{"id":188047,"date":"2026-02-15T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/youll-be-able-to-disable-the-new-ai-features-coming-to-firefox\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:00:24","slug":"youll-be-able-to-disable-the-new-ai-features-coming-to-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/youll-be-able-to-disable-the-new-ai-features-coming-to-firefox\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ll Be Able to Disable the New AI Features Coming to Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/mozilla-adds-kill-switch-for-new-ai-features-coming-to-firefox-browser\/\">You&#8217;ll Be Able to Disable the New AI Features Coming to Firefox<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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