Despite these setbacks, Mozilla plans to integrate AI into Firefox, driven by its acquisition of Fakespot, a company that uses AI to identify fake product reviews. The company will also be merging the teams for Pocket, Content, and AI/ML with the Firefox Organization. However, the memo did not provide a clear statement on whether the company will refocus on its core browser, Firefox. The browser currently holds about 3% of the market share, a figure that has been decreasing annually.
Key takeaways:
- Mozilla is laying off about 60 employees, which is 5 percent of its workforce, as reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch.
- The company is scaling back on several projects that are not in line with its core work of making a browser, including Mozilla VPN, Firefox Relay, and Mozilla Monitor.
- Mozilla is shutting down 'Mozilla Hubs', a 3D virtual world it launched in 2018, citing that demand has moved away from 3D virtual worlds.
- The company plans to integrate AI into Firefox, driven by the acquisition of Fakespot, a company that uses AI to identify fake product reviews.