Firefox 142 rolls out today with some new stuff: news stories can be curated by topic on new tabs (US only for now), new exception lists to Enhanced Tracking Protection, and wllama API support so web extensions can run LLMs on your device. "Yay", I guess.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-142-browser-update-new-features

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Does it support WebUSB yet?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    "Yay", I guess.

    Pretty much how I feel about most new “features” in Firefox these days.

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  • so web extensions can run LLMs on your device. "Yay", I guess.

    another reason why webextensions are rubbish compared to xul

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @omgubuntu@floss.social Yay for exception lists, meh for local LLM support on extensions.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @omgubuntu@floss.social guess I will find out if the update will reset LLM settings I have disabled...

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