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1. Add streamer reactions to video with “REAKTINATOR” from Opera GXÑð, 27 ìàð[-/+]
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Use Opera GX browser and turn any YouTube content into a “reaction” show starring your favorite content creators or yourself.

OSLO, Norway – March 27, 2024 – Ever left speechless, grossed out, or just plain confused by a YouTube video, unsure how to react? Us too. Opera GX, the browser for gamers, has the solution. Through our latest feature, the “Reaktinator,” users can now add their own videos to create different reaction variants while watching YouTube.

Unleash energetic reactions from some of the internet’s most famous faces, including Charlie/Penguinz0, JimmyHere, Jschlatt and Pyrocynical, but the fun doesn’t end there. Upload any video or short clip (with or without sound!) to the browser to become a reaction, including self-recorded videos or clips from old family archives.

Reaktinator transforms any online video into hilarious communal experiences, with the ability to load up as many reactions users want, with or without sound, as long as each file is up to 10MB. Once activated, Reaktinator will pop up at the top corner of users’ YouTube video of choice, allowing users to make instant meme edits for all of the platform’s content, from the most ancient cat videos to the freshest breaking news.

“Reaktinator started as a joke we made about the popularity of reaction videos online,” said Maciej Kocemba, Product Director at Opera. “We never expected a tweet about a then non-existing feature to be so well received – and encouraged! After an overwhelming community response filled with suggestions, we finally brought the Reaktinator to life!”

To activate the Reaktinator (Beta ver.) – simply load up a YouTube video and hit the command CTRL + Shift + R for Windows PC or Command + Shift + R for macOS.

To stay up-to-date on Opera GX, download the browser, follow @operagxofficial on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok, join its official Discord community, and subscribe to Opera GX’s YouTube channel.

About Opera GX

Since its inception in 2019, Opera GX has quickly become the browser of choice for millions of gamers seeking a more custom internet experience. Along with countless customization options including color themes, sound effects, background music, and a gaming-inspired design, GX includes CPU, RAM and Network Bandwidth limiters that make the browser less resource-hungry and leave more of the computer’s resources for gaming. The browser also includes a Hot Tabs Killer feature, which lets users kill the most resource-draining tabs, and GX Cleaner to purge those old unwanted files.


2. Opera saw 164% growth in the inflow of new EU users on iOS after the DMA-enforced ballot screenÏí, 18 ìàð[-/+]
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March 18th, 2024 – Oslo, Norway – Since the Digital Markets Act (DMA) went into effect on March 7th, the European Union’s nearly 400 million smartphone users have begun to see a ballot screen asking them to choose their default browser on their Android or iOS mobile device. The company’s flagship browser Opera for iOS – a European-made alternative browser that has long challenged the default – subsequently saw a 164% increase in new users from March 5th to the 7th, as users started to be prompted to choose for themselves.

“The day the ballot screen started to appear, we saw a spike in the growth of our daily active users, especially for Opera for iOS. We see this as indicative of two things: for one, the importance of regulation to provide a more level playing field, and for another, that users are hungry for new and innovative products that can deliver a superior online experience,” said Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera.

The inflow of new users to Opera’s mobile browsers, Opera for Android and Opera for iOS, jumped significantly across core EU markets. Opera for iOS fared especially well, with an uplift of 402% – or a growth of five times – in France, 143% in Spain, as well as 68% and 56% in Poland and Germany, respectively.

The results indicate that iOS users have been eager for a change and are taking the opportunity to switch to other, more user-centric platforms such as Opera.

Opera for Android has likewise seen significant growth – particularly in France, where the inflow of new users increased by 54% on the day the ballot screen started to be introduced.

The results agree with the findings of a survey* Opera conducted among European smartphone users prior to March 6th, which found that 8 out of 10 were open to testing a new browser. Furthermore, there was almost universal agreement among those surveyed on the importance of having more choice and transparency when choosing their preferred browser.

Opera for Android and Opera for iOS are powerful browsers that forefront a speedy, secure, and user-centric experience. Both feature advanced privacy features, such as a free, no log VPN, plus a built-in ad blocker, tracker blocker, and pop-up cookie dialog blocker. They likewise both come equipped with Opera’s browser AI, Aria, which is free and features up-to-date results from around the web. Integrated into the browser, Aria serves as a browsing copilot enabling users to boost their creativity and productivity through the power of AI. And with myriad options for customization – whether custom wallpapers, bookmarks or Speed Dials – Opera’s mobile browsers enable users to quickly jump into what matters most, in their own particular style.

So find out why new users are rushing to ditch the default and try something new – download Opera today!

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OPRA”. Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com.

