Apple, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft form group to standardize browser plug-ins

CitrixAI Architect

05 Jun 2021 — 1 min read

The new WebExtensions Community Group will seek to establish a similar framework for all future web extensions, and is actively seeking developers to join the project.

Safari, with the release of macOS Big Sur, has a new web extension API that enables extensions created for other browsers to work with it. The advent of these new extensions opened the door to more features, but no defined technique of building the extensions had been established.

The new group, WECG, is made up of all of the main browser developers in addition to many others. The CEO- and COO-elected chairs are occupied by Timothy Hatcher of Apple and Simeon Vincent of Google. Participants in the project include workers from Apple, Mozilla, and Microsoft.

It is twofold the aim of the WebExtensions Community Group to spread and aid in the adoption of web extensions.

We can help developers by setting forth a defined model, APIs, and rights, while also simplifying extension building by giving it a standard form.

Incorporate the architecture that delivers increased performance and security as well as being more resilient to misuse.

The group is not interested in specifying every facet of the web extensions platform, nor does it wish to obstruct innovation. Because each browser manufacturer will keep operating independently, their individual rules will remain in place.

Those who are interested in participating in the group as developers or browser suppliers may do so on the W3C website. The WECG has a dedicated GitHub repository containing its community charter and the various project work included there.

If you want to know all there is to know about WWDC 2021, then keep an eye on the AppleInsider roundup, which is covering everything from June 7 through June 11th, all the announcements and updates.

A Unified Transformer-Based Approach to Multi-View, Spatiotemporal, and Linguistic Representations for Autonomous Driving

Modern autonomous driving perception faces extreme data volume and semantic depth complexity. Such systems must integrate multi-camera image streams into a stable three-dimensional world model, align observations over time to handle dynamic scenarios.

Building ScribeAI: Real-Time On-Device Medical Transcription for Healthcare Professionals

Table of Contents 1. Introduction * Overview of ScribeAI * Motivation Behind the Project 2. Understanding the Challenges * Real-Time On-Device Transcription * Privacy Considerations in Medical Data * Performance Constraints on Mobile Devices 3. Technology Stack * Leveraging OpenAI's Whisper Model * Integration with Core ML * Utilizing iOS 17 Features 4. Model Conversion and

Analysis of Chromium issue 1196683, 1195777

On April 12, a code commit[1] in Chromium get people’s attention. This is a bugfix for some vulnerability in Chromium Javascript engine v8. At the same time, the regression test case regress-1196683.js for this bugfix was also submitted. Based on this regression test case, some security researcher

AWS Startup Security Baseline (AWS SSB)

AWS Startup Security Baseline (AWS SSB) The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startup Security Baseline (SSB) is a set of controls that create a minimum foundation for businesses to build securely on AWS without decreasing their agility. The controls in this guide are designed with early startups in mind, mitigating the

Read more

A Unified Transformer-Based Approach to Multi-View, Spatiotemporal, and Linguistic Representations for Autonomous Driving

Building ScribeAI: Real-Time On-Device Medical Transcription for Healthcare Professionals

Analysis of Chromium issue 1196683, 1195777

AWS Startup Security Baseline (AWS SSB)