Web·
Mozilla made Google rewrite the JPEG XL decoder in Rust before Firefox would ship it
Firefox turns JPEG XL on by default in version 157. Mozilla refused to ship 100,000 lines of C++, so Google Research wrote the decoder again in Rust.
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Open Source·
65.9% of the web platform tests now pass in Servo, but the Rust engine can't select text
Servo 0.4.0 landed a record 558 commits and fixed layout on real sites. Its own dashboard reads 65.9%, CSS Grid sits at 37.8%, and text selection isn't shipped yet.
Policy·
Around 3% of people want tracking. EU governments dropped the plan to end cookie banners.
A civil-society coalition wants EU browsers to send a machine-readable privacy signal instead of showing consent pop-ups. The Council deleted the provision on June 18.
Web·
Brave's browser got bloated with crypto and AI. Origin strips it back for $60
Brave released Origin, a paid version of its browser that compiles out Leo AI, the crypto wallet, Rewards, Tor, and the VPN. A one-time $59.99 buys it, and Linux is free.
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Reddit started blocking logged-in mobile web users. The popup can't be dismissed.
Reddit is rolling out an undismissible 'get the app' banner on mobile web for a slice of frequent users. Old.reddit.com doesn't fully escape it.