A New York Times Magazine editor on her internet obsessions

New York Times Magazine editor Iva Dixit talks about being ratioed on Twitter, an internet equivalent of a “healing sound bath” and the pieces she rereads to take a break from online discourse. 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,...[More]

A New York Times Magazine editor on her internet obsessions

New York Times Magazine editor Iva Dixit talks about being ratioed on Twitter, an internet equivalent of a “healing sound bath” and the pieces she rereads to take a break from online discourse. 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,...[More]

Protect your information with email masks now available in Firefox

Earlier this year, we announced that we were testing a new way for Firefox Relay users to access their email masks directly from Firefox. Today, we’re taking it to the next level and rolling this feature over the next couple of weeks out to millions of Firefox Account users in Firefox. Signing up for a Firefox Account is free and has its advantages, and it now includes access to email protection with Firefox Relay.   Throughout the year, we’ve been working on making it easier to get email protection in Firefox. In May, we added new fea...[More]

Protect your information with email masks now available in Firefox

Earlier this year, we announced that we were testing a new way for Firefox Relay users to access their email masks directly from Firefox. Today, we’re taking it to the next level and rolling this feature over the next couple of weeks out to millions of Firefox Account users in Firefox. Signing up for a Firefox Account is free and has its advantages, and it now includes access to email protection with Firefox Relay.   Throughout the year, we’ve been working on making it easier to get email protection in Firefox. In May, we added new fea...[More]

Mozilla Seeks New Leader for Its Movement-Building Arm

As Mark Surman steps into President role, Mozilla seeks a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit programs ___ Today, Mozilla is announcing the search for a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit movement-building programs.  Mozilla sees itself as both an instigator and collaborator in the effort to shift the tides of tech. We break every conventional notion about what a tech company is. In fact, we don’t fit the traditional definition of ‘tech company’ at all. We’re a non-profit that champions privacy, human dign...[More]

Mozilla Seeks New Leader for Its Movement-Building Arm

As Mark Surman steps into President role, Mozilla seeks a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit programs ___ Today, Mozilla is announcing the search for a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit movement-building programs.  Mozilla sees itself as both an instigator and collaborator in the effort to shift the tides of tech. We break every conventional notion about what a tech company is. In fact, we don’t fit the traditional definition of ‘tech company’ at all. We’re a non-profit that champions privacy, human dign...[More]

Welcome Suba Vasudevan, Mozilla’s new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations

I am delighted to share that Suba Vasudevan has joined Mozilla as our new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations. In this role Suba will be responsible for leading Mozilla’s efforts to become more unified, impactful and efficient across our many businesses and products. She will report to me and join Mozilla’s steering committee. At Mozilla, we are greatly expanding the types of products and markets we wish to pursue. Discipline, structure and focus are critical to our success. Suba has an incredible track record of helping busine...[More]

Welcome Suba Vasudevan, Mozilla’s new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations

I am delighted to share that Suba Vasudevan has joined Mozilla as our new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations. In this role Suba will be responsible for leading Mozilla’s efforts to become more unified, impactful and efficient across our many businesses and products. She will report to me and join Mozilla’s steering committee. At Mozilla, we are greatly expanding the types of products and markets we wish to pursue. Discipline, structure and focus are critical to our success. Suba has an incredible track record of helping busine...[More]

Openness and AI: Fostering innovation and accountability in the EU’s AI Act

Open source lies at the heart of Mozilla and our Manifesto. Despite its ubiquity in the current technology landscape, it is easy to forget that open source was once a radical idea which was compared to cancer. In the long journey since, Mozilla has helped create an open source browser, email client, programming language, and data donation platform while applying the ethos beyond our code, including our advocacy. Recent developments in the AI ecosystem have put open source back in the spotlight, sparking heated conversations and accusations a...[More]

Openness and AI: Fostering innovation and accountability in the EU’s AI Act

Open source lies at the heart of Mozilla and our Manifesto. Despite its ubiquity in the current technology landscape, it is easy to forget that open source was once a radical idea which was compared to cancer. In the long journey since, Mozilla has helped create an open source browser, email client, programming language, and data donation platform while applying the ethos beyond our code, including our advocacy. Recent developments in the AI ecosystem have put open source back in the spotlight, sparking heated conversations and accusations a...[More]

