InfoWorld

The browser is your database: Local-first comes of age

The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing ...

Firefox 148 adds AI kill switch, fixes 50+ security flaws

With the new Firefox 148 browser update for Windows, macOS, and Linux, Mozilla is introducing a number of new features and ...
IEEE

BCFuzz: Bytecode-Driven Fuzzing for JavaScript Engines

Abstract: The interpreter and the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler are two core components of modern JavaScript engines, both of which take bytecodes as input. Most bugs in these components are closely ...
theregister

This dev made a Llama with three inference engines

Developers looking to gain a better understanding of machine learning inference on local hardware can fire up a new llama engine. Software developer Leonardo Russo has released llama3pure, which ...
ZDNet

Firefox users didn't want AI, so Mozilla is giving them a way to kill it

AI arrived in Firefox in December, and more control is coming soon. Firefox will soon let you enable or disable AI features. Firefox 148 arrives Feb. 24. In December, when Mozilla announced it would ...
IEEE

LLM-Guided Mutation Location Selection for Vulnerability-Aware JavaScript Engine Fuzzing

Abstract: Modern JavaScript engines employ multi-tier JIT compilation for high performance, but these aggressive optimizations often introduce subtle and hard-to-detect security vulnerabilities.
Indiatimes

Firefox to introduce full controls to block generative AI: Here’s what it means for users

Mozilla announced that starting with the release of Firefox 148 on February 24, users will gain the ability to completely block all generative AI features in the browser. The update brings dedicated ...