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Llamafile v0.8.14: a new UI, performance gains, and more
16 Oct 2024 | original ↗

Discover the latest release of Llamafile 0.8.14, an open-source AI tool by Mozilla Builders. With a new command-line chat interface, enhanced performance, and support for powerful models, Llamafile makes it easy to run large language models (LLMs) on your own hardware. Learn more about the updates and how to get involved with this cutting-edge...

0Din: A GenAI Bug Bounty Program – Securing Tomorrow’s AI Together
8 Aug 2024 | original ↗

As AI continues to evolve, so do the threats against it. As these GenAI systems become more sophisticated and widely adopted, ensuring their security and ethical use becomes paramount. 0Din is a groundbreaking GenAI bug bounty program dedicated specifically to help secure GenAI systems and beyond. In this blog, you'll learn about 0Din, how it...

Announcing Official Puppeteer Support for Firefox
7 Aug 2024 | original ↗

We’re pleased to announce that, as of version 23, the Puppeteer browser automation library now has first-class support for Firefox. This means that it’s now easy to write automation and perform end-to-end testing using Puppeteer, and run against both Chrome and Firefox. The post Announcing Official Puppeteer Support for Firefox appeared first on...

Snapshots for IPC Fuzzing
27 Jun 2024 | original ↗

Process separation remains one of the most important parts of the Firefox security model and securing our IPC (Inter-Process Communication) interfaces is crucial to keep privileges in the different processes separated. We take a more detailed look at our newest tool for finding vulnerabilities in these interfaces – snapshot fuzzing. The post...

Sponsoring sqlite-vec to enable more powerful Local AI applications
25 Jun 2024 | original ↗

Today we’re proud to announce the next Mozilla Builders project: sqlite-vec. Led by independent developer Alex Garcia, this project brings vector search functionality to the beloved SQLite embedded database. Alex has been working on this problem for a while, and we think his latest approach will have a great impact by providing application...

Experimenting with local alt text generation in Firefox Nightly
31 May 2024 | original ↗

Firefox 130 will introduce an experimental new capability to automatically generate alt-text for images using a fully private on-device AI model. The feature will be available as part of Firefox’s built-in PDF editor, and our end goal is to make it available in general browsing for users with screen readers. The post Experimenting with local alt...

Llamafile’s progress, four months in
25 Apr 2024 | original ↗

When Mozilla’s Innovation group first launched the llamafile project late last year, we were thrilled by the immediate positive response from open source AI developers. It’s become one of Mozilla’s top three most-favorited repositories on GitHub, attracting a number of contributors, some excellent PRs, and a growing community on our Discord...

Porting a cross-platform GUI application to Rust
23 Apr 2024 | original ↗

In this blog post, we delve into the motivations for choosing Rust for our crash reporter, outline the unique challenges of designing an application that operates when the main browser has failed, and discuss the new architecture we've implemented. We also share insights into the technical nuances of the implementation, demonstrating how Rust's...

Prototype even faster with the Gradio UI for Figma component library
11 Apr 2024 | original ↗

In the fast-paced world of generative AI, staying ahead means moving swiftly and smartly. That's why we've embraced Gradio, the low-code prototyping toolkit from Hugging Face, as our go-to for bringing new ideas to life. The post Prototype even faster with the Gradio UI for Figma component library appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web...

Improving Performance in Firefox and Across the Web with Speedometer 3
11 Mar 2024 | original ↗

In collaboration with the other major browser engine developers, Mozilla is thrilled to announce Speedometer 3 today. Like previous versions of Speedometer, this benchmark measures what we think matters most for performance online: responsiveness. But today’s release is more open and more challenging than before, and is the best tool for driving...

Announcing Interop 2024
1 Feb 2024 | original ↗

Following the success of Interop 2023, we are pleased to confirm that the project will continue in 2024 with a new selection of focus areas, representing areas of the web platform where we think we can have the biggest positive impact on users and web developers. The post Announcing Interop 2024 appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web...

Option Soup: the subtle pitfalls of combining compiler flags
29 Jan 2024 | original ↗

During the Firefox 120 beta cycle, a new crash signature appeared on our radars with significant volume. Engineers working on Firefox, explore the subtle pitfalls of combining compiler flags. The post Option Soup: the subtle pitfalls of combining compiler flags appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog.

Puppeteer Support for the Cross-Browser WebDriver BiDi Standard
12 Dec 2023 | original ↗

Puppeteer now supports the next-generation, cross-browser WebDriver BiDi standard. This new protocol makes it easy for web developers to write automated tests that work across multiple browser engines. The post Puppeteer Support for the Cross-Browser WebDriver BiDi Standard appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog.

Firefox Developer Edition and Beta: Try out Mozilla’s .deb package!
30 Nov 2023 | original ↗

A month ago, we introduced our Nightly package for Debian-based Linux distributions. Today, we are proud to announce we made our .deb package available for Developer Edition and Beta! The post Firefox Developer Edition and Beta: Try out Mozilla’s .deb package! appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog.

Introducing llamafile
29 Nov 2023 | original ↗

We're thrilled to announce the first release of llamafile, inviting the open source community to join this groundbreaking project. With llamafile, you can effortlessly convert large language model (LLM) weights into executables. Imagine transforming a 4GB file of LLM weights into a binary that runs smoothly on six different operating systems,...

Mozilla AI Guide Launch with Summarization Code Example
16 Nov 2023 | original ↗

Mozilla has just launched the AI Guide, a collaborative hub for developers to join forces, inspire each other, and lead the way in groundbreaking generative AI advancements. The AI Guide’s initial focus begins with language models and the aim is to become a collaborative community-driven resource covering other types of models. The post Mozilla...

Down and to the Right: Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023
31 Oct 2023 | original ↗

To deliver against our vision and enable a better online experience for everyone, we’ve been working hard on making Firefox even faster. We’re extremely happy to report that this has resulted in a significant improvement in speed over the past year. The post Down and to the Right: Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023 appeared first on...

Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox
12 Oct 2023 | original ↗

Protecting user privacy is a core element of Mozilla’s vision for the web and the internet at large. In pursuit of this vision, we’re pleased to announce new partnerships with Fastly and Divvi Up to deploy privacy-preserving technology in Firefox. The post Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox appeared first...

Faster Vue.js Execution in Firefox
5 Sept 2023 | original ↗

Firefox performance on Vue.js has improved significantly throughout the year. Most recently, we sped up reactivity with Proxy optimizations. This change landed in Firefox 118, so it’s currently on Beta and will ride along to Release by the end of September. The post Faster Vue.js Execution in Firefox appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web...

Autogenerating Rust-JS bindings with UniFFI
8 Aug 2023 | original ↗

This blog post will walk through how we developed UniFFI: a Rust library for auto-generating foreign language bindings. We will walk through some of the issues that arose along the way and how we handled them. The post Autogenerating Rust-JS bindings with UniFFI appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog.

So you want to build your own open source ChatGPT-style chatbot…
27 Jul 2023 | original ↗

Artificial intelligence may well prove one of the most impactful and disruptive technologies to come along in years. We want to understand, support, and contribute to these efforts because we believe that they offer one of the best ways to help ensure that the AI systems that emerge are truly trustworthy. With this in mind, a small team within...

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