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Firefox 148 : un bouton pour tuer toute l’IA (Mozilla a finalement écouté la fronde)
https://goodtech.info/firefox-148-bouton-bloquer-ia-controles-mozilla/
jbz
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Are there any good #FOSS alternatives to #Mozilla #Thunderbird with #NoAI ? When I was at the University of Denver I installed Thunderbird once so I could have a local copy of my work emails (through Microsoft), then I deleted it. I've now tried the same trick at CU Boulder (also Microsoft) and been told I need to request access to use Thunderbird. This still might work to back up my emails, but lately I've been thinking it would be nice to have an application instead of using a web client so I get local backups automatically and have a clearner interface. Is there anything good in this space that hasn't been subject to #enshittification ?
#academia #email #Microsoft #Denver #Boulder #CUBoulder #UniversityOfDenver
Are there any good #FOSS alternatives to #Mozilla #Thunderbird with #NoAI ? When I was at the University of Denver I installed Thunderbird once so I could have a local copy of my work emails (through Microsoft), then I deleted it. I've now tried the same trick at CU Boulder (also Microsoft) and been told I need to request access to use Thunderbird. This still might work to back up my emails, but lately I've been thinking it would be nice to have an application instead of using a web client so I get local backups automatically and have a clearner interface. Is there anything good in this space that hasn't been subject to #enshittification ?
#academia #email #Microsoft #Denver #Boulder #CUBoulder #UniversityOfDenver
Grégory Gutierez 🌻🎸🐧
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Mozilla promet que son kill switch dédié aux fonctions #IA arrivera avec Firefox 148 - Next
https://next.ink/brief_article/mozilla-promet-que-son-kill-switch-dedie-aux-fonctions-ia-arrivera-avec-firefox-148/
> #Firefox 148, dont la sortie est prévue le 24 février, permettra-t-il d'éteindre la polémique ? #Mozilla a annoncé lundi que la prochaine version mensuelle de son navigateur intègrerait un réglage permettant de désactiver, en une seule fois, l'ensemble des fonctionnalités du logiciel, actuelles ou futures, faisant appel à des outils d'IA générative.
Mozilla promet que son kill switch dédié aux fonctions #IA arrivera avec Firefox 148 - Next
https://next.ink/brief_article/mozilla-promet-que-son-kill-switch-dedie-aux-fonctions-ia-arrivera-avec-firefox-148/
> #Firefox 148, dont la sortie est prévue le 24 février, permettra-t-il d'éteindre la polémique ? #Mozilla a annoncé lundi que la prochaine version mensuelle de son navigateur intègrerait un réglage permettant de désactiver, en une seule fois, l'ensemble des fonctionnalités du logiciel, actuelles ou futures, faisant appel à des outils d'IA générative.
David Gerard
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@davidgerard @theorangetheme @froztbyte @firefoxwebdevs What gets me is how the AI bubble is looking ready to pop, the stocks are taking a bath and deals are starting to unwind, but #AI is the hill #Mozilla is going to die on.
At least they are consistent in their ability to be on the trailing edge of whatever the latest hype may be.
@theorangetheme @froztbyte @firefoxwebdevs I would like to believe that, but
@davidgerard @theorangetheme @froztbyte @firefoxwebdevs What gets me is how the AI bubble is looking ready to pop, the stocks are taking a bath and deals are starting to unwind, but #AI is the hill #Mozilla is going to die on.
At least they are consistent in their ability to be on the trailing edge of whatever the latest hype may be.
Mozilla is adding AI Controls to Firefox starting with version 148, set to roll out on Feb 24. It'll allow you to toggle some or all of the AI features built-into the browser, including chatbot in sidebar, translations, tab group suggestions & more. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/ #Mozilla #AI #Firefox
Taggart
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I downloaded and fired up Firefox Nightly (2026-02-03) to test the #AI "kill switch" to see how it works.
So far, so good. It does appear that the "kill switch" disables the settings that people are turning off in about.config. See 5 screenshots below.
Also, Mozilla has published a support article detailing how to disable the #AI features:
I downloaded and fired up Firefox Nightly (2026-02-03) to test the #AI "kill switch" to see how it works.
So far, so good. It does appear that the "kill switch" disables the settings that people are turning off in about.config. See 5 screenshots below.
Also, Mozilla has published a support article detailing how to disable the #AI features:
hypebot
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Nach heftiger Kritik: KI-Abschalter für Firefox kommt mit dem nächsten Update
Mit einem einzigen Schalter soll man in Firefox ab Ende des Monats alle KI-Funktionen abschalten können. Wie weit das unter der Haube geht, ist weiter unklar.
Nach heftiger Kritik: KI-Abschalter für Firefox kommt mit dem nächsten Update
Mit einem einzigen Schalter soll man in Firefox ab Ende des Monats alle KI-Funktionen abschalten können. Wie weit das unter der Haube geht, ist weiter unklar.
calvin 🛋️
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Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.
One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/
#Firefox #Mozilla #NoAI #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #TerminalTilt
Eugen Rochko
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Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.
One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/
#Firefox #Mozilla #NoAI #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #TerminalTilt
Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.
One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/
#Firefox #Mozilla #NoAI #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #TerminalTilt
Leaving Bruxelles after another #FOSDEM, I am grateful for the experience (standing at the #Mozilla booth with the @MozillaAI t-shirt was a blast 🙂) and even more for the people I met: from Fediverse folks to ESC hackers, from our Mozilla siblings to mzai teammates I saw in person for the first time, from #AI luddites to curious ppl who coded agents with me on the fly, no encounter was any less than brilliant… And above all of this, no browser was harmed in the process 😬
pvergain (framapiaf)
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Travis F W
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Wonderful:
“10 Years Of Wasm: A Retrospective”, The Bytecode Alliance (https://bytecodealliance.org/articles/ten-years-of-webassembly-a-retrospective).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46799014
#Internet #Web #WASM #WebAssembly #Bytecode #VirtualMachine #Mozilla #Google #JavaScript #Portability #Programming #Retrospective
Wonderful:
“10 Years Of Wasm: A Retrospective”, The Bytecode Alliance (https://bytecodealliance.org/articles/ten-years-of-webassembly-a-retrospective).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46799014
#Internet #Web #WASM #WebAssembly #Bytecode #VirtualMachine #Mozilla #Google #JavaScript #Portability #Programming #Retrospective