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RenalCalculus<p>Fun: the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/netsurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netsurf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/webbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webbrowser</span></a> can now be built with a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/qt6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qt6</span></a> frontend.<br>Lets see how it fares running on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SailfishOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SailfishOS</span></a>, because fringe operating systems need fringe software!</p><p>Last time I tried, there were issues with touch support, but I'm sure someone can patch that.</p>
knoppix<p>Firefox 141 is out now 🦊<br>🔹 AI-suggested tabs &amp; tab group names (on-device, privacy-respecting)<br>🔹 Memory savings &amp; no forced restart after Linux updates<br>🔹 Address bar unit conversion, more languages, UI tweaks<br>🔹 WebGPU on Windows 11, CHIPS for devs</p><p>Now rolling out via OTA &amp; download 🔽</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mozilla</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/141.0/releasenotes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">firefox.com/en-US/firefox/141.</span><span class="invisible">0/releasenotes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a></p>
Interesting Links<p><strong><a href="https://minbrowser.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Min (web browser)</a></strong><br>"Min is written entirely with CSS and JavaScript using Electron"</p><p><a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/Blink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blink</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/Chromium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chromium</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/ElectronApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectronApps</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebBrowser</a></p>
stu<p>Been using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Vivaldi</span></a></span> for about a few months now. </p><p>I really love the side bar and all the featureset.</p><p>I have not used the most requested feature <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/stacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stacks</span></a> , which you can stack your tabs together to clean up or make your web use consolidated.</p><p>Thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cliffwade" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cliffwade</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@beardedtechguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>beardedtechguy</span></a></span> for introducing me to the web browser. </p><p>Its a great browser and it has so many features its crazy.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vivaldi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webbrowser</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ambassador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambassador</span></a></p>
Hey Gus<p>I use librewolf for my desktop and safari exclusively in private mode or Firefox focus. I just use a pw manager so I login on demand instead of having a bunch of cross domain cookie bs.</p><p>I have tried or am aware of every browser that is commonly known, opera, chrome, Firefox, and all their derivatives.</p><p>What if any non-chromium non-Firefox derivative browser(s) have you used or do you use that you like and why?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webBrowsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webBrowsers</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>PS My apologies <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@nicktaylor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nicktaylor</span></a></span>, now that I've read more into Ladybird I see they're doing both. Creating a new browser *and* a new not-for-profit for it. I'll be intrigued to see how they plan to structure the org to avoid Mozilla's fate.</p><p>Also why they decided to start from scratch, instead of forking at least some components of a working libre browser. Even if only to swap them out over time, as Chromium did.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/LadyBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LadyBird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@alcinnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alcinnz</span></a></span></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>"Exclusive: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> to release <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webBrowser</span></a> in challenge to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a>"</p><p>Great news everybody</p><p>Instead of Google suctioning up all of your personal info, now people can eagerly rush to have all of their personal info suctioned up by an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> manipulation hallucination <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> interface</p><p>Personally, I'm waiting for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thiel</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a>! Woo hoo! (/s)</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/openai-release-web-browser-challenge-google-chrome-2025-07-09/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/media-tel</span><span class="invisible">ecom/openai-release-web-browser-challenge-google-chrome-2025-07-09/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Lowyat.NET<p>OpenAI To Launch Web Browser To Rival Google Chrome <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificalintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificalintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webbrowser</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/358960/openai-to-launch-web-browser-to-rival-google-chrome/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/358960/openai-</span><span class="invisible">to-launch-web-browser-to-rival-google-chrome/</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/252093/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/252093/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> The End of the Internet As We Know It <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GoogleSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleSearch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/openai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openai</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>AI search engine Perplexity has launched a web browser, Comet, which is currently available to $200-per-month Max plan subscribers and a small group that signed up for a waitlist. Here's more from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Techcrunch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Techcrunch</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/CoF.6C" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/CoF.6C</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Perplexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perplexity</span></a></p>
ThePfromtheO<p>"<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/JamieZawinski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamieZawinski</span></a> has <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/repeatedly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repeatedly</span></a> said:</p><p>Now hear me out, but What If…? <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> was in the hands of some kind of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/organization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organization</span></a>?</p><p>In my <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/humble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humble</span></a> but <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/correct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>correct</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> should be doing two things and two things only:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Building</span></a> THE <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/reference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reference</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/implementation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>implementation</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a> and<br>Being a jugular-<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/snapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snapping</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attack</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> on <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standards</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/committees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>committees</span></a>.<br>There is no 3."<br>"Perhaps this is the only <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/viable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>viable</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/resolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resolution</span></a>."</p><p>"<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a>, for all its many <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/failings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>failings</span></a>, has <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/invented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invented</span></a> a lot of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/amazing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazing</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a>, from <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rust</span></a> to <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Servo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Servo</span></a> to the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/leading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leading</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a>. It shouldn't be trying to <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/capitalize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalize</span></a> on this <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/stuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stuff</span></a>. Maybe 3encourage it to have semi-independent <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/spinoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spinoffs</span></a>, such as <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a>, and as <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KaiOS</span></a> ought to be, and as <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rust</span></a> could have been."<br>"But <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/JamieZawinski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamieZawinski</span></a> has the only <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/clear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clear</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/vision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vision</span></a> and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/solution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solution</span></a> we've seen yet. Perhaps he's <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/right" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>right</span></a>, and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/should" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>should</span></a> be a <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/working" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>working</span></a> to <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fund</span></a> the one <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a>, non-<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/vendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vendor</span></a>-driven, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/standardscompliant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standardscompliant</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/browserEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browserEngine</span></a>."</p>
🌴 Seph 💭 👾<p><strong>How to Disable and Remove All AI Features in Mozilla Firefox – AskVG</strong></p> <p><a href="https://blog.taursnd.haus/display/1a041b09-1868-6bbb-0d75-ef6248512609" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.taursnd.haus/display/1a04</span><span class="invisible">1b09-1868-6bbb-0d75-ef6248512609</span></a></p>
𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕<p>Vieb - Vim bindings for the web by design</p><p>Vieb is the Vim Inspired Electron Browser</p><p>✏️ <a href="https://vieb.dev" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vieb.dev</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/webbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webbrowser</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vieb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vieb</span></a></p>
Marcel SIneM(S)US<p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Webbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Webbrowser</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a>: Sicherheitslücke wird angegriffen | Security <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Chrome-Google-stopft-attackierte-Sicherheitsluecke-10465615.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Chrome-Google-st</span><span class="invisible">opft-attackierte-Sicherheitsluecke-10465615.html</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Patchday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Patchday</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ChromeBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChromeBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/GoogleChrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleChrome</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"The architectural view in which search, social, and browsing are distinct is a distraction that does not map to the experienced reality of most people and that is in fact conceptually arbitrary with respect to the tasks that people actually seek to accomplish on the Web. In a sense, we're missing the Web for the tabs."</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@robin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>robin</span></a></span>, 2023</p><p><a href="https://berjon.com/bigger-browser/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">berjon.com/bigger-browser/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/www" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>www</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialWeb</span></a></p>

