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Selena Gomez (Mabel), Steve Martin (Charles), and Martin Short (Oliver) in Only Murders in the Building. (Image credit: Hulu) Grab your podcasting microphones and magnifying glasses, because Only Murders in the Building season 5 is confirmed to return on September 9, 2025, and it looks like we’ll finally find out what happened to poor old Lester. The beloved doorman was binned off at the end of season 4, with Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) refusing to believe it was an accident. As Disney+ tells us: “Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond – where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia. The trio discovers a deeper divide between their storied city they thought they knew and the new New York evolving around them – one where the old mob fights to hold on as newer, even more dangerous players emerge.” The next installment is set to feature newbies such as Renée Zellweger and returning favorites like Meryl Streep, who will all be embroiled in the plot somehow, though it’s absolutely incredulous how many poor souls have bitten the dust in such a short space of time. What’s more astonishing, though, is how consistently Only Murders in the Building has stuck to its production schedule, and in my opinion, that only makes it all the more binge-worthy. Only Murders in the Building season 5 is one of the most consistent shows to binge on Hulu and Disney+ Selena Gomez (Mabel), Steve Martin (Charles), and Martin Short (Oliver) in Only Murders in the Building. (Image credit: Disney/Hulu) I’m as shocked as any of you that Only Murders in the Building has gotten as far as season 5, let alone that each new season feels as fresh as the last. But all of this is thanks to the show’s sharp schedule, rigidly adhered to by its entire company of actors. As fans pointed out when the season 5 release date was announced on X/Twitter (see below), five seasons in five years is incredibly impressive in this cultural economy. 5 seasons in 5 years… they’re singlehandedly saving television https://t.co/YHi4tQtGGlJuly 23, 2025 Let’s put that into a wider perspective. Stranger Things has kept us waiting far too long, delivering its final season of eight episodes after a lengthy three-year hiatus. The length between Squid Game and Severance’s first and second seasons wasn’t too far behind, with fans (including me) finding it difficult to summon the same level of interest when you’ve likely forgotten what has already happened in the meantime. So, the fact that Only Murders in the Building season 4 is still fresh enough in our heads to remember Lester’s sorry fate before season 5 begins is joyous. The fact that the industry has changed so much in the last decade (or even following the Covid-19 pandemic, for that matter) often gets thrown around as to why TV production has changed, as does the delay caused by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. But if a TV show like this can keep on trucking – with more episodes per season than most of its competitors, it should be noted – there really is no excuse. No standards have been dropped, no creativity has been compromised, and no magic has been lost along the way. If Streep can fit this into her bulging schedule, anybody can. If Only Murders in the Building season 5 suddenly loses its footing, maybe my praise will be for nothing. But when there is comically-timed murder, there is TV success, and nobody has got a hold of that like this nosey trio. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. You might also like Want to prepare for The Fantastic Four: First Steps? Skip the movies and watch this animated Disney+ show – it’s the best adaptation of Marvel’s First Family ‘We’re leaving the door open’: Ironheart producers address Riri Williams’ future in the MCU amid mixed fan reception to the Marvel TV show Marvel confirms Thunderbolts* Blu-ray release date – here are the bonus features I’m most excited about Jasmine is a Streaming Staff Writer for TechRadar, previously writing for outlets including Radio Times, Yahoo! and Stylist. She specialises in comfort TV shows and movies, ranging from Hallmark’s latest tearjerker to Netflix’s Virgin River. She’s also the person who wrote an obituary for George Cooper Sr. during Young Sheldon Season 7 and still can’t watch the funeral episode. Read More

(Image credit: Supergiant Games) A new Hades 2 early access update has been released Supergiant Games said it wanted to drop another patch before the game gets a full launch Patch 11 includes further improvements, balance adjustments, and more bug fixes Supergiant Games has released another Hades 2 update ahead of the game’s full launch. Patch 11 is now available to download and offers even more balance updates and other fixes. Despite previously suggesting that the early access game would soon enter full release, the developer explained in the Steam patch notes that it wanted to deliver one more before it does. “While we said our prior patch would likely be our last before our v1.0 launch, as the Fates would have it, there is indeed this one more, which includes further improvements, balance adjustments, and fixes based on your feedback and what we’ve observed. Thank you for playing in Early Access!” Supergiant said. Among the long list of changes, the patch notes also feature an important notice for players before the launch of version 1.0. Supergiant said that, in preparation for the version 1.0 launch and forthcoming story sequences surrounding the True Ending, any Zodiac Sand or Void Lens resources players have will automatically be converted to Prestige when they load their save progress when the game is fully released. The studio hasn’t given a reason for this, but players have theorized it’s so they can’t trigger the True Ending and share spoilers as soon as the game launches. It would also mean players will need to collect Zodiac Sand and Void Lens again. If players do already have a stockpile of these currencies, it’s best to spend them to unlock their respective rewards before they’re converted. