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Back-to-school season is here, and TikTok is teeming with viral product recommendations. Gone are the days of battling crowded aisles and long checkout lines at big box stores. Now, with just a few clicks, you can have almost anything you want delivered to your door before classes start, thanks to the convenience of two-day shipping [...]The post Fakespot's guide to trending back-to-school products appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

TL;DR: Mozilla is excited about today's new definition of open source AI, and we endorse it as an important step forward. This past year has been marked by more and more people recognizing the societal benefits of open source AI. In October, a large coalition of people signed onto our statement emphasizing how openness and [...]The post Celebrating an important step forward for open source AI appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

The second annual Rise25 Awards in Dublin wasn't just about celebrating 25 AI leaders. It was about mapping out the future. The Gardiner Brothers, known for bringing Irish dance into the social media spotlight, kicked off the night with a performance that mixed tradition and innovation. Siobhan McSweeney of Derry Girls" fame hosted the ceremony, [...]The post At the Rise25 Awards, the future of AI is ethical, inclusive and accountable appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Firefox users, we've got tips for you. The Mozilla team has gathered some of our favorite tricks to help you get the most out of your browser - from customizing the look of Firefox and managing tabs, to watching videos on the sly and staying cozy while gaming. Let's dive in. For the cozy gamer [...]The post Firefox hacks for everyone: From cozy gamers to minimalists and beyond appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Dr. Erica Brozovsky is a sociolinguist, a public scholar and a lover of words. She is the host of Otherwords, a PBS series on language and linguistics, and a professor of writing and rhetoric at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. You can find her at @ericabrozovsky on most platforms. Photo: Kelly Zhu The internet is ubiquitous: on [...]The post Browsers, cookies and surfing the web: The quirky history of internet lingo appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Some days there's something extra interesting to watch online - a sports event, election coverage, a certain show is leaving Netflix so you gotta binge - but you've got work to do. The Picture-in-Picture feature in Firefox makes multitasking with video content smooth and easy, no window shuffling necessary. Picture-in-Picture allows a video to be [...]The post Picture-in-Picture lets you watch videos while working' appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Following the news of our 25 honorees for The 2nd Annual Rise25 Awards, Mozilla is thrilled to announce that actress and presenter Siobhan McSweeney will be hosting this year's ceremony which will celebrate these individuals for leading the next wave of AI. The Irish actress, best known for her BAFTA award-winning performance as Sister Michael [...]The post BAFTA Award-Winner Siobhan McSweeney to host Mozilla's 2nd Annual Rise25 Awards in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 13 appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

I am a tab maximalist. On any given day, you can find me with 50+ tabs open across multiple windows on Firefox. Having this many tabs open can seem chaotic, but rest assured there is a method to the madness. As a global product marketing manager at Mozilla, a large part of my job is [...]The post Top 5 Firefox features for tab maximalists appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

We recently shared a number of updates with our community of users, and now we want to share them here: At Mozilla, we work hard to make Firefox the best browser for you. That's why we're always focused on building a browser that empowers you to choose your own path, that gives you the freedom [...]The post Here's what we're working on in Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Today, Fakespot, a free browser extension and website that protects consumers from unreliable reviews and sellers, announced the Amazon product categories with the most reliable and unreliable reviews, just in time for the big summer sales and back-to-school shopping season. We're all about helping you shop smarter, especially during this month's summer sales and the [...]The post Fakespot reveals the product categories with the most and least reliable product reviews appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, convened a full committee hearing titled The Need to Protect Americans' Privacy and the AI Accelerant." The hearing explored how AI has intensified the need for a federal comprehensive privacy law that protects individual privacy and sets clear guidelines [...]The post Mozilla heads to Capitol Hill, calls for a federal privacy law to ensure the responsible development of AI appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

I've always loved journalism. When I was in high school a chemistry teacher once gently reprimanded me for reading a copy of The New York Times during class. When I told them I was more interested in the midterm elections than balancing equations, they said, You'll never get a job reading newspapers." Fast forward to [...]The post Firefox tips and tricks for journalists appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates. builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Kay Lopez on empowering Latinas through the use of social media, navigating online mental exhaustion and more appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