Making trustworthy chatbots to support women plagued by violence and abuse

Leonora Tima, the founder of Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, a winner of the Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic that affects one in three women in their lifetime. Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa by giving women and children an easy-to-use tool to report and successfully prosecute crimes involving gender-based violence.  Founder Leo...[More]

Making trustworthy chatbots to support women plagued by violence and abuse

Leonora Tima, the founder of Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, a winner of the Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic that affects one in three women in their lifetime. Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa by giving women and children an easy-to-use tool to report and successfully prosecute crimes involving gender-based violence.  Founder Leo...[More]

Fakespot shares the back-to-school products you should be extra careful buying this season

Nowadays, the first day of school lands somewhere between August and September, so it’s no surprise we’re seeing back-to-school sales early. As you start your back-to-school shopping, one thing you’ll want to be on the lookout for are fake reviews and unreliable third-party sellers persuading you to buy poor-quality products. To save you time and money, meet Fakespot, a free browser extension and website that provides an easy way to identify fake and unreliable reviews. Fakespot recently joined Mozilla, a company with a 25-year history of...[More]

Fakespot shares the back-to-school products you should be extra careful buying this season

Nowadays, the first day of school lands somewhere between August and September, so it’s no surprise we’re seeing back-to-school sales early. As you start your back-to-school shopping, one thing you’ll want to be on the lookout for are fake reviews and unreliable third-party sellers persuading you to buy poor-quality products. To save you time and money, meet Fakespot, a free browser extension and website that provides an easy way to identify fake and unreliable reviews. Fakespot recently joined Mozilla, a company with a 25-year history of...[More]

How to make trustworthy AI? Lower the barriers for developers

Tejas Vaidhya is a co-founder of Nolano, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge. Nolano, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to make it easier to create AI apps.  Founders Tejas Vaidhya and Ayush Kaushal realize the power of large language models. They also know that using them to develop apps typically require tools beyond the capabilities of a laptop or a smartphone. Tejas and Ayush are part of a growing community working to not only democratize the development of LLM-...[More]

How to make trustworthy AI? Lower the barriers for developers

Tejas Vaidhya is a co-founder of Nolano, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge. Nolano, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to make it easier to create AI apps.  Founders Tejas Vaidhya and Ayush Kaushal realize the power of large language models. They also know that using them to develop apps typically require tools beyond the capabilities of a laptop or a smartphone. Tejas and Ayush are part of a growing community working to not only democratize the development of LLM-...[More]

Messaging Layer Security is now an internet standard

Today, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is releasing the standard for Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, a novel standard of communication protocol for group messaging. Why so many acronyms? Don’t speak in acronyms? We got you! So, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a body of volunteers that develops open standards and protocols for the internet with the goal of making it work better.  Feels very Mozilla, doesn’t it? Well, then it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Mozilla is an active participant of th...[More]

Messaging Layer Security is now an internet standard

Today, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is releasing the standard for Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, a novel standard of communication protocol for group messaging. Why so many acronyms? Don’t speak in acronyms? We got you! So, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a body of volunteers that develops open standards and protocols for the internet with the goal of making it work better.  Feels very Mozilla, doesn’t it? Well, then it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Mozilla is an active participant of th...[More]

How to use Fakespot, the AI tool that helps you detect fake reviews

Fakespot is your trusted guide for shopping online.  With Fakespot you love everything you buy and cut down on returns by avoiding fake reviews, unreliable sellers, counterfeits/shoddy products. If you shop online, chances are that you’ve seen � or been swayed � by fake reviews.  About 82% of consumers have come across a fake customer review in the past year, according to recent research. That number is even higher for 18- to 34-year-olds: 92% of them reported having read a fake review online.  So while there’s plenty of ...[More]

How to use Fakespot, the AI tool that helps you detect fake reviews

Fakespot is your trusted guide for shopping online.  With Fakespot you love everything you buy and cut down on returns by avoiding fake reviews, unreliable sellers, counterfeits/shoddy products. If you shop online, chances are that you’ve seen � or been swayed � by fake reviews.  About 82% of consumers have come across a fake customer review in the past year, according to recent research. That number is even higher for 18- to 34-year-olds: 92% of them reported having read a fake review online.  So while there’s plenty of ...[More]