Chrome launches DevTools for agents, an AI evaluator for web performance and code quality
“AI redefining who builds, how we build, and what we build for the web.”
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Apple expands its native HTML Model element from visionOS to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Safari for embedding 3D content.
“We pioneered the Model element in visionOS — a native HTML element that makes adding a 3D model as simple as adding an image.”
Simon Willison published an interactive tool explaining CSS shadow roots, built with Fable 5.1 Medium.
“Build an artifact to explain shadow roots in CSS with interactive examples”
Chrome DevTools can now inspect and live-edit interactive UI controls rendered into WebGL textures.
“because it's all just hooked up through DevTools, I can even right-click on this and say inspect to see this UI right here”
Apple previews WebKit features for Safari 27 including grid lanes, customizable select, and the HTML model element.
“But really the biggest news for WebKit this year, it's not any particularly exciting specific one feature.”
Apple introduces CSS Grid Lanes, a new web layout mode for masonry-style layouts, in Safari 26.4.
“Grid Lanes is available today in Safari 26.4 and behind a flag in other browsers.”
Apple's Safari 27 and Chrome 135 add customizable HTML select elements styleable with pure CSS.
“Starting in Safari 27 and Chrome 135, you can use the pre-existing select element to seamlessly integrate your drop-downs into your website.”
Safari 27 beta adds 60+ new WebKit features with a year focused on improving existing web platform quality.
“We put our focus there this year rather than on implementing a whole lot of brand new ones.”
Apple's WWDC26 introduces an immersive web API letting websites embed 3D environments viewable in visionOS Safari.
“a whole new way to tell stories to your audience and engage your customers like never before”
Jeremy Ashkenas's underscore.js helped transform JavaScript into a respected language.
“But unlike everyone else who had JavaScript Stockholm syndrome, Jeremy had the audacity to think he could fix it.”