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Hades 2 was released in early access in May 2024. A full launch date has yet to be announced. You might also like… Best Xbox Series X games 2025: smash hits for Microsoft’s top console The Nintendo Switch 2 is the company’s least ambitious console to date, but its improvements are astronomical I’ve spent 150 hours with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and the Switch 2 Edition is an incredible upgrade Demi is a freelance games journalist for TechRadar Gaming. She’s been a games writer for five years and has written for outlets such as GameSpot, NME, and GamesRadar, covering news, features, and reviews. Outside of writing, she plays a lot of RPGs and talks far too much about Star Wars on X. Read More

(Image credit: Avast) Clorox 2023 breach happened when a threat actor impersonated an employee and had their credentials reset Clorox argues Cognizant did not follow standard procedures Cognizant says cybersecurity wasn’t its job to begin with Clorox is suing its IT service provider Cognizant following a 2023 ransomware attack which cost the firm millions of dollars in damages. Recently filed with the Superior Court of California, the lawsuit says Cognizant is being sued for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, gross negligence, and intentional misrepresentation. Back in 2013, Cognizant was contracted to operate Clorox’s employee service desk, which included tasks such as password recovery, credential resets, and IT support for staffers. In 2023, a cybercriminal called a Cognizant employee on the phone, said they were a Clorox employee, and asked for a password and multi-factor authentication (MFA) recovery, since they lost access to their account. Whose job is it, anyway? In the filing, Clorox argues the Cognizant employee complied without following established procedures on identity verification, providing alleged transcripts of phone calls between the attacker and the Cognizant employee which allegedly prove the password reset was granted on the spot. Once the attackers gained access, they reset MFA tokens, changed phone numbers linked to SMS authentication, disabled cybersecurity tools, and exfiltrated sensitive files from the system. As a result, Clorox had to shut down its systems, pause manufacturing, and rely on manual order processing for weeks. This allegedly resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales and reputational damage. Clorox is now seeking $49 million in direct remediation damages, as well as $380 million in total damages. Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! In response to the lawsuit, Cognizant told the press it wasn’t their job to defend the IT network from attacks. Speaking to BleepingComputer, a company spokesperson said: “It is shocking that a corporation the size of Clorox had such an inept internal cybersecurity system to mitigate this attack. Clorox has tried to blame us for these failures, but the reality is that Clorox hired Cognizant for a narrow scope of help desk services which Cognizant reasonably performed. Cognizant did not manage cybersecurity for Clorox.” You might also like Clorox warns of potential shortages following cyberattack Take a look at our guide to the best authenticator app We’ve rounded up the best password managers Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he’s written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. He’s also held several modules on content writing for Represent Communications. Read More

(Image credit: Amazon) Amazon launches a cheaper 16GB Kindle Colorsoft There’s also now a Kindle Colorsoft for kids Both new models are available to buy now In our effusive Amazon Kindle Colorsoft review we said that it’s hard to go back to a black and white Kindle experience once you’ve tried the color version – and now there are two more models to choose from if you’re thinking of making the switch. First up there’s a 16GB version of the original, halving the storage available on the 32GB model that launched last October. Considering you can still pack thousands of ebooks on there, and it’s cheaper, it may be an even better buy than the existing model. The 32GB Kindle Colorsoft can be yours for $279.99 / £269.99 outside of deals, while the new 16GB edition of the ereader is going to set you back $249.99 / £239.99 – it’s not a huge saving, but it’s something. These models are yet to launch in Australia, by the way, so AU pricing is TBC. Besides the storage being cut in half, the cheaper Kindle Colorsoft does without the auto-adjusting front light and wireless charging features. You get three months of Kindle Unlimited included, and the ereader is available to buy now. Thinking of the kids (Image credit: Amazon) The other new model Amazon has announced today (24 July) is the Kindle Colorsoft Kids, which as the name suggests, is for children. It adds to the current range of kid-friendly models you can get for the standard Amazon Kindle and the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. This device costs $269.99 / £259.99, and comes with a year of the Amazon Kids+ subscription service – offering a wealth of child-appropriate apps, games, videos, ebooks, audiobooks, and other content – and a “fun kid-friendly cover”. As with the other Kindles for youngsters, you get additional features: the Vocabulary Builder and Word Wise tools for learning new words, a special OpenDyslexic font, and Bluetooth support for listening to ebooks. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. The Kindle Colorsoft Kids is also available now, and like the other kid models, there’s a two-year warranty you can take advantage of if it breaks. Both these models are likely to make their way into our guide to the best Kindles in due course. You might also like Meet Amazon’s new AI-powered wearable These are our favorite ereaders right now Our review of the Onyx Boox Page ereader Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook. Read More

(Image credit: KontrolFreek) KontrolFreek has revealed new Minecraft themed controller accessories This includes thumbsticks and grips Both are available now Gaming accessory brand KontrolFreek has unveiled a new series of controller add-ons in collaboration with hit survival game Minecraft. The KontrolFreek Minecraft Thumbstsicks are compatible with the DualSense Wireless Controller or Xbox Wireless Controller and feature a bright green, blocky Creeper-inspired design. A set of two mid-rise sticks, they’re intended to increase comfort and control over extended Minecraft sessions. They also help your controller stand out from the crowd, making them the perfect choice for fans of the popular creative sandbox game. They arrive alongside the KontrolFreek Minecraft Thumb Grips, more compact versions that slip over the top of your thumbsticks like a cover. They have a similar design, and are available for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 controllers. The Minecraft Thumbstsicks cost $19.99 / £19.99, while the Thumb Grips come in a little cheaper at $12.99 / £12.99. Both are available now via the KontrolFreek website and other retailers. KontrolFreek is the most popular controller enhancement brand according to data from market research firm Circana. They remain a mainstay of the first-person shooter (FPS) community, with some players and content creators swearing by the small accessories. You might also like… Salute for the Thumb Soldiers, versatile thumbstick add-ons that offer variety, increased control, and greater accessibility Exclusive: the new KontrolFreek Call of Duty Performance Thumbsticks Speed Cola Edition might be the coolest looking yet and come with a limited in-game item The Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller combines the best of the original gamepad and its wireless Wavebird counterpart into one faithful package Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome. Read More

Image: Foundry One of the handier features on new cars is the ability to remotely unlock and start them. Microsoft is adding the opposite — the ability to remotely lock your PC — to its Windows toolkit. Windows Central is reporting that it’s seeing an update to the Microsoft Link to Windows app on Android, whose latest update adds the ability to remotely lock your PC, even if you’re not nearby. As the site notes, Windows already allows you to automatically lock your PC when you walk away, so it basically uses your phone’s Bluetooth connectivity as a “fence” of sorts. Go beyond that fence and Windows can lock your PC as a protective measure. If you don’t have that feature turned on, the Link to Windows app update allows you to manually lock your PC, especially if you’re going to be unexpectedly delayed. Windows Central’s tests of the new app show that Microsoft is reorganizing some of Link to Windows’ functions in a more organized interface, too. In general, the interaction between your Android phone and Windows has been relatively one-sided. On a PC, the Phone Link app provides an interface to share files, photos, texts, and more between your PC and the phone. The Link to Windows app has traditionally been pretty rudimentary, simply allowing you to specify whether you want Windows to be able to share certain files or connect to it as a hotspot. Now, it sounds like Microsoft is beefing up its Android app, and the ability to remotely lock your PC sounds like a definite improvement. Look out for version 1.25071.165 or higher in the app to trigger the new feature. Author: Mark Hachman, Senior Editor, PCWorld Mark has written for PCWorld for the last decade, with 30 years of experience covering technology. He has authored over 3,500 articles for PCWorld alone, covering PC microprocessors, peripherals, and Microsoft Windows, among other topics. Mark has written for publications including PC Magazine, Byte, eWEEK, Popular Science and Electronic Buyers’ News, where he shared a Jesse H. Neal Award for breaking news. He recently handed over a collection of several dozen Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs because his office simply has no more room. Read More