I just moved to Washington, D.C., and there's been a lot on my plate. I've been trying to figure out if there are ways AI can help me navigate it all. One of the first tasks my family tormented me about was, When can we come over for dinner?" The thought of planning and executing [...]The post Welcome to my AI-hosted dinner party appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Ever feel like the internet is always... yelling? From pop-up windows and ads that autoplay to the sheer size of the internet, a lot of things scream for our attention. This makes it difficult to get things done. Firefox has privacy at its core, making it a great choice for those who want to minimize [...]The post Transform Firefox into the ultimate minimalist browser appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

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 [...]The post Matt Klein, Reddit's head of global foresight, on the cozy corners of the internet appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

25 Honorees and AI Innovators to be celebrated at event in Dublin, Ireland Mozilla is proud to announce the 25 honorees for The 2nd Annual Rise25 Awards, which will celebrate these individuals for leading the next wave of AI - using philanthropy, collective power, and the principles of open source to make sure the future [...]The post Mozilla announces finalists for the 2nd annual Rise25 Awards appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

As Mozilla envisions Firefox's future, we are focused on building a browser that empowers you to choose your own path and gives you the freedom to explore without worry or compromises. We do this through a few foundational ideas - simplifying the online experience, protecting your privacy and offering meaningful choice. Our commitment to these [...]The post Choose how you want to navigate the web with Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Natalia Domagala on fighting for transparent AI, the power of algorithms, climate change and more appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

My relationship with online shopping is ever evolving. It's either a little too convenient, extremely gratifying or entirely too much fun. I'm an eBay hawk, a casual Amazon browser and a Sephora VIB member. I recently joined the team at Fakespot though, which changed the game for my online shopping habits. Suddenly, browsing these retailers [...]The post Firefox tips and tricks for online shopping appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Mozilla has acquired Anonym, a trailblazer in privacy-preserving digital advertising. This strategic acquisition enables Mozilla to help raise the bar for the advertising industry by ensuring user privacy while delivering effective advertising solutions. The online advertising industry is undergoing a significant transformation. With growing consumer concerns and increasing scrutiny from regulators, it's evident that current [...]The post Introducing Anonym: Raising the bar for privacy-preserving digital advertising appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

(To read the complete analysis as well as the results of each language model, visit the mozilla.ai blog here.) Over the past few months, Mozilla.ai has engaged with several organizations to learn how they are using language models in practice. We spoke with 35 organizations across various sectors, including finance, government, startups, and large enterprises. [...]The post Uncovering GenAI trends: Using local language models to explore 35 organizations appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Once my work day is over and my baby is asleep, there's nothing I love more than settling in with my weighted blanket, grabbing some pillows, and playing video games. I don't get to play video games as much as I'd like to anymore, so I need every tool at my disposal working for me [...]The post Firefox tips and tricks for gamers appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping our world, from streamlining work tasks like coding to helping us plan summer vacations. As we increasingly adopt GenAI services and tools, we also face the emerging risks of their malicious use. Security is crucial, as even one vulnerability can jeopardize users' information or worse. However, securing GenAI is [...]The post Keeping GenAI technologies secure is a shared responsibility appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

AI tools are more accessible than ever. Big tech companies have made this possible, but their focus on growth and monetization prioritizes large-scale products. This leaves smaller AI projects in the shadows, despite their potential to better serve individual needs. That's why we're excited to introduce the Mozilla Builders Accelerator. This program is designed to [...]The post Building open, private AI with the Mozilla Builders Accelerator appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

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 [...]The post Cassidoo, meme-maker and software developer, on her corner of the internet appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Over the past few months, we've been accelerating our ability to execute outstandingly, make faster decisions, and realize our multi-product ambitions. To help facilitate this, I'm excited to announce an organizational change within the product team. This change will enable us to better develop and scale products at different stages of development and maturity. Today, [...]The post Mozilla Corporation org changes to accelerate our path to the future appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

