#fire

The $200 #Firefox mechanical keyboard sold out
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-keyboard-cherry-switches

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Love Firefox enough to drop $200 on a branded keyboard? Tough, it’s sold it. It’s a full-sized, 108-key mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches, and has a unique keycap colour scheme and branding: a Firefox logo on the super/meta key and new Firefox mascot Kit on Esc. It works wired, via Bluetooth or 2.4g wireless. “Clean, clicky and finished in Firefox colors”, reads the #Mozilla Store description, “this is a keyboard that looks good, feels better and sneaks in a little personality where you least expect it” (unaware the personality is exactly where one would expect it: on the keys). […] You’re reading The $200 Firefox mechanical keyboard sold out, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#Hardware #News #keyboards

mbnuqw/sidebery: #firefox extension for managing #tabs and bookmarks in sidebar.
▻https://github.com/mbnuqw/sidebery

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#sidebery

#Firefox’s big redesign rolls out in late September
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-nova-redesign-coming-september

Firefox’s new ‘Nova’ redesign will be enabled for all users in Firefox 157, due the end of September – barring any last minute hiccups, of course. Mozilla’s engineers have been working on #Nova since March. The original pitch used a lot of rounded UI elements, floating toolbars, framed web content that no longer sat flush to the edge of the browser window and, more noticeably, a lot of pastel gradients. Those changes have been refined and dialled down over the past few months. The roundness has been lightly reigned in, ‘gaps’ to segment and float toolbars from content quietly closed […] You’re reading Firefox’s big redesign rolls out in late September, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

#Firefox 155 brings AI-powered Smart Window to more countries
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-155-released

Firefox 155 is out, the first to arrive as part of the browser’s new twice-monthly release schedule. This update brings Firefox’s AI-powered Smart Window browsing mode to users in the USA, Canada and France. It’s opt-in (for now), requires a Mozilla account and is powered by a choice of AI model from Alibaba, OpenAI and Google. For those already using Smart Window, v155 has new ways to get you to chat more (“personalised resume conversation starters”), the assistant got faster at responding with Exa web search citations and Organise Tabs is better at grouping related tabs. If none of that […] You’re reading Firefox 155 brings AI-powered Smart Window to more countries, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News #AI/ML #App_Updates

#Firefox 154 released with translation, AI feature and UI tweaks
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/firefox-154-released

Mozilla has released Firefox 154 with some small AI-related changes, an ‘improved’ full-page translations and faster video seeking on “all operating systems” – or not, as I explain further down. Firefox 154 serves as the final monthly release of Firefox before browser switches to a faster, twice-monthly release schedule early September. That means you’ll be back here, reading “Firefox 155 released” in a couple weeks, rather than the usual four weeks. But enough what’s coming; what’s new now? Firefox 154’s main changes Firefox’s been expanding its range of address bar actions in recent releases. We got tab muting action in […] You’re reading Firefox 154 released with translation, AI feature and UI tweaks, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News #AI/ML #App_Updates

We finally revived our #Firefox add-on (10 years late)
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/omgubuntu-firefox-addon-notifier

The official OMG! Ubuntu add-on for Firefox is back – albeit far later than planned (sorry about that). If you’ve used our Chrome extension over the last decade, this add-on will be familiar as it’s the same thing, just in Firefox. Same look and (almost) the same features because it’s the same code (albeit with API name swaps and manifest tweaks). This isn’t the first time this blog has offered a Firefox add-on. Our old one broke in 2017 and though we intended to fix it, a decade happened to fly straight past us. Like the Chrome version, it provides […] You’re reading We finally revived our Firefox add-on (10 years late), a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#Editorial #addons #site_stuff

#Firefox’s new tab page adds AI-powered daily crossword widget
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-new-widgets-crossword

More widgets are coming to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an interactive crossword puzzle powered by the AI #News reader Particle. The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle‘s AI has ingested and summarised that day, and links to articles you can read to help deduce crossword answers. You click on a square to activate the row or column (clicking on it again switches between “Across” and “Down”). You read the clue at the bottom, and then you type in your answer. Use the hint button if you get stuck. If you just want […] You’re reading Firefox’s new tab page adds AI-powered daily crossword widget, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#AI/ML #Mozilla

#Firefox 153 offers built-in container tabs, rounded corners + more
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-153-new-containers-feature