Image: Matt Smith/Foundry One of the best upgrades you can make to your home office is the addition of a monitor arm. A good-quality arm not only frees up usable space on your desk’s surface, it enables more ways to move and position your display/s for optimal comfort and ergonomics. And a monitor arm makes your office setup look really cool. The only catch is the price. Most monitor arms worth buying will cost close to $200, and heavy-duty arms capable of holding two large displays can be priced even higher. The good news is that a good-quality monitor arm is likely to last you for a very long time. That’s why it’s important to make the right choice when you purchase a monitor arm. To help you with that, we’ve tested several popular monitor arms, for both single- and dual-monitor setups. Below you’ll find our curated list of recommendations, with detailed explanations of what features and qualities make them stand out. We even have some good budget recommendations. Below our picks, we point out some arms that we aren’t so keen on — to provide a point of comparison. Ergotron LX Pro – Best monitor arm Best Prices Today: The Ergotron LX Pro is a practical, effective, easy-to-use monitor arm. Ergotron achieves this ease-of-install with clever, yet simple, engineering. The LX Pro’s clamp mechanism, which secures the monitor to a desk, takes the extra step of providing a comfortable handhold that makes it easy to work the clamp without tools. The arm’s two sections, meanwhile, simply slip into place. Ergotron also provides thumb screws for attaching the arm’s VESA mount to the back of your monitor. Depending on your monitor, you may need to use the included hex wrench to tighten the components. Otherwise, installation doesn’t require tools. The arm’s desk clamp mechanism is wide, which is important. Clamps with a small surface concentrate more force on your desk and cause damage if over-tightened. A wider clamp better distributes the force. That means the LX Pro is less likely to damage weaker desks (though caution when tightening the clamp is recommended). Fortunately, the arm’s ease of installation doesn’t lead to functional downsides. The arm can support monitors up to 34 inches diagonally that weigh up to 22 pounds. The arm also lifts up to 13 inches, tilts up to 85 degrees, and can swivel and rotate to a full 360 degrees. Cables are routed through channels in the arm and secured by sturdy detachable cladding. Ergotron provides a 10-year warranty. The LX Pro even fixes our gripes about its predecessor, the Ergotron LX. The LX Pro’s base is more compact, the white colorway now has a color-coordinated VESA mount, and the new design is more attractive. The only downgrade compared to the old Ergotron LX is a lower maximum weight (the LX could handle up to 25 pounds). But that’s unlikely to matter, as 32-inch and 34-inch monitors usually weigh 15 pounds or less. The LX Pro’s $209 MSRP is enough to make shoppers think twice, but it’s great value for money. The arm’s overall build quality feels competitive with more expensive monitor arms, such as the Humanscale M2.1. That makes the Ergotron LX Pro an easy recommendation. It’s simple to set up, looks nice, works well in day-to-day use, yet remains affordable. We already liked the Ergotron LX, but the LX Pro is a great upgrade. Workstream by Monoprice – Best budget monitor arm The Workstream by Monoprice single monitor arm is a no-frills solution that delivers basic monitor arm features at an exceptionally low price. The monitor arm has an all-metal construction that in some ways feels sturdier than the Ergotron LX, as the Workstream doesn’t include as much plastic cladding. It’s not entirely a win, though, as the plastic that exists feels frail (and I even broke a small, though unnoticeable, bit while adjusting the monitor). It provides a good range of adjustment, with 13.2 inches of height and 90 degrees of tilt, swivel, and rotation. The arm’s height and tilt adjustment are comparable to others on this list, but it can’t swivel in a full circle, which may prove annoying if you frequently move a monitor arm to share your screen with colleagues. The Workstream’s slim budget is felt in its difficult setup and stiff operation. Users will need to install several screws for a clamp or gromet mount. More screws may need to be adjusted once the arm is in place, as its default tension proved inadequate for supporting a 32-inch monitor. Monoprice lists the monitor as capable of supporting 20 pounds, but I felt the 32-inch monitor (which weighed 15 pounds) was pushing the Workstream to its limits. Monoprice also skimps on the warranty, offering just one year of coverage. These flaws are easily excused by the Workstream’s $60 price tag. It’s clearly less capable, less attractive, and more difficult to use than Ergotron’s LX, but it offers a good range of adjustment and durable construction for less than half the price. It’s an ideal choice for shoppers on a tight budget, as well as those who plan to install a small, light 24-inch or 27-inch monitor. Huanuo HNSS6 Single Monitor Arm – Best monitor arm under $50 Best Prices Today: The Huanuo HNSS6 Single Monitor Arm is easily our go-to recommendation for shoppers looking to buy the least expensive monitor arm that can still fulfill its job. The arm comes in two pieces: The lower portion swivels while the upper portion allows for height, tilt, and rotation adjustments. A gas spring provides tension to keep monitors aloft, which is an upgrade from the clips and screws used by the least expensive arms. However, it’s worth noting that gas springs can lose their potency over time. These features are typical for the price: Most competitors are similar in design and use a gas cylinder. What makes the Huanuo a winner is its overall quality and ease of install. Setup required installation of

