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Signals provide a performant alternative for reactive state management in front-end development.
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.
Ever since Mosaic, the first web browser introduced in 1993, browsers have included bookmarking features that let users quickly return to favorite sites. Today, bookmarks are even more important, especially on PCs and Macs, where the browser has become the most frequently used software. It serves as the gateway to email, news, entertainment, video calls, shopping, banking and even word processing, graphic design, tax preparation and much more.
A JavaScript script saved as a bookmark is called a 'bookmarklet,' although some people also use the term 'favelet' or 'favlet.' Bookmarklets have been around since the late 90s. The site that coined them, bookmarklets.com, even remains around today. They're simple and versatile, a fact evidenced by most of the bookmarklets listed on the aforementioned site are still working today despite being untouched for over two decades.
I've spent a significant portion of my life searching for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was constantly tweaking device settings to squeeze every bit of juice out of their batteries. Thanks to this micromanaging, I successfully pushed the batteries on all my past smartphones to their absolute limit. I don't want to hoard this knowledge to myself, so I've decided to share it with everyone.
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."
On those rare occasions when I use AI, I always opt for a local version. Most often, that comes in the form of Ollama installed on a desktop or laptop. I've been leery of using cloud-based AI for some time now for several reasons: It consumes vast amounts of energy. There's no way to be certain it honors privacy claims. I don't want any of my queries or data to be used for training LLMs.
Chrome leads the market today, but Google is still under pressure to defend that position as the browser landscape shifts. New AI-focused browsers like Comet are raising the stakes for what users expect from a browser. Google responded to the competition with Gemini in Chrome. Launched in September 2025, it first rolled out for Android, Mac, and Windows users. Combining Chrome's superiority and Gemini's advanced intelligence, Google offered Chrome users a different kind of AI browser.
Ever since the Opera browser introduced Workspaces, it's been my go-to browser for staying seriously organized. When you have 50 tabs open, they can badly crowd your browser window, so Workspaces has become a must-have feature for any browser I use. Opera does workspaces better than any other browser. Also: Opera's sidebar upgrade makes it easier to access your favorite apps - here's how Soon, Opera (aka Opera One) will add even more features to help you become better organized, more creative, and more productive.
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.