Mozilla has released Firefox 153 with built-in #Containers, QR code generation and more quick actions in the address bar. This is the final “monthly” stable release before #Mozilla moves to a faster release cadence, putting out new stable versions of Firefox every two weeks. On an unrelated note, Firefox has resumed activity on X (formerly Twitter) after a year of no activity. Like all updates, you can get this one for Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as for Android and iOS (mobile versions have different features and are not covered in this post). Firefox gets built-in Containers Containers are […] You’re reading Firefox 153 offers built-in container tabs, rounded corners + more, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

Étude Mozilla : comment Windows sabote Firefox et vos choix de navigation
▻https://goodtech.info/etude-mozilla-deceptive-design-windows-microsoft-edge-firefox

Votre #PC #Windows vous manipule-t-il à votre insu ? La passionnante étude « Over The Edge 2.0 », publiée par #Mozilla, démontre comment #Microsoft utilise des designs trompeurs et l’#IA #Copilot pour étouffer #Firefox et saboter la libre concurrence. Enfin, pas partout, notamment en #Europe : merci le #DMA ! 🦊🔓

Si la Commission européenne a contraint la firme de #Redmond à lever une partie de ses barrières anticoncurrentielles au sein de l’Union, le reste du monde subit un harcèlement d’interface d’une agressivité rare. C’est l’une des conclusions de la nouvelle étude de Mozilla, intitulée Over The Edge 2.0 et rédigée par les experts en design éthique Dr. Harry Brignull et Cennydd Bowles, met à nu les techniques de #manipulation psychologique et technique de Microsoft. L’objectif sous-jacent est limpide : neutraliser la #concurrence et retenir de force les utilisateurs au sein du #navigateur #Edge, au détriment de solutions indépendantes et respectueuses de la #vie_privée comme Firefox.

#Firefox is getting updates twice as fast from September
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-two-week-release-cycle

Mozilla is changing Firefox’s release schedule from September, with new stable versions planned every two weeks instead of once a month. The faster release cadence will, Mozilla says, make its schedule more predictable and give “work that is ready to ship more frequent opportunities to reach users”. In a message to developers, Mozilla describes the change as an experiment it will “closely monitor” to ensure that the impact is positive and “adjust if needed”. Firefox 154, due for release on 18 August, will be the final stable version released under the current schedule. Firefox 155 is then planned for 1 […] You’re reading Firefox is getting updates twice as fast from September, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

#Firefox is adding #vulkan video decoding for #NVIDIA GPUs
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-vulkan-video-decoding-nvidia

Firefox is adding #Hardware-accelerated Vulkan Video decoding, saving Nvidia users on Linux the hassle of manually configuring the nvidia-vaapi-driver package. The change will be included in Firefox 153, out July 21, but it will not be enabled by default – not to start with. Instead, users will be able to flip a pair of preferences in about:config to try it out, with the awareness that there may be hiccups and edge cases (especially on devices with hybrid graphics, mentioned further down). Given that Nvidia GPUs are capable (understatement klaxon), I was surprised to hear that this didn’t already work. Turns out, Firefox’s […] You’re reading Firefox is adding Vulkan video decoding for Nvidia GPUs, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

Disable AI

https://addons.mozilla.org/user-media/addon_icons/2917/2917234-64.png

A Firefox #add-on to properly disable the AI overviews on search engines, so your search doesn´t still cost an AI-query in the background.

Don’t just hide results. Disable AI overviews on #Brave_Search, #DuckDuckGo, #Ecosia, #Google, and #Qwant so your searches consume less energy and water.

Our goal is not to just hide AI-powered results on websites and search engines like other extensions, but to actually stop the browser or server requests that run behind the scenes. Otherwise resources are still consumed by AI to generate results, even if they are hidden visually.

▻https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-ai
#IA #AI #intelligence_artificielle #adds-on #firefox #désactivation #écologie #astuce

#Firefox 151 release refreshes New Tab page, supports PDF merging
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/firefox-151-released

The new tab page has a (slightly) new look and a new name in Firefox 151, the latest update to Mozilla’s famous open-source web browser that rolls out this week (May 18). Now called Firefox Home, the new tab page has a “new look and feel”, to quote Mozilla. It’s not quite that dramatic, but the rounded search bar (no longer sticky on scroll) draws from the upcoming Nova redesign. You can now also choose to show more shortcuts, up to a maximum of 4 rows. Stories stay put, but the button to follow a topic moves to the left-hand […] You’re reading Firefox 151 release refreshes New Tab page, supports PDF merging, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News #App_Updates

Microsoft Edge Stores All Saved Passwords in Cleartext Process Memory at Launch
▻https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-edge-passwords-cleartext

A security researcher has discovered that #Microsoft Edge decrypts every stored #password into process memory the moment the browser launches and keeps them there as cleartext, regardless of whether the user ever visits those sites.

