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• Why Mozilla is looking for a scapegoat

  Mozilla recently released a 60-page report​ calling on regulators to take action to give consumers a “meaningful opportunity to try alternative browsers.”

• Firefox and Chrome century version bug is like Y2K all over again

  Version 100 of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge could cause websites to break.

• As Mozilla talks up Firefox's future, the present is killing it

  Mozilla has taken the unusual step of issuing a video update on its Firefox browser, declaring it wants to "help users get the best out of the Web".

• Firefox previews site-isolation tech in move to catch up to Chrome

  Mozilla has announced that a years-long effort to harden Firefox's defences can now be previewed in the browser's Nightly and Beta builds.

• Microsoft and Mozilla plan new upgrade tactics for Edge, Firefox

  Microsoft and Mozilla have spelled out steps they plan to take to streamline the upgrade process for their browsers, Edge and Firefox, respectively.

• Mozilla Firefox boosts JavaScript performance

  On by default in Firefox 83, the Warp update to the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine improves responsiveness and memory usage and speeds up page loads.

• Mozilla tightens belt, folds two Firefox services

  Firefox Notes will be decommissioned on Android on 1 November, and Mozilla will not provide desktop security updates after that date.

• Firefox gets next-gen anti-tracking defence, stymies 'bounce' trackers

  Mozilla is rolling out a new defence against advanced tracking tactics in Firefox 79; users should get it during the next few weeks.

• Mozilla launches first revenue-generating service, VPN for Firefox

  Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) in the US, Canada, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand.

• Mozilla takes first step in pulling Firefox plug on macOS Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan

  Beginning next week, Mozilla plans to automatically move users running older versions of macOS to the Firefox Extended Support Release.

• Feeling revenue squeeze, Mozilla lays off 70

  The Firefox browser maker had more trouble creating revenue-generating products in 2019 than it expected, leading to the job cuts.