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Firefox 157 Now Available With Visual Refresh, WebRTC Hardware AV1 Decode

As part of the Mozilla Firefox bi-weekly release regiment, the Firefox 157 binaries are now available for this open-source ...

GitHub Actions' ubuntu-latest is changing to 26.04—Java 8, tsc, and webpack are disappearing, and CMake pinning is being removed

Starting October 19, 2026, GitHub Actions' ubuntu-latest will switch from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04. The transition is scheduled to be completed by November 19.The official announcement issue ...
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Firefox 156 reduces CPU usage when viewing JPGs

Firefox 156 is out with faster start-up times for its built-in PDF viewer and lower CPU usage when viewing large JPEG images. As you browse the web you (pretty much always) see images smaller than ...
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Firefox 156 Available With Its Built-In PDF Viewer Starting Up To 45% Faster

Mozilla today published their Firefox 156.0 release binaries ahead of the official Tuesday announcement. With Firefox 156 they are promoting their built-in PDF viewer as now starting up to 45% faster.
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Firefox is getting its best redesign yet, and you can enable it early – here’s how

Rounded elements, floating toolbars, and more customization options give Mozilla’s browser a fresh, modern feel. In March, the developers of Firefox started working on a redesign of the browser UI.