The finding, disclosed on April 29 by PaloAltoNtwks Norway at BigBiteOfTech, was uncovered by researcher @L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N, who systematically tested every major #Chromium-based #browser for credential memory handling behavior.

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#lol #edge #firefox #chrome

Une très bonne raison de ne pas utiliser Edge (et en tout cas, de ne pas y stocker ses mots de passe (#keypassxc)).

#Firefox’s free #VPN is getting the one feature it was missing
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-free-vpn-select-server

Mozilla has attracted kudos since it added a free built-in VPN to its Firefox web browser, not least because of the generous 50 GB a month usage limit. Now it’s set to add another sweetener: server location choice. Mozilla began rolling out VPN integration in Firefox 149 for Windows, macOS and Linux to users in the UK, USA, France and Germany as a privacy shield: it hides your real IP address when browsing by routing traffic through a secure proxy server hosted by Fastly. Canada was added to that list with Firefox 150. The only hard requirement is that users must be […] You’re reading Firefox’s free VPN is getting the one feature it was missing, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

#Firefox 50 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-150-features

Firefox 150 is released this week with an enhanced Split View features, multi-tab sharing and a clutch of welcome PDF editor improvements. Split View debuted in Firefox 149 last month, letting you easily view two web-pages side-by-side in a single tab (no more juggling windows). In Firefox 150, you can right-click a link on a web page and choose Open Link in Split View to, well, do precisely that. Firefox’s Split View feature now includes an option to Reverse Tabs in the context menu (three dots at the bottom of a focused split). And when creating a new Split View without a […] You’re reading Firefox 50 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News #App_Updates

#Firefox’s free #VPN rollout finally reached me – is it any good?
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-free-vpn-enabled

Firefox recently added a free built-in VPN to its desktop browser, but access to the feature is rolling out gradually. It hit my Ubuntu machine last night – and I’m last to be invited to anything, so I thought I’d write a quick rundown of what it actually does, what it doesn’t, and how to set it – assuming you have it. If you’re waiting for it to roll out to you, there’s no special update or download to look out for as this is a progressive rollout feature – Mozilla enables it remotely, in stages. There was no fanfare […] You’re reading Firefox’s free VPN rollout finally reached me – is it any good?, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

Chester Wisniewski 🇨🇦 - Mastodon
▻https://securitycafe.ca/@chetwisniewski/116263842520976605

That’s right folks, it is now easier to buy a #firearm than to load #open_source software on your #phone in #America.

#Android will require a #24-hour #wait before #sideloading #apps

▻https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html

How the advanced flow works for users

– Enable developer mode in system settings: Activating this is simple. This prevents accidental triggers or “one-tap” bypasses often used in high-pressure scams.

– Confirm you aren’t being coached: There is a quick check to make sure that no one is talking you into turning off your security. While power users know how to vet apps, scammers often pressure victims into disabling protections.

– Restart your phone and reauthenticate: This cuts off any remote access or active phone calls a scammer might be using to watch what you’re doing.

– Come back after the protective waiting period and verify: There is a one-time, one-day wait and then you can confirm that this is really you who’s making this change with our biometric authentication (fingerprint or face unlock) or device PIN. Scammers rely on manufactured urgency, so this breaks their spell and gives you time to think.

– Install apps: Once you confirm you understand the risks, you’re all set to install apps from unverified developers, with the option of enabling for 7 days or indefinitely. For safety, you’ll still see a warning that the app is from an unverified developer, but you can just tap “Install Anyway.”

