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Celebrating Chicago’s creators and small businesses at Firefox’s ‘Free to Browse’ event
With winter on the horizon, Chicago is ready to show that nothing — not wind, nor snow — can cool the fire of a united community.  As we toast Firefox’s 20th anniversary, we’re hosting “Free to Browse: Celebrating Chicago’s Creatives,” a...
2024-10-25 17:15
Maximize Your Day: Focus Your Inbox with ‘Grouped by Sort’
For me, staying on top of my inbox has always seemed like an unattainable goal. I’m not an organized person by nature. Periodic and severe email anxiety (thanks, grad school!) often meant my inbox was in the quadruple digits (!). Lately, something’...
2024-10-21 13:11
Mozilla’s research: Unlocking AI for everyone, not just Big Tech
Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping how we live, work and connect with the world. From chatbots to image generators, AI is transforming our online experiences. But this change raises serious questions: Who controls the technology behind these AI sy...
2024-10-17 07:00
It’s Halloween — pick your spooky Firefox disguise
Halloween is creeping up on us, and this year, Firefox is getting into the spirit with a spooky twist: Our iconic fox has transformed into a lineup of eerie disguises. The real magic, of course, is that Firefox helps keep your online identity safe all ...
2024-10-14 13:00
Contributor Highlight: Toad Hall
We’re back with another contributor highlight! We asked our most active contributors to tell us about what they do, why they enjoy it, and themselves. Last time, we talked with Arthur, and for this installment, we’re chatting with Toad Hall. If you...
2024-10-10 11:00
Semicolon Books: A haven of independence and empowerment in Chicago
Jesus J. Montero is an award-winning journalist and passionate storyteller. He’s known for his investigative work covering social justice, music and culture. Jesus J. is also a producer, curating dynamic experiences that highlight culture through sto...
2024-10-08 13:04
The Pop-Up: A homegrown space for Chicago’s creatives
Jesus J. Montero is an award-winning journalist and passionate storyteller. He’s known for his investigative work covering social justice, music and culture. Jesus J. is also a producer, curating dynamic experiences that highlight culture through sto...
2024-10-08 13:04
DishRoulette Kitchen: Empowering Chicago’s entrepreneurs for generational change
Jesus J. Montero is an award-winning journalist and passionate storyteller. He’s known for his investigative work covering social justice, music and culture. Jesus J. is also a producer, curating dynamic experiences that highlight culture through sto...
2024-10-08 13:04
Local roots, digital connections: How Chicago’s small businesses are building with Solo
As a community builder at Mozilla, I’m all about staying connected — whether that’s producing community events to invite more people into our brand, or working directly with people to make sure our products are actually helping those who need the...
2024-10-08 13:04
A journalist-turned-product leader on reshaping the internet through community
Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their cor...
2024-10-04 16:00
A journalist-turned-product leader on reshaping the internet through community and creative coding
Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their cor...
2024-10-04 16:00
Privacy-preserving digital ads infrastructure: An overview of Anonym’s technology
BRAD SMALLWOOD, SVP AND ANONYM CO-FOUNDERGRAHAM MUDD, SVP OF PRODUCT AND ANONYM CO-FOUNDER It’s been four months since Anonym joined Mozilla. Anonym was founded with the belief that new technologies can keep digital ads effective  and measurable whi...
2024-10-04 16:00
A free and open internet shouldn’t come at the expense of privacy
MARK SURMAN, PRESIDENT, MOZILLA Keeping the internet, and the content that makes it a vital and vibrant part of our global society, free and accessible has been a core focus for Mozilla from our founding. How do we ensure creators get paid for their wo...
2024-10-03 16:00
Improving online advertising through product and infrastructure
LAURA CHAMBERS, CEO, MOZILLA CORPORATION As Mark shared in his blog, Mozilla is going to be more active in digital advertising. Our hypothesis is that we need to simultaneously work on public policy, standards, products and infrastructure. Today, I wan...
2024-10-03 16:00
Introducing Lumigator
In today’s fast-moving AI landscape, choosing the right large language model (LLM) for your project can feel like navigating a maze. With hundreds of models, each offering different capabilities, the process can be overwhelming. That’s why Mozilla....
2024-10-03 15:12
Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: September 2024
Hello Thunderbird Community! I’m Toby Pilling, a new team member and I’ve spent the last couple of months getting up to speed, and have really enjoyed meeting the team and members of the community virtually, and some in person! September is now ove...
2024-10-03 11:00
How to protect your privacy online like a Twitch streamer
How do Twitch streamers connect with so many people on the internet while keeping their personal lives private?  For those unfamiliar, Twitch streamers are content creators who broadcast live to audiences in real-time, covering everything from gaming ...
2024-10-02 18:20
State Of The Bird: Thunderbird Annual Report 2023-2024
We’ve just released Thunderbird version 128, codenamed “Nebula”, our yearly stable release. So with that big milestone done, I wanted to take a moment and tell our community about the state of Thunderbird. In the past I’ve done a recap focused ...
2024-10-02 13:33
Help Us Test the Thunderbird for Android Beta!
The Thunderbird for Android beta is out and we’re asking our community to help us test it. Beta testing helps us find critical bugs and rough edges that we can polish in the next few weeks. The more people who test the beta and ensure everything in t...
2024-09-30 19:00
Creating a public counterpoint for AI
Mozilla is releasing a vision for Public AI, a robust ecosystem of initiatives that promote public goods, public orientation and public use throughout every step of AI development and deployment. Read the paper here. Look around. There’s a bus drivin...
2024-09-30 09:00