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For a Better Web

For a Better Web

By: Vivaldi Browser
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I'm Bruce, and for over 20 years, I've been working to make the web more accessible to people with disabilities and those using lower-specification devices or networks, as well as to make it more private and democratic. In this series, I'll be chatting with people from various communities and industries who, in their own ways, are fighting for a better web. I hope you'll join me in meeting these inspiring individuals—and in joining our collective fight for a more inclusive internet.Vivaldi Browser
Episodes
  • Proton CEO Andy Yen on the Future of European Tech
    Jun 19 2025

    Bruce chats with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, about what it’s like for a European company to take on Big Tech. Andy shares his journey from leaving CERN as a particle physicist to building one of the most trusted privacy-focused companies in the world.


    He breaks down the lies behind VPN marketing, why most companies can't be trusted, and how Apple and Google's 30 percent tax inflates your bills. He also explains Europe’s trillion-dollar tech mistake.


    From VPN myths to Swiss privacy laws, European tech independence, antitrust politics, and Proton’s plan to tackle tariffs and Big Tech taxes, this episode is an umbrella drink filled to the brim with hot topics you’ll want to sip all summer long.


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    Show notes:

    • Proton on X/Twitter
    • DH Lawrence's Relativity poem
    • Simon Migliano, Top10VPN
    • Proton Foundation
    • Swiss ordinance
    • Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law
    • Gail Slater, The Woman Leading the Surging MAGA Antitrust Movement
    • A judge just blew up Apple's control of the App Store
    • EuroStack
    • The First Three Minutes
    • Double Hidden Charm Tetraquark
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    49 mins
  • The Browser Wars: Then and Now
    May 9 2025

    In this episode, Bruce chats with Gene Burrus, who formerly worked as Assistant General Counsel for Microsoft, working on legal compliance after the landmark Netscape anti-trust case, and now advises Vivaldi and others in the Browser Choice Alliance about how to stop Microsoft going back to its old ways. On the way, we discuss the Cold War, TV courtroom dramas, and why Gene prefers to be poacher-turned-gamekeeper.------------Show notes:


    • Burrus Competition Strategies
    • Gene on LinkedIn
    • Browser Choice Alliance
    • United States v. Microsoft Corp ("Netscape case")
    • Vivaldi’s Open Letter — Microsoft DMA Compliance
    • Microsoft Edge pseudo-protocol
    • Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act
    • Vivaldi’s statement on Apple and Meta DMA anti-trust fines
    • Bruce Sewell, Former General Counsel of Apple Interviewed
    • "Competition is what will ensure that Apple’s conduct and business decisions do not thwart the next Apple" from DOJ and States vs Apple
    • "Objection, your honor!"
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    44 mins
  • Tales from the CSS Working Group
    Apr 8 2025

    Bruce chats with Miriam Suzanne, a CSS expert and independent contributor to the CSS Working Group, to talk about all things CSS. They geek out over the latest and greatest features like Cascade Layers, Scope, Mixins, and Container Queries, exploring how these features impact web design.

    Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s next for web development and some insider stories from the CSS Working Group.

    You can support Miriam's independent contibutions at: Oddbird open source

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    Show notes:


    • Miriam's website
    • Miriam on Mastodon: @mia@front-end.social
    • Miriam's work website Oddbird
    • Cascading HTML style sheets - (original proposal)
    • CSS Container Queries spec
    • CSS Mixins and Functions spec
    • Cascade Layers spec
    • @Scope spec (Working Draft)
    • Choosing a Masonry Syntax in CSS
    • Tech continues to be political
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    52 mins
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