W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.4 min read
W3C Newsletter - September 2026
W3C President and Interim CEO Dominique Hazaël-Massieux shares timely and notable highlights and information selected from the busy and prolific work last month at W3C.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.4 min read
Recap of the web & AI international standards seminar: generative UI and WebSkill
Hosted by the W3C Shenzhen Representative Office as part of the 2026 CCF Standards Technical Conference, this seminar brought together industry experts to discuss emerging technologies and standardization challenges related to generative UI, WebSkill, and web AI.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.6 min read
Crafting WCAG 3 for more accessible user experiences
In this post, W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Director Shawn Lawton Henry covers some of the stakes and challenges in developing W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3 that is under active development.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.2 min read
2026 Climate Weeks: W3C and Web Sustainability
W3C’s Sustainable Web Interest Group shares updates about Web Sustainability Guidelines and Impact Ratings in time for Climate Week, with changes demonstrating impacts on People, Planet, and Prosperity and reflecting W3C’s horizontal review process.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.2 min read
W3C IRC bots now open source
Two of W3C's IRC bots, RRSAgent and Zakim, are now open source. These bots help facilitate meetings coordinated on IRC, helping with chat logs, meeting minutes, agenda tracking and speaker queues.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.3 min read
W3C, threat modeling, and the CRA: a report from GDC 2026
At GDC 2026, W3C Security Interest Group member Giovanni Corti shared how threat modeling was integrated into the revision of ETSI EN 304 617, the draft harmonized standard for browser cybersecurity under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, referencing the W3C Threat Modeling Guide and the Threat Model for the Web.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.3 min read
W3C launches first pilot of program to support Open Source projects
In this blog post, Ian Jacobs, Strategy Team, introduces the first pilot of a program allowing Open Source projects to mature within an ecosystem seeking to build a coherent open platform through processes and IPR policies designed to support interoperability, quality, and W3C values.
W3C BlogBrowsers, engines, etc.2 min read
A compilation of W3C in Japan's 30th anniversary events
2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of W3C in Japan. As part of these commemorative activities, W3C Japan held an event for W3C members in May, an exhibition for the general public in June and an event early September for W3C members and the web developer community in Japan.