Reviewing 2024 with Jón von Tetzchner: Brat or Næt
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Join Bruce Lawson and Vivaldi Browser CEO Jón von Tetzchner as they review the top tech stories of 2024! In this episode, they discuss the landmark Google monopoly ruling, the shifting dynamics of the browser market, and their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro. They also explore the future of Chromium, rate each topic as "brat" (good) or "næt" (not so good), and share insights on the challenges of building and maintaining a browser engine.
Show notes:
- Google vs DOJ
- United States v. Apple (2024)
- Bloomberg terminals based on Chromium
- Presto rendering engine
- KHTML
- Vivaldi user agent changes
- Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
- BCA
- Vivaldi Social for a free Mastodon account
- Social Web Foundation launches, supported by Vivaldi
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