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Mozilla: Firefox Tooling, GNOME Theme, WebDriver Newsletter, and More
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Firefox Tooling Announcements: Happy BMO Push Day! (20261006.1)
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ Firefox GNOME theme updated to work with Nova
The unofficial GNOME theme for Firefox has been updated to work with the Firefox 157 release and its newer, rounder Nova theme. It is not a traditional Firefox theme (like the ones you can install from the Mozilla Add-ons site) but, to quote its Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub page, a “bunch of CSS code to make Firefox look closer to GNOME’s native apps” – an excellent job it does at it too.
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Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 157
WebDriver is a remote control interface that enables introspection and control of user agents. As such, it can help developers to verify that their websites are working and performing well with all major browsers. The protocol is standardized by the W3C and consists of two separate specifications: WebDriver classic (HTTP) and the new WebDriver BiDi (Bi-Directional).
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Ryan Hunt: Wasm Stack Switching in SpiderMonkey
WebAssembly stack switching in SpiderMonkey is the most complex feature I’ve ever implemented.
It’s one of those projects where you get lost and start rethinking the basics, like “what is the stack even really?”
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Mozilla ☛ Strengthen your online security for free with Firefox
Every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminds us the importance of protecting our digital lives. The theme for 2026 is ‘Don’t Make It Easy for Them,’ with the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) providing simple, actionable steps users can take to make it harder for cybercriminals to attack.Everyone wants to be safe online, but one of the most common excuses we hear is “I don’t have the time or the money to invest in it right now.” Well, we have good news: you can improve your online security easily, for the low price of $0.Firefox provides several free features designed to make it easier to protect your online life and harder for cybercriminals to target you.