Dispatches from the Internet frontier.
See what’s changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy
Posted On: May 14, 2024
Innovation and privacy go hand in hand here at Mozilla. To continue developing features and products that resonate with our users, we’re adopting a new approach to better understand how you engage with Firefox. Rest assured, the way we gather these insights will always put user privacy first.
What’s new in Firefox’s approach to search data
To improve Firefox based on your needs, understanding how users interact with essential functions like search is key. We’re ramping up our efforts to enhance search experience by developing ne...[
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See what’s changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy
Posted On: May 14, 2024
Innovation and privacy go hand in hand here at Mozilla. To continue developing features and products that resonate with our users, we’re adopting a new approach to better understand how you engage with Firefox. Rest assured, the way we gather these insights will always put user privacy first.
What’s new in Firefox’s approach to search data
To improve Firefox based on your needs, understanding how users interact with essential functions like search is key. We’re ramping up our efforts to enhance search experience by developing ne...[
More]
Firefox at the Webbys: Winners talk internet red flags and what they’d rather keep private online
Posted On: May 14, 2024
Credit: Getty Images for the Webby Awards
The Firefox team hit the red carpet Monday at this year’s 28th annual Webby Awards with some of the internet’s most influential figures and their groundbreaking projects. But we weren’t just there to watch the honorees accept their trophies. We wanted the inside scoop on how they win the web game every day.
So, we asked them about internet red flags and even threw down a challenge called “Unload or Private Mode,” where they had a choice: spill the beans or take a “Firefox shot” to ...[
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Firefox at the Webbys: Winners talk internet red flags and what they’d rather keep private online
Posted On: May 14, 2024
Credit: Getty Images for the Webby Awards
The Firefox team hit the red carpet Monday at this year’s 28th annual Webby Awards with some of the internet’s most influential figures and their groundbreaking projects. But we weren’t just there to watch the honorees accept their trophies. We wanted the inside scoop on how they win the web game every day.
So, we asked them about internet red flags and even threw down a challenge called “Unload or Private Mode,” where they had a choice: spill the beans or take a “Firefox shot” to ...[
More]
Raphael Mimoun on creating tech for human rights and justice, combatting misinformation and building
Posted On: May 13, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates. builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Raphael Mimoun, a builder dedicated to making tools that empower journalists and human rights defenders. We t...[
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Raphael Mimoun on creating tech for human rights and justice, combatting misinformation and building
Posted On: May 13, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates. builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Raphael Mimoun, a builder dedicated to making tools that empower journalists and human rights defenders. We t...[
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How AI is redefining your sports experience right now
Posted On: May 10, 2024
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform many sectors across the economy. The sports realm isn’t excluded from that.
New technologies are already changing the way sports are played, viewed and consumed. From enhancing athlete recovery, to live performance tracking and influencing rule changes, AI’s plunge into sports is providing leagues more data and analysis than they’ve ever had.
Let’s start with football. The NFL has arguably led the way in integrating AI into sports. The league has partnered with Amazon Web S...[
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How AI is redefining your sports experience right now
Posted On: May 10, 2024
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform many sectors across the economy. The sports realm isn’t excluded from that.
New technologies are already changing the way sports are played, viewed and consumed. From enhancing athlete recovery, to live performance tracking and influencing rule changes, AI’s plunge into sports is providing leagues more data and analysis than they’ve ever had.
Let’s start with football. The NFL has arguably led the way in integrating AI into sports. The league has partnered with Amazon Web S...[
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Keoni Mahelona on promoting Indigenous communities, the evolution of the Fediverse and data protecti
Posted On: May 10, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Keoni Mahelona, a builder behind technologies that aim to protect and promote Indigenous languages and knowle...[
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Keoni Mahelona on promoting Indigenous communities, the evolution of the Fediverse and data protecti
Posted On: May 10, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Keoni Mahelona, a builder behind technologies that aim to protect and promote Indigenous languages and knowle...[
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Julia Janssen creates art to be an ambassador for data protection
Posted On: May 6, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Julia Janssen, an artist making our digital society’s challenges of data and AI tangible through the form o...[
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Julia Janssen creates art to be an ambassador for data protection
Posted On: May 6, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Julia Janssen, an artist making our digital society’s challenges of data and AI tangible through the form o...[
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Abbie Richards on the wild world of conspiracy theories and battling misinformation on the internet
Posted On: May 3, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Abbie Richards, a former stand-up comedian turned content creator dominating TikTok as a researcher, focusing...[
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Abbie Richards on the wild world of conspiracy theories and battling misinformation on the internet
Posted On: May 3, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Abbie Richards, a former stand-up comedian turned content creator dominating TikTok as a researcher, focusing...[
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Finn Myrstad reflects on holding tech companies accountable and ensuring that human rights are respe
Posted On: April 18, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad, a true leader of development of better and more ethical digital policies and stand...[
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Finn Myrstad reflects on holding tech companies accountable and ensuring that human rights are respe
Posted On: April 18, 2024
At Mozilla, we know we can’t create a better future alone, that is why each year we will be highlighting the work of 25 digital leaders using technology to amplify voices, effect change, and build new technologies globally through our Rise 25 Awards. These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, ethical, responsible and inclusive.
This week, we chatted with Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad, a true leader of development of better and more ethical digital policies and stand...[
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Unboxing AI with the next generation
Posted On: April 18, 2024
Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are just about everywhere, all the time — and that’s even more the case for the younger generation. We rely on apps, algorithms and chatbots to stay informed and connected. We work, study and entertain ourselves online. We check the news, learn about elections and stay informed during crises through screens. We monitor our health using smart devices and make choices based on the results and recommendations displayed back to us. Very few aspects of our lives evades digitization, and even those that...[
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Unboxing AI with the next generation
Posted On: April 18, 2024
Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are just about everywhere, all the time — and that’s even more the case for the younger generation. We rely on apps, algorithms and chatbots to stay informed and connected. We work, study and entertain ourselves online. We check the news, learn about elections and stay informed during crises through screens. We monitor our health using smart devices and make choices based on the results and recommendations displayed back to us. Very few aspects of our lives evades digitization, and even those that...[
More]
Open Source in the Age of LLMs
Posted On: April 16, 2024
(To read the complete Mozilla.ai publication featuring all our OSS contributions, please visit the Mozilla.ai blog)
Like our parent company, Mozilla.ai’s founding story is rooted in open-source principles and community collaboration. Since our start last year, our key focus has been exploring state-of-the-art methods for evaluating and fine-tuning large-language models (LLMs).
Throughout this process, we’ve been diving into the open-source ecosystem around LLMs. What we’ve found is an electric environment where everyone is buildin...[
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Open Source in the Age of LLMs
Posted On: April 16, 2024
(To read the complete Mozilla.ai publication featuring all our OSS contributions, please visit the Mozilla.ai blog)
Like our parent company, Mozilla.ai’s founding story is rooted in open-source principles and community collaboration. Since our start last year, our key focus has been exploring state-of-the-art methods for evaluating and fine-tuning large-language models (LLMs).
Throughout this process, we’ve been diving into the open-source ecosystem around LLMs. What we’ve found is an electric environment where everyone is buildin...[
More]