Image: Endgame Gear For me, the biggest difference between a “gaming” mouse or keyboard and a regular one is the software. Gaming accessories need a lot more customization options, and preferably a tool that lets you change settings automatically for each game. But mouse maker Endgame Gear distributed a little something extra with its mouse software: a remote access trojan. Upon downloading the official software tool for the OP1w 4K V2 mouse (catchy), directly from Endgame’s website, some Reddit posters discovered that it was packing a remote access trojan that triggered multiple virus scanners, but notably not Windows Defender. Other Reddit users on the Mouse Review subreddit discovered other Endgame installers with different malware packages, as reported by German security site Igor’s Lab. Investigations found that the Endgame site itself had likely been compromised sometime on or after July 2, though clean versions of the relevant mouse software had been replaced by July 17. Endgame Gear has been notably quiet about how malware was posted to its own official download repository. One vague statement on a Discord server after the (apparently correct) file was re-uploaded is all that’s been issued so far, with no public-facing messages on either the company website or the Reddit thread where the problems were first discovered. Endgame customers are, in a word, pissed, and it’s hard to blame them. Igor’s Lab and Reddit users note that if the Berlin-based manufacturer (Pro Gamersware GmbH) has discovered a malware infection with access to user data, it could be in violation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by withholding full disclosure. “From what I can tell, EndgameGear has not addressed this publicly, which is incredibly irresponsible,” says /u/Admirable-Raccoon597, the original poster. “The malicious ZIP file was silently replaced with a clean version, which clearly shows they were aware something was wrong.” Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he’s the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop “battlestation” in his off hours. Michael’s previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he’s covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he’s always looking forward to his next kayaking trip. Read More

Image: Foundry The niche, privacy-focused Brave browser will now block Microsoft’s controversial Recall function by default, the company said this week. But you really don’t need Brave to do it yourself, either. Microsoft Recall is Microsoft’s otherwise useful tool for taking snapshots (or screenshots) of your Copilot+ PC, and using them as a way to hunt down scraps of information that may have been shared in chat tools, Word documents, or other places. But, paired with Windows Hello in an increasingly authoritarian world, it represents a privacy risk. Brave, as it turns out, agrees. This week, Brave said that version 1.81 and above of the Brave browser will block Recall’s ability to save snapshots of what you view in it, by default. Microsoft did revise Recall to try to secure it further, locking it down using a combination of BitLocker and Recall, and Brave’s blog post announcing the new program notes this. But Brave also adds that Recall is still in preview, and it’s unknown what it will look like when formally released. “Given Brave’s focus on privacy-maximizing defaults and what is at stake here (your entire browsing history), we have proactively disabled Recall for all Brave tabs,” the Brave blog post says. “We think it’s vital that your browsing activity on Brave does not accidentally end up in a persistent database, which is especially ripe for abuse in highly privacy-sensitive cases such as intimate partner violence.” What this means is that, if you browse the web using Brave, Recall will not record what you’re looking at and will not index it, either. However, you can toggle Recall’s ability to archive what you’re viewing in Brave via a toggle switch in the browser’s settings. (For more on Brave, read our original Brave browser review, as well as our article on one of its killer features that swayed a PCWorld reporter.) Brave ensures Recall isn’t watching you In May, the communication app Signal essentially blocked Recall’s snapshot functionality. Brave takes a more standardized approach, essentially using Recall’s ability to exclude apps and websites from being recorded. (Right now, even on Copilot+ PCs, you must agree to use Recall before the feature is enabled, and Microsoft uses Windows Hello to lock down snapshots and settings.) Recall offers you a list of apps to exclude from its “snapshot” screenshots. Mark Hachman / Foundry In other words, you can do the same thing without Brave. Recall includes numerous settings to filter snapshots, including the ability to turn them off entirely. But you can also tell Recall to stop taking snapshots of various apps, including