* The survey was conducted by Opera between the 21st and 24th of February, 2024, via Pollfish. The target population was identified as 18-54 years old, all genders, located in Germany, France, Poland, and Spain. There were 4,000 respondents overall, with 1,000 participants in each market.


3. Opera’s new AI browser to soon get even more features through new AI innovation programÏò, 08 ìàð[-/+]
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Opera One on desktop and mobile, showcasing dynamic interface and integrated AI tools
  • Opera One’s developer version will allow users to test new AI features on a bi-weekly basis through it’s AI Feature Drops initiative

Oslo, Norway – Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA], the innovative Norwegian browser company is about to add new features to Opera One, its flagship AI-centric browser. Opera’s relentless pursuit of browser innovation distinguishes Opera One from its competitors. Rather than merely integrating AI features, Opera undertook a complete reimagining of its flagship browser. Opera One is the first web browser from Opera that features a native browser AI, which improves the users’ web browsing without the need for additional paid services or extensions.

Redesigned from the ground up, this browser ushers in an era of AI-based browsing, setting the stage for a transformative online experience. The highlight of Opera One is its integrated native AI, Aria, which can be accessed both through a command line and the browser sidebar. Aria offers free access to a leading GPT-based solution, coupled with real-time web data, empowering users with enhanced productivity and creative interaction with browser AI. It can also be trained to write in the user’s unique style.

AI Feature Drops available in early access in Opera One Developer

Opera is starting its AI Feature Drops program to provide users with cutting-edge and experimental AI-based features to test ahead of other browsers.

AI is moving fast and so are we. We’ve started the AI Feature Drops Program to allow people to test our newest AI explorations that either will or won’t make it to the official version of Opera One. We are excited to let our most engaged users test and share their feedback and suggestions with us,” said Krystian Kolondra, EVP at Opera

In early 2023, Opera redesigned and reengineered its flagship desktop browser into Opera One. Opera has also added native AI features to Opera GX, its browser for gamers, and its flagship mobile browsers on Android and iOS. Opera believes AI will soon help users perform more elaborate browser tasks, enhancing their experiences on the web. As previously announced, Opera is also excited about its opportunity to bring a true Opera One experience to iOS following the EU Digital Markets Act.

In February 2024, the company announced the opening of a new, fully green-energy-powered AI cluster in Keflavik, Iceland thus emphasizing its strong commitment to its AI efforts. The new data center is an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, equipped with the newest NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs that will all work as a single AI supercomputing cluster serving Opera’s AI workloads.

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About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OPRA”. Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com.


4. Starting on March 6, nearly 400M Europeans will get to choose their default browser on Android and iOSÑð, 06 ìàð[-/+]
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A mobile phone shows Opera becoming the default browser.

Opera’s survey data shows 8 out of 10 Europeans are open to testing a new browser.

  • Opera surveyed 4,000 respondents across the European Union to understand browser preferences prior to DMA enforcement.
  • 83% of mobile device users across Europe are open to testing a new browser.
  • 91% of respondents in Europe said more choice and transparency when choosing a browser is important to them.

Starting March 6, nearly 400 million Europeans will see a ballot screen asking them to choose their default browser on their Android or iOS device. This comes as a result of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires big tech companies designated as “gatekeepers” to open their platforms to fair competition. The opening of the traditionally closed platforms brings more choice and benefits to smartphone users. Opera’s data shows that Europeans are excited about the opportunity and are open to trying out a new browser.

According to Opera’s survey*, 91% of respondents across the EU said more choice and transparency is important to them when choosing a browser. Meanwhile, only 8.8% indicated that they preferred their experiences with a default browser – meaning 91.2% were just as satisfied with an alternative browser, if not more so.

Despite the fact that many users are poised to try out a new browser – and the near-universal consumer consensus on the importance of freedom of choice – 20% of those surveyed were not aware that they could change their default browser, and 49% have never done so.

The opening of the market means alternative browser developers will have a more level playing field to compete against the largest tech companies that also control the operating systems. Prior to the implementation of the DMA, gatekeepers could limit the choices offered on their platforms, and give preferential treatment to their own products and services in search results – making it harder for the consumer to understand their full breadth of options. Such activities will become illegal after March 6, inviting greater competition and more choice for users.

This is an exciting moment for Opera, and the European tech scene in general,” said Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera. “We believe that open digital ecosystems are better for businesses, consumers, and society. And as a European-made challenger browser, we relish the opportunity to more fairly compete against the defaults – especially when the vast majority of the respondents we surveyed said they were considering trying out a new browser after March 6th.”

The primary concern of survey respondents when considering a browser was security, with 48% prioritizing a free VPN, ad blocking, and advanced privacy features. Opera’s flagship mobile platforms, Opