave Off Less Than 1% from Google's Market Share (open-web-advocacy.org)
Is It Worth Killing Mozilla to Shave Off Less Than 1% From Google’s Market Share?

Web Browsers, Google, Competition, Mozilla, Market Share

7 points by amadeuspagel 25 days ago | 3 comments

Don't make Google sell Chrome (world.hey.com)
The web will be far worse off if Google is forced to sell Chrome, even if it's to atone for legitimate ad-market monopoly abuses.

Web Browsers, Google, Antitrust

18 points by Tomte 25 days ago | 20 comments

Yahoo Wants to Buy Chrome (theverge.com)
Legacy search brand Yahoo has been working on its own web browser prototype, and says it would like to buy Google’s Chrome if the company is forced by a court to sell it.

Web Browsers, Technology, Business, Acquisitions

28 points by pier25 29 days ago | 13 comments

Google Chrome will now continue to use third-party cookies (digiday.com)
In a shocking development, Google won’t roll out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome, meaning ad tech companies can still use the targeting technology in the world’s most popular web browser.

Google Chrome, Third-Party Cookies, Advertising Technology, Web Browsers

9 points by fumar 31 days ago | 0 comments

Web Browser telemetry – 2025 edition (sizeof.cat)
This is a re-release of my “world-renown” Web Browser Telemetry - 2021 edition article, updated for 2025.

Web Browsers, Telemetry, Data Analysis

5 points by jakobdabo 32 days ago | 1 comments

Web Browser telemetry – 2025 edition (sizeof.cat)
This is a re-release of my “world-renown” Web Browser Telemetry - 2021 edition article, updated for 2025.

Web Browsers, Telemetry, Security

11 points by freediver 34 days ago | 2 comments

Bring Back RSS Feeds to Browsers (jetgirl.art)
I'm currently using Thunderbird to get/read RSS feeds. Outlook used to support them but it seems that's gone now too.

RSS, Web Browsers, Email Clients

41 points by Tomte 36 days ago | 12 comments

New SSL/TLS certs to each live no longer than 47 days by 2029 (theregister.com)
CA/Browser Forum – a central body of web browser makers, security certificate issuers, and friends – has voted to cut the maximum lifespan of new SSL/TLS certs to just 47 days by March 15, 2029.

Security, SSL/TLS, Web Browsers, Certificates

3 points by mmoez 38 days ago | 0 comments

Firefox starts testing "Link Previews" (mozilla.org:443)
We’ve just introduced a new experimental feature in Firefox Labs on Beta and Nightly called Link Previews, and we’d love for you to give it a try and let us know what you think.

Web Browsers, Firefox, User Experience

10 points by ReadCarlBarks 38 days ago | 8 comments

Significant performance improvements with Edge 134 (windows.com)
We’re very proud to say that, starting with version 134, Microsoft Edge is up to 9% faster as measured by the Speedometer 3.0 benchmark.

Microsoft Edge, Web Browsers, Performance, Benchmarking

60 points by ksec 40 days ago | 71 comments

WebTransport: Low-Latency Bidirectional Messaging API (chrome.com)

Web Development, APIs, Networking, Web Browsers, Communication

8 points by zaindantes 42 days ago | 0 comments

Generative AI in Servo (azabani.com)
Servo has shown that we can build a browser with a modern, parallel layout engine in a fraction of the cost of the big incumbents, thanks to our powerful tooling, our strong community, and our thorough documentation. But we can, and should, build Servo without generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot.

Generative AI, Web Browsers, Open Source

27 points by todsacerdoti 42 days ago | 20 comments

Searchception (mojeek.com)
In the early days of the internet, there was a clear distinction between browsers and search engines. You opened a browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer to go to a website. If you didn’t know the address, you visited a search engine to find it. But somewhere along the way, that clarity was engineered out of existence.

Search Engines, Internet History, Web Browsers, Technology

15 points by Sami_Lehtinen 43 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: Does Collapsing an HN Thread in a Popular story spike your CPU use? (ycombinator.com)
For popular threads with a lot of comments, collapsing a top comment leads to high CPU usage and can cause browsers (I tried in Chrome and Vivaldi) to freeze up.

Hacker News, Performance, Web Browsers

11 points by cleverpatrick 49 days ago | 22 comments

Tell HN: Pocket (acquired by Moz) only works with FF now (ycombinator.com)
They've pulled their browser extensions and integrations except for Firefox.

Web Browsers, Firefox, Acquisitions, Software, Tech News

13 points by anon6362 50 days ago | 18 comments

Firefox 137.0 released with vertical tabs (mozilla.org)
Firefox’s new sidebar lets you move tabs to the side, pin key sites and keep your AI assistant handy.

Firefox, Web Browsers, User Interface, AI

12 points by Ianvdl 50 days ago | 2 comments