Google Chrome. (Microsoft Edge does not seem to be included in a list of apps that can be excluded, however.) This means that Recall should allow you to exclude a third-party browser from being recorded by Recall. Microsoft also explicitly supports filtering websites on certain browsers (Edge, Firefox, Opera, and Chrome) and won’t capture sites that you browse in a private mode. Put another way, Recall already allows you to prevent Recall from taking snapshots of Brave browsing, and allows you to filter websites and private browsing while in Brave, too. But Recall stores snapshots by default. Brave automatically turns them off, another safeguard for those concerned about their online privacy. Author: Mark Hachman, Senior Editor, PCWorld Mark has written for PCWorld for the last decade, with 30 years of experience covering technology. He has authored over 3,500 articles for PCWorld alone, covering PC microprocessors, peripherals, and Microsoft Windows, among other topics. Mark has written for publications including PC Magazine, Byte, eWEEK, Popular Science and Electronic Buyers’ News, where he shared a Jesse H. Neal Award for breaking news. He recently handed over a collection of several dozen Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs because his office simply has no more room. Read More

Image: Firefox Mozilla is bringing all kinds of new features and improvements with the latest Firefox 141 update, including the ability to organize tag groups with the help of AI and use the address bar as a unit converter. In addition, the developers have addressed several security vulnerabilities per usual, in both Firefox and Firefox ESR versions. Mozilla plans to release the next versions—including Firefox 142 and Firefox ESR 140.2, ESR 128.14, and ESR 115.27—on August 19th, 2025. Firefox ESR 128 will receive its last update in August, as will Firefox ESR 115 (subject to Mozilla’s pending decision). What’s new in Firefox 141? You can now partially automate the organization of multiple tabs in tab groups with AI support. A local AI model (which doesn’t send any information to the cloud and thus preserves privacy) can automatically group similar tabs and suggest suitable names for the tab group. Mozilla will be gradually rolling out this feature over the next few weeks. Furthermore, if you use the vertical tabs layout introduced in Firefox 136, you can now create more space for even more tabs by minimizing the toolbar at the bottom of the sidebar. Since version 136, Firefox has been initially displaying placeholders when a website embeds content from Instagram or TikTok, and the content is only loaded after clicking on it. With Firefox 138, similar support was added for X/Twitter, and with Firefox 141, Disqus is also supported. You can now also use the address bar to convert units without referring to Google or another search engine. The built-in unit calculator recognizes metric and imperial units for length, mass, temperature, force, and angles. Firefox 141 can also convert time to different time zones. For example, “10:00 CEST in EDT” presents the time as it would be in US East Coast for when it’s 10:00 (summer time) in Germany. Then, “now in JST” would give the current time in Japan. Other conversion examples: “100 km in mi” converts to English miles, “28 C in F” converts degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit, and if you click on the result, it ends up in your clipboard. Incidentally, the address bar has been able to do math since Firefox 137. Security updates in Firefox 141 Mozilla’s 2025-56 Security Advisory shows more than 18 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox 141. Mozilla categorizes two of the externally reported vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-8027 and CVE-2025-8028) as high risk. For example, the JavaScript JIT compiler IonMonkey only writes 32 bits of a 64-bit return value to the stack, but the base JIT reads all 64 bits, which could invite abuse. Four entries in the security report concern internally discovered vulnerabilities, each summarized under a CVE number. They are also considered high risk. The other vulnerabilities that Mozilla’s developers have fixed in Firefox 141 are categorized as medium or low risk. Updates for Firefox ESR Mozilla is currently maintaining three transitional Firefox ESR generations: versions 140, 128, and 115. Firefox ESR 140.1.0 is the most technically up-to-date version and also the one with the longest life expectancy (until September 2026). The developers have fixed at least 14 security vulnerabilities in this version, which have also been fixed in Firefox 141. Firefox ESR 128.13.0 is the latest version of the previous generation, which is nearing its end. The update fixes at least nine vulnerabilities. The update to Firefox ESR 115.26 addresses four security flaws, but this one is only available on Windows 7/8.1 and macOS 10.12 to 10.14 computers. In August, Mozilla will decide whether to continue or end maintenance for Firefox ESR 115. Further reading: Firefox is getting WebGPU, but only on Windows This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German. Author: Frank Ziemann, Contributor, PCWorld Frank Ziemann has been working as a freelance author for sister site PC-WELT since 2005, writing news and test reports. His main topics are IT security (malware, antivirus, security gaps) and Internet technology. Read More