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Mozilla introduces new startup to build open, trustworthy AI Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox Internet browser, has introduced a new startup called Mozilla.ai, which the company hopes "will build a trustworthy and independent open-source AI ecosystem". The company said that it is initially investing $30 million to build this new startup. "The vision for Mozilla.ai is to make it easy to develop trustworthy AI products. We will build things and hire/collaborate with people that share our vision: AI that has agency, accountabilit...
Mozilla introduces new startup to build open, trustworthy AI
Mozilla introduces new startup to build open, trustworthy AI
Source: IANS
23/03/2023 1:07:55 PM
Firefox, Tumblr team up to support Mastodon social network Firefox and Tumblr have teamed up to support Mastodon, the open-source social network, amid Elon Musk's efforts to disparage the rival platform. On December 16, Twitter suspended Mastodon's @joinmastodon account after it shared a link to the newly-registered Mastodon account of @ElonJet, an account that broadcasts public flight path data of Elon Musk's private jet, which was previously suspended from the micro-blogging platform itself. According to The Guardian, Musk admitte...
Firefox, Tumblr team up to support Mastodon social network
Firefox, Tumblr team up to support Mastodon social network
Source: IANS
26/12/2022 12:30:19 PM
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to fuel its metaverse strategy Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox Internet browser, has completed the acquisition of the US-based virtual spaces and events start-up Active Replica to bolster its metaverse strategy. Mozilla purchased the startups as it builds out Hubs, the company's virtual reality (VR) collaboration platform. "Bringing onboard Active Replica will help us accelerate some of our most important, in demand work, including more personalised subscription tiers, improving the Hubs on-boarding ex...
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to fuel its metaverse strategy
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to fuel its metaverse strategy
Source: IANS
3/12/2022 10:06:17 AM
YouTube 'dislike' and 'not interested' buttons fail to protect users: Mozilla study YouTube buttons like 'not interested', 'dislike', 'stop recommending channel', and 'remove from watch history' are ineffective at preventing similar content from being recommended and its user controls do not work for many people, researchers from Mozilla have discovered. The team from the developer of Firefox open-source web browser heard from several people who expressed frustration with the user controls, and who said they wanted better tools that simply ...
YouTube 'dislike' and 'not interested' buttons fail to protect users: Mozilla study
YouTube 'dislike' and 'not interested' buttons fail to protect users: Mozilla study
Source: IANS
20/09/2022 3:15:53 PM
DuckDuckGo email protection service in beta now open to all  Privacy-focused online browser DuckDuckGo on Thursday announced that its email protection service in beta is now finally available to all users and they can generate a free "@duck.com" email address and intercepts email trackers before they reach their personal inboxes. DuckDuckGo Email Protection is a free email forwarding service that removes multiple types of hidden email trackers and lets users create unlimited unique private email addresses on the fly - without switchi...
DuckDuckGo email protection service in beta now open to all
DuckDuckGo email protection service in beta now open to all
Source: IANS
26/08/2022 9:47:23 AM
Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16 Tech giant Apple could finally be compatible with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox in iOS 16. MacRumors contributor Steve Moser found that Apple Pay works with Edge and Chrome in the iOS 16 beta 4, and shared his findings on microbloging platform Twitter, reports The Verge. Moser's screenshots show a "Continue with Apple Pay" option on Apple's checkout page when using Edge. Apple Pay only works in Safari on iOS 15 and older, preventing you from usi...
Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16
Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16
Source: IANS
31/07/2022 1:59:20 PM
Mozilla Firefox ends support for Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show Mozilla Firefox browser has announced to end support for Amazon Fire TV and Echo Show devices from April 30. According to the company, the users will no longer be able to install the app on FireTV, receive security updates, or be able to reinstall the app if they uninstall it starting on April 30. "If you have Firefox set as your default browser on Echo Show, you will be redirected to Amazon Silk for web browsing starting April 30, 2021," the company said in an update. Acco...
Mozilla Firefox ends support for Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show
Mozilla Firefox ends support for Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show
Source: IANS
12/04/2021 10:09:09 AM