For the past six months, the Columbia Institute of Global Politics and Mozilla have been working with leading AI scholars and practitioners to create a framework on openness and AI. Today, we are publishing a paper that lays out this new framework. During earlier eras of the internet, open source technologies played a core role [...]The post Releasing a new paper on openness and artificial intelligence appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Sneha Revanur on empowering youth voices in AI, fighting for legislation and combating deepfakes and disinformation appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Delight - absolute delight - is what I felt when my parents brought home a Compaq Deskpro 386 for us to play with. It was love at first sight, thanks to games like Reader Rabbit, but I fell especially hard once we had a machine connected to the Internet. The unparalleled joy that comes from [...]The post Why I'm joining Mozilla as executive director appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Public interest tech advocate will harness collective power to deepen Mozilla's focus on trustworthy AI Today, Mozilla Foundation is proud to announce Nabiha Syed - media executive, lawyer, and champion of public interest technology - as its Executive Director. Syed joins Mozilla from The Markup, where she was chief executive officer. As technology companies, civil [...]The post Mozilla Foundation welcomes Nabiha Syed asexecutive director appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Last August, we announced that Mozilla was seeking a new executive director to lead its movement building arm. I'm excited to announce that Nabiha Syed - media executive, lawyer, and champion of public interest technology - is joining us to take on this role. I've gotten to know - and admire -Nabiha over the last [...]The post Growing our movement -and growing Mozilla -to shape the AI era appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

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 [...]The post Firefox at the Webbys: Winners talk internet red flags and what they'd rather keep private online appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

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 [...]The post See what's changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates. builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Raphael Mimoun on creating tech for human rights and justice, combatting misinformation and building a privacy-centric culture appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Keoni Mahelona on promoting Indigenous communities, the evolution of the Fediverse and data protection appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

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 [...]The post How AI is redefining your sports experience right now appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Julia Janssen creates art to be an ambassador for data protection appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Abbie Richards on the wild world of conspiracy theories and battling misinformation on the internet appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

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 [...]The post Unboxing AI with the next generation appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Finn Myrstad reflects on holding tech companies accountable and ensuring that human rights are respected appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

(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 [...]The post Open Source in the Age of LLMs appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Marek Tuszynski reflects on curating thought-provoking experiences at the intersection of technology and activism appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

At Mozilla, we knowwe 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 ourRise 25 Awards.These storytellers, innovators, activists, advocates, builders and artists are helping make the internet more diverse, [...]The post Rachel Hislop reflects on working for Beyonce, creating community for Black women and the power of storytelling appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Your tech choices matter more than ever. That's why at Firefox, we believe in empowering users to make informed decisions that align with their values. In that spirit, we're excited to announce our partnership with Qwant, a search engine that prioritizes user privacy and tracker blocking. Did you know you could choose the search engine [...]The post Empowering Choice: Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

(To read the complete Mozilla.ai publication on LLM evaluation, please visit the Mozilla.ai blog) In a year marked by extraordinary advancements in artificial intelligence, largely driven by the evolution of large language models (LLMs), one factor stands out as a universal accelerator: the exponential growth in computational power. Over the last few years, researchers have [...]The post The cost of cutting-edge: Scaling compute and limiting access appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

The announcement that Google would remove the ability to track people using cookies in its Chrome browser was met with some consternation from advertisers. After all, when your business relies so heavily on tracking, as is common in the advertising industry, removing the key means of performing that tracking is a bit of a big [...]The post Google's Protected Audience Protects Advertisers (and Google) More Than It Protects You appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

Haven't filled out the nomination form yet? You're in luck. We are extending the deadline for nominations for 2024's Rise25 cohort until 5PM PT Friday, April 12th. You can nominate someone you know who is making an impact with AI (or yourself) below: www.mozilla.org/rise25/nominate/ On the heels of Mozilla's Rise25 Awards in Berlin last year, [...]The post Mozilla Announces Call for Entries for the 2nd Annual Rise25 Awards in Dublin, Ireland appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.