#puma-browser

#puma-browser

The new AI Mode experience in Chrome allows users to open links side by side with their chat, simplifying navigation and reducing tab clutter. This setup makes it easier to ask follow-up questions while exploring content.

The Web Install API aims to fix the issue of inconsistent and proprietary mechanisms for acquiring applications by creating an open, ergonomic, standardized, and cross-platform supported way of acquiring applications.

Starting in September 2026, a new stable version of the browser will be released every two weeks, compared to every four weeks currently. According to the developers behind Chrome, the change is in line with the increasingly rapid development of the web platform. New features, bug fixes, and performance improvements should therefore become available more quickly to both end users and developers.

The first is that the UI is highly customizable. One of my favorite customizations is the ability to move the search bar to the bottom of the window, which makes it much easier to use Opera with one hand. The second is that Opera has a built-in AI tool called Aria, and it is pretty fantastic. Aria was the first AI tool I used, and I often use it before any other service.

BrowserCoPilot is designed to make your workflows easier and faster - and completely customized to you, your prompts, and your writing style. One useful example? Integrate the program directly to your inbox, and let it create one-click emails that use your phrasing and tone, and that gather context from your conversations. Or, write directly in the browser to revise or analyze documents using your saved prompts - or upload images and PDFs to interact with directly.

The implementation is straightforward for those running the latest Nightly version. Users can jump into the action by right-clicking an active tab or selecting two tabs at once. According to the official Firefox Nightly News report: "You can right click on a tab to add it to a split view, and from there select the other tab you'd like to view in the split. Or, multi-select 2 tabs with Ctrl/Cmd, and choose 'Open in Split View' from the tab context menu."

I do not want AI in my web browser. I just don't. I also don't want companies collecting information about me, or sponsored content and product integrations. All those bits make me want to pull my hair out. I like my privacy and want to browse, you know, the old-fashioned way. I do use AI (on occasion), but only locally-installed AI and only for specific purposes (such as learning Python or researching a topic when I don't want to use a standard search engine).