#Firefox 149 adds built-in free #VPN with 50GB monthly data
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-adding-a-free-vpn

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, which isn’t a hardship (they’re free), but is a point of friction some may wish to know upfront. This is not a full-device VPN; Firefox VPN only protects traffic inside of the browser, not data sent outside. It won’t rival the flexibility and security benefits of a full-featured VPN, like server switching to access geo-restricted streaming services […] You’re reading Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News

New #Firefox logo coming? #Mozilla’s socials suggest so…
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/is-firefox-about-to-get-a-new-logo

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 from the familiar Firefox logo to an empty purple ‘globe’, which is the centre of the normal logo, sans the orange, flamed-tailed fox usually wrapped around. If you don’t quite see it, this animated reel shared on the Firefox Instagram account makes it much easier to see: Mozilla hasn’t explicitly said “a new logo is coming”, but it acknowledged its fox-less […] You’re reading New Firefox logo coming? Mozilla’s socials suggest so…, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

#News #design
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I tried #Firefox’s new AI ‘Smart Window’ in a beta build
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-smart-window-hands-on

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 part of its double-bottom line and a way to generate money. Firefox’s upcoming Smart Window is key to this, as it makes AI the primary interface for browsing. What follows is a hands-on with Smart Window in Firefox 149 beta, how it works, how it’s activated and why its ‘memory’ feature gave me the ick. Firefox’s new Smart Window […] You’re reading I tried Firefox’s new AI ‘Smart Window’ in a beta build, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

#News #AI/ML

#Firefox Nova – our first look at the browser’s big redesign
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-nova-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 Firefox a more rounded appearance: tabs and the address bar sport uniform radii, and sit in a segmented, floating island UI element. Everything nestles neatly. Elements like hover effects in the menu and parts of the New Tab Page are similarly rounded. If you look closely at the image above you’ll also spot a set of refreshed icons that (surprise!) are also less angular […] You’re reading Firefox Nova – our first look at the browser’s big redesign, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

#News

#Amazon #AWS #Data_Center #UAE: Amazon AWS UAE data centre reports #fire after ’objects hit’, #power connection stopped as #Dubai, #Abu_Dhabi pounded by #Iran #strikes - The Economic Times
▻https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/amazon-aws-uae-data-center-reports-fire-after-objects-hit-power-connection-stopped-as-dubai-abu-dhabi-pounded-by-iran-strikes/articleshow/128927539.cms

Amazon’s #cloud-computing #facilities in the #Middle_East faced power and #connectivity #issues on Monday after unidentified “objects” struck its data center in the #United_Arab_Emirates.

The objects had triggered a fire on Sunday ‌that forced authorities to ⁠eventually cut ⁠power to two #clusters of Amazon data centers in the UAE, with #restoration expected to take several more hours, according to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) status page.

Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai
▻https://www.404media.co/amazon-data-centers-on-fire-after-iranian-missile-strikes-on-dubai

Some AWS services are down in the Middle East. Recovery is unclear as it requires ’careful assessment to ensure the safety of our operators,’ according to Amazon.

Solidarietà ad #Haji
▻https://radioblackout.org/2026/02/solidarieta-ad-haji

Dopo aver partecipato a una manifestazione sindacale a sostegno degli operai sfruttati nel distretto industriale pratese, Hajar, studentessa del liceo Machiavelli Capponi di #firenze, è stata segnalata ai servizi sociali. La vicenda, emblematica dell’attuale #repressione del diritto al dissenso e del diritto a manifestare, ci viene raccontata da una compagna del collettivo studentesco #k1. Parliamo […]

#L'informazione_di_Blackout #lotta_studentesca #sudd_cobas
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Profilazione razziale e criminalizzazione del dissenso: la storia di Haji
▻https://www.meltingpot.org/2026/02/profilazione-razziale-e-criminalizzazione-del-dissenso-la-storia-di-haji

La scorsa settimana Haji, studentessa del Liceo Machiavelli Capponi di #Firenze, è stata segnalata ai servizi sociali per la sua partecipazione ad una manifestazione sindacale davanti al negozio di Patrizia Pepe in Piazza Duomo, avvenuta lo scorso 8 novembre. È stata prima convocata per un colloquio insieme ai genitori, e, in seguito ad un’ispezione all’interno della sua abitazione, è stata caldamente invitata a “non partecipare più a manifestazioni”, per evitare di incorrere in “conseguenze più gravi”. I servizi sociali hanno quindi avviato un’indagine in merito a possibili fattori criminogeni o legati al disagio familiare, basandosi sulla sua partecipazione ad (...)

#Notizie #Italia #Lavoro #Razzismo_e_discriminazioni #Solidarietà_e_attivismo #Toscana