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Anthropic Expands Claude Code to Web and Mobile Platforms
Anthropic has expanded the availability of Claude Code, its AI-powered development environment, bringing it to the web and mobile platforms.
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas, a Browser with ChatGPT Built in
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Atlas, a new web browser that integrates ChatGPT into the browsing experience. Rather than functioning as a separate assistant that users have to switch to, Atlas incorporates the model throughout the browsing process. It understands web pages, answers questions, and assists with tasks in real-time.
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Chrome Introduces CSS If Function, Enabling Conditional Styling Natively in CSS
Chrome 137 introduces the groundbreaking CSS `if()` function, enabling native conditional styling directly in stylesheets. This feature streamlines style management for developers, mirroring pre-processor logic without additional tools. While opinions vary on its syntax, the potential for dynamic, real-time styling marks a significant advancement in CSS evolution.
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Perplexity Launches Comet: a Browser Designed around AI-Assisted Interaction
Perplexity has introduced Comet, a new web browser designed to integrate natural language interaction directly into the browsing experience. Unlike conventional browsers built around navigation and search, Comet aims to support users in research, comparison, and task execution by combining browsing with persistent context and AI assistance.
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Opera Unveils Opera Neon: A New Browser Built Around AI Agents
Opera has introduced Opera Neon, a new browser that goes beyond traditional web navigation by integrating AI agents capable of interpreting user intent, performing tasks, and supporting creative workflows.
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Amazon GameLift Streams Launches for High-Fidelity, Browser-Based Game Streaming
Introducing Amazon GameLift Streams: a revolutionary service that empowers developers to stream games directly to WebRTC-enabled browsers at 1080p and 60fps. Simplify deployment, reach a broad audience, and enhance player engagement. No infrastructure hassles or code overhauls needed—just instant access to high-fidelity gaming. Transform your titles today!
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How Canva Scaled Real-Time Collaboration with WebRTC: from WebSockets to Seamless P2P Communication
Canva recently shared how it implemented real-time mouse pointers for collaborative whiteboarding. Canva chose a WebRTC-based solution to improve scalability, reduce latency, and lower backend load. Since WebRTC uses peer-to-peer communication, Canva can provide users with a smoother, more performant real-time experience than a traditional backend-based WebSocket and Redis solution.
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New JavaScript Set Methods Now Supported by All Major Browser Engines
The release of Firefox 127 introduces new JavaScript Set methods, now supported across major browser engines. Polyfills are no longer needed to make them work everywhere. These additions provide convenient, built-in ways to manipulate and compare collections aiming to simplify development and enahnce performance.
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Microsoft Playwright Testing: Scalable End-to-End Testing for Modern Web Apps
Microsoft recently announced the public preview of Microsoft Playwright Testing, a new service for running Playwright tests at scale through Azure.
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MDN Introduces Web Development AI Help in Beta
Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) has released AI Help, a beta tool aiming to streamline web developers' interactions with the platform and provide problem-solving assistance. Only users with an MDN Plus account can access AI Help for now. So far, the community reaction has not been overly positive, and a number of GitHub issues have been reported.
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Cloudflare Introduces Smart Hints to Automate Web Performance Optimisation
Cloudflare has introduced Smart Hints to eliminate the need for manual configuration of Early Hints and Fetch Priorities, By leveraging Cloudflare's network, Smart Hints streamline the optimization process and aim to provide performance improvements without requiring manual configuration.
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Meta Open-Sources Browser Extension to Establish Web Code Authenticity
Originally created to help WhatsApp users verify the authenticity of the WhatsApp code being served to their browsers, Code Verify is a new open-source extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox enabling to provide the same level of security for other Web services, says Meta.
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Compat2021 Unites Browser Vendors to Tackle Compatibility Issues
Microsoft, Google, Igalia, and other industry partners are joining hands to improve browser compatibility. The cross-browser effort, named #Compat2021, will focus on the top five compatibility pain points, all CSS-related: CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid, CSS position: sticky, the CSS aspect-ratio property, and CSS transforms.
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The Vivaldi Browser Improves Privacy Protection for Android Users
The Vivaldi web browser recently shipped with enhanced privacy protection for Android users. Vivaldi 3.5 will protect users against the leaking of their real IP address when using the WebRTC communication protocol in chat applications, closing another hole allowing users to be tracked online. Vivaldi 3.5 also allows mobile users to clear their browsing data when exiting the browser.
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Microsoft Edge Made Available on Linux
Microsoft recently announced the availability of the Microsoft Edge Dev Channel for Linux (initial preview release). The Edge browser is now available on all major operating systems, desktop and mobile. Enterprise developers, many of which use Linux, may now build and test web applications in their preferred platform. The move seeks to further position Edge as the browser for business.