Spring cleaning? Watch out for these product categories while online shopping

Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to swap stuffy winter layers to fresh air — and maybe confront the dust bunnies that moved in while you were busy. If you’re gearing up for a deep Spring clean or some much needed home maintenance, chances are you’re heading online to stock up on supplies. But before you fill up that cart, let’s talk about something a little less refreshing: the flood of unreliable product reviews that can make finding quality products harder than it should be.  Discounted prices? Thousands of five-star . . . [More]

Spring cleaning? Watch out for these product categories while online shopping

Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to swap stuffy winter layers to fresh air — and maybe confront the dust bunnies that moved in while you were busy. If you’re gearing up for a deep Spring clean or some much needed home maintenance, chances are you’re heading online to stock up on supplies. But before you fill up that cart, let’s talk about something a little less refreshing: the flood of unreliable product reviews that can make finding quality products harder than it should be.  Discounted prices? Thousands of five-star . . . [More]

CHR’s 2025 Steam Train Half Marathon Was a Success!

Hundreds of Runners Gathered on March 30 to Race the Train in Support of Behavioral Healthcare Services at CHR and Three Local Nonprofits WINDSOR, Conn. � On Sunday, March 30, 2025, hundreds of runners, spectators, and volunteers gathered from across the country for CHR’s Steam Train Half Marathon and Relay at the Essex Steam Train in Essex, CT. The Steam Train Half Marathon & Relay is just one of only two half marathons worldwide where runners “race” against a historic steam train. This year, a record number of athletes participated, i . . . [More]

CHR’s 2025 Steam Train Half Marathon Was a Success!

Hundreds of Runners Gathered on March 30 to Race the Train in Support of Behavioral Healthcare Services at CHR and Three Local Nonprofits WINDSOR, Conn. � On Sunday, March 30, 2025, hundreds of runners, spectators, and volunteers gathered from across the country for CHR’s Steam Train Half Marathon and Relay at the Essex Steam Train in Essex, CT. The Steam Train Half Marathon & Relay is just one of only two half marathons worldwide where runners “race” against a historic steam train. This year, a record number of athletes participated, i . . . [More]

Nolen Royalty, known as eieio, keeps the internet fun with experimental multiplayer games

Nolen Royalty is a game developer and software engineer who makes experimental massively multiplayer games and elaborate technical jokes at eieio.games. Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In My Corner Of The Internet, we talk with people about the online spaces . . . [More]

Nolen Royalty, known as eieio, keeps the internet fun with experimental multiplayer games

Nolen Royalty is a game developer and software engineer who makes experimental massively multiplayer games and elaborate technical jokes at eieio.games. Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In My Corner Of The Internet, we talk with people about the online spaces . . . [More]

4 accessibility tools to try in Firefox 

The internet is for everyone, but not everyone experiences it the same way. For many of us, harsh brightness, hard-to-read text or a webpage that doesn’t work with a screen reader can turn simple tasks into frustrating obstacles. While we’ve built accessibility features directly into Firefox, we also support extensions that let you customize your online experience. Accessibility isn’t one size-fits-all and the right tools can make a huge difference, including for folks who are not disabled.  We’ve put together a list of extension . . . [More]

4 accessibility tools to try in Firefox 

The internet is for everyone, but not everyone experiences it the same way. For many of us, harsh brightness, hard-to-read text or a webpage that doesn’t work with a screen reader can turn simple tasks into frustrating obstacles. While we’ve built accessibility features directly into Firefox, we also support extensions that let you customize your online experience. Accessibility isn’t one size-fits-all and the right tools can make a huge difference, including for folks who are not disabled.  We’ve put together a list of extension . . . [More]

A smarter VPN experience: Introducing the Mozilla VPN extension for Windows

VPNs are great for keeping your connection secure and your activity private, but they can also get in the way. From triggering captchas to making some websites harder to access, traditional VPNs often force users into a trade-off between privacy and convenience. The new Mozilla VPN extension for Firefox — now available on Windows — gives users more control and keeps you protected without the hassle. We get it — VPNs can be frustrating  I’m the product manager for Mozilla VPN, and I know firsthand how important — and frustrating . . . [More]

A smarter VPN experience: Introducing the Mozilla VPN extension for Windows

VPNs are great for keeping your connection secure and your activity private, but they can also get in the way. From triggering captchas to making some websites harder to access, traditional VPNs often force users into a trade-off between privacy and convenience. The new Mozilla VPN extension for Firefox — now available on Windows — gives users more control and keeps you protected without the hassle. We get it — VPNs can be frustrating  I’m the product manager for Mozilla VPN, and I know firsthand how important — and frustrating . . . [More]

Open-source AI is hard. Blueprints can help!

