Funding a non‑Chromium engine

Cloudflare is sponsoring Ladybird, an independent, from‑scratch browser engine created by Chris Wanstrath and Andreas Kling. In a web dominated by Google’s Blink, Apple’s WebKit, and Mozilla’s Gecko, Ladybird’s development aims to restore engine diversity, with funding earmarked for JavaScript, rendering, and modern app compatibility. — Backing a new engine challenges the browser‑engine monoculture that concentrates power over web standards, security, and performance in a few firms.