The browser I use on Android (Fennec F-Droid) just switched my default search engine back to Goggle, and what's worse, completely removed Mojeek and Brave as search options. This is an anti-feature!

It would be great if F-Droid builds of Android browsers stripped out the code that pulls dick moves like this.

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FOSS NEWS

Proton Mail gets Newsletter view to manage all email subscriptions in one place:
proton.me/blog/proton-mail-new
(That's really cool. Now we can tell normies that Proton Mail has this feature and Gmail doesn't lol)

Proton Pass adds 14 new entry types, option to create custom types:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/
(Really tempting feature, but personally I would advise against storing every piece of sensitive data in one central database in the cloud. Proton can get hacked any time, like any other company, and also the new Swiss law can force them to hand over all that personal data in plain text, so you can mess up your privacy really badly. I'm not pointing fingers at Proton, but I think this update wasn't quite a good idea, it puts too much responsibility on them.)

Firefox 140 ESR released with unload tab feature, support for adding custom search engines in Search settings, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, "Select All" option for bookmarks on Android:
9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-

Firefox 141 beta is available with less memory usage on Linux, ability to drag a tab to the pinned tabs tray and drag it out to unpin it, etc.:
9to5linux.com/firefox-141-prom

Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech, an embedded/offline speech-to-text engine:
phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-Deep
(GNOME: *drops a feature every few releases*
Mozilla: Hold my beer. *drops a service each week*)

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Proton · Take charge of your inbox with Newsletters view | ProtonProton Mail's Newsletters view helps you manage email subscriptions, organize your inbox faster, and stay in control privately.
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FOSS NEWS

Mozilla discontinues Fakespot Deep Fake Detector:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozill

Organic Maps gets option to save planned routes and other improvements:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

CoMaps 2025.06.10 is now available on F-Droid with new UI and updated maps:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Proton Mail and Calendar gets option for adding notes when replying to event invitations:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

ONLYOFFICE 9.0 released with new themes, redesigned start screen, new Diagram Viewer tool, new supported formats (Markdown, OpenDocument Graphics, Excel binary workbook files) etc.:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyof

Immich 1.135 released with iOS home screen widgets, Google Cast support and album descriptions in mobile apps, opt-in Google Cast integration and new onboarding flow on web, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

ReactOS gets better support for fullscreen programs:
phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Full

Calibre 8.5 released with improved Kobo driver, new button in the Manage Data Files dialog to cancel remaining e-books when managing multiple ones, etc.:
9to5linux.com/calibre-8-5-open

Zed gets new multi-language debugger tool, supporting Rust, Go, Python, JavaScript and C/C++:
news.itsfoss.com/zed-debugger-

Git 2.50 released with multi-pack reachability, improved multiple cruft packs, ORT merge engine, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Servo gets animated GIF support, support for SVG images via HTML "img" tag, input type="color" support, better layout and CSS support, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/Servo-May-20

Zen Browser 1.13b released with spaces for tabs instead of workspaces, updated Firefox base, Google Safe Browsing support:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

OMG! Ubuntu · Mozilla Axes its 'Deepfake' AI Detector Add-On - OMG! UbuntuMozilla is axing another project that was a perfect fit for a company whose founding mission is to make the web better. Next week, on June 26 2025, the