Opera stable 57 - smarter news and Netflix recommendations

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The Opera 57.0.3098.76 has been promoted to the stable channel ;-)
The change log, and the announcement.
 
"Opera 57 arrives today, and includes a smarter news recommendation engine for your start page. The new version of the Opera browser makes it easier for you to stay informed on the latest news, and enthralled by the latest Netflix series. Also, like and dislike buttons are on every news article for you to click on, helping Opera’s AI recommendation engine to deliver more interesting news to your start page.

Add on the usual bug fixes and UI touch-ups, and you have the best Opera browser to date.
 
Smarter news

We are happy to let you know, that we have made the news section smarter. Thanks to an improved, AI-driven news-selection algorithm, you will now get personalized news recommendations on the start page.

To see the news articles on your start page, scroll down below your Speed Dial folders. You will receive recommended articles by agreeing to the terms presented at the bottom-right part of the screen. You can then select, which news topics you would like to see. Click the cogwheel button to the right of the topics, to choose different languages as news sources. Multiple languages can be selected to make your start page an international news hub.

You can also nudge the AI mechanism to offer more or less of certain news topics on your start page. Each article has like and dislike buttons, and hovering your mouse over any article will show the buttons. If you like the article, and click the appropriate button, Opera will suggest similar articles in the future. That way, you will get a more personalized news experience in the future according to your likes and dislikes.
 
Netflix recommendations

Many of us face the daily issue of which series to watch next, and the urgency to find something new to enjoy is heightened during the holidays.

Opera 57 makes it easier for you to find your new favorite Netflix series, or film in a special section in the news on the start page. When you find something to begin binge-watching, click the recommendation to have it queued up, and ready to play on your Netflix account.

The recommendations will be switched on in selected countries, including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States.

We are in the process of adding more countries to this list.

Opera 57 also features a new styling of the settings page, which has now become more compact.

We have also improved the page-opening mechanism to avoid flash-bang impressions.
And, last but not least, you can now close pinned tabs, without having to unpin them first.

We hope you enjoy your new browser. Let us know what you think."
 
The Chromium has been updated to version 70.0.3538.102.
 
   

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l33t4opera last edited by l33t4opera

New update - Opera stable 57.0.3098.91 ;-)
The change log, and the announcement.
 
Highlights:
- DNA-73639 [Mac] Pinned tab can be closed by Cmd+W.
- DNA-73054 Crash on exit, when add to bookmarks popup opened and window closed.
- DNA-74068 Switching news off and back on does not render content.
 
   

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l33t4opera last edited by l33t4opera

New update - Opera stable 57.0.3098.102 ;-)
The change log, and the announcement.
 
Some of the fixes:
- DNA-74033 Crash at BrowserProcessImpl::Unpin().
- DNA-74077 Crash at base::Value::Value(base::flat_map const&).
- DNA-74180 [Mac] Crash at opera::BrowserSidebarItemViewViews::UpdateTooltip().
- DNA-74346 Fix performance problems with extensions blocking feature.
 
   

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Security update - Opera stable 57.0.3098.106 ;-)
The change log, and the announcement.
 
"This is just a quick security update regarding Magellan."
 
   

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New update - Opera stable 57.0.3098.110 ;-)
The change log, and the announcement.
 
This build contains fix for RSS content loading.
 
   

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New update - Opera stable 57.0.3098.116 ;-)
The change log, and the announcement.
 
This build includes fixes as listed below:
- DNA-71854 Linux crash with older versions of NSS.
- DNA-73213 Bookmark bar drop indicator is invisible.
- DNA-74571 Start page is opened after restart with specific pages set up.