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Firefox 148 Ready With New Settings For AI Controls

Phoronix - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 04:50
With the concerns raised over comments by Mozilla's new CEO with wanting to evolve Firefox into a "modern AI browser", the Firefox 148 release due out later this month aims to address some of those concerns by having a new AI controls area within the web browser's settings...

Linux Prepares To Support Microsoft's "Turn On Display" DSM To Address Laptop Issues

Phoronix - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 04:06
Microsoft in Windows 11 22H2 introduced a new ACPI Device Specific Method (DSM) "Turn On Display" notification that the Linux 7.0 kernel will be adding support for in dealing with some otherwise problematic laptop behavior...

Git 2.53 Released With More Optimizations, One Step Closer To Making Rust Mandatory

Phoronix - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 01:37
While we might see Git 3.0 released around the end of 2026, Git 2.53 is out today as the latest feature release and continuing to make changes with an eye toward that big Git 3.0 milestone...

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