THE CRUNCH

Mozilla has released Firefox 156 for macOS, Windows and Linux, highlighting performance tweaks that should make the browser feel snappier. The headline change is a claimed 45% faster start-up for the built-in PDF reader, alongside improved memory and CPU usage when displaying scaled JPEG images. The update also adds H.264 decoding for video calling using WebRTC on Arm64 processors, which should help extend battery on

laptops. These changes target efficiency, aiming to reduce the strain on hardware while delivering smoother media playback.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Mozilla will likely continue refining browser performance as competition intensifies.