“I spend 8 hours per week trying to keep up to date, it’s overwhelming!” “Integrating new libraries is difficult. They’re either poorly maintained or updated in ways that break compatibility.” “I want to be able to experiment quickly, without relying on APIs for closed-source models.” These were just a few of the challenges we heard from developers during months of interviews. Today, we’re excited to introduce Blueprints and the Blueprints Hub! Meet Mozilla.ai Blueprints The Blueprints Hub is designed to cut th . . . [More]

Open-source AI is hard. Blueprints can help!

“I spend 8 hours per week trying to keep up to date, it’s overwhelming!” “Integrating new libraries is difficult. They’re either poorly maintained or updated in ways that break compatibility.” “I want to be able to experiment quickly, without relying on APIs for closed-source models.” These were just a few of the challenges we heard from developers during months of interviews. Today, we’re excited to introduce Blueprints and the Blueprints Hub! Meet Mozilla.ai Blueprints The Blueprints Hub is designed to cut th . . . [More]

Reaching readers, one TikTok at a time

Sanibel Lazar is using TikTok to break beyond traditional book promotion. Spoiler: The internet’s not finished. Welcome to “Web in Progress,” a series celebrating the internet as a space you can shape, not just scroll through. Just as Firefox empowers you to take charge of your online experience, this series highlights how individuals and communities are shaping an internet that truly serves their needs. In this installment, see how a debut novelist is using TikTok to break beyond traditional book promotion. By focusing on niche in . . . [More]

Reaching readers, one TikTok at a time

Sanibel Lazar is using TikTok to break beyond traditional book promotion. Spoiler: The internet’s not finished. Welcome to “Web in Progress,” a series celebrating the internet as a space you can shape, not just scroll through. Just as Firefox empowers you to take charge of your online experience, this series highlights how individuals and communities are shaping an internet that truly serves their needs. In this installment, see how a debut novelist is using TikTok to break beyond traditional book promotion. By focusing on niche in . . . [More]

Mozilla’s response to proposed remedies in U.S. v. Google

Last week the Department of Justice and some state attorneys general filed revised proposed remedies in the U.S. v. Google LLC search case. If the proposed remedies barring all search payments to browser developers are adopted by the court, these misguided plans would be a direct hit to small and independent browsers—the very forces that keep the web open, innovative and free. This case was meant to promote search competition, yet somehow the outcome threatens to crush browser competition, making it even harder for challengers to stand up to . . . [More]

Mozilla’s response to proposed remedies in U.S. v. Google

Last week the Department of Justice and some state attorneys general filed revised proposed remedies in the U.S. v. Google LLC search case. If the proposed remedies barring all search payments to browser developers are adopted by the court, these misguided plans would be a direct hit to small and independent browsers—the very forces that keep the web open, innovative and free. This case was meant to promote search competition, yet somehow the outcome threatens to crush browser competition, making it even harder for challengers to stand up to . . . [More]

Misinformation in the age of AI: It’s in the details (like extra fingers)

As you scroll through social media, the posts blend together: a heroic cat, a shocking statistic, a breaking news clip. But in a world where AI blurs the line between fact and fiction, how do you tell what’s real from what’s misinformation?  The short answer: Most of the time, you can’t. Generative AI tools have made it faster, cheaper, and easier to create convincing fakes, flooding our feeds with AI-generated content. But here’s what you can do � learn to spot the signs of misinformation. What should I think about when trying . . . [More]

Misinformation in the age of AI: It’s in the details (like extra fingers)

As you scroll through social media, the posts blend together: a heroic cat, a shocking statistic, a breaking news clip. But in a world where AI blurs the line between fact and fiction, how do you tell what’s real from what’s misinformation?  The short answer: Most of the time, you can’t. Generative AI tools have made it faster, cheaper, and easier to create convincing fakes, flooding our feeds with AI-generated content. But here’s what you can do � learn to spot the signs of misinformation. What should I think about when trying . . . [More]

Browser choice? Here’s how EU’s DMA is helping make it real

Too often, well-intentioned regulation misses the mark. This can be due to poor design, poor implementation, poor compliance, or failure to address unintended consequences. But the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has the potential to be different. The DMA is a regulatory framework that came into effect in the EU in March 2024. It covers a range of services, including browsers, where it empowers people in the EU to choose a browser for themselves.  Twelve months later, the verdict’s in, and it proves what 98% of people told us before t . . . [More]

Browser choice? Here’s how EU’s DMA is helping make it real

Too often, well-intentioned regulation misses the mark. This can be due to poor design, poor implementation, poor compliance, or failure to address unintended consequences. But the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has the potential to be different. The DMA is a regulatory framework that came into effect in the EU in March 2024. It covers a range of services, including browsers, where it empowers people in the EU to choose a browser for themselves.  Twelve months later, the verdict’s in, and it proves what 98% of people told us before t . . . [More]