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May 2024
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Firefox Maker Plans to Add AI Features t...

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Mozilla plans to add artificial intelligence features to its Firefox web browser. At the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers and Mozilla Foundation president Mark Surman shared their vision for the future of the web with WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims. Plus, new research questions how much screens before bed actually delay sleep. Zoe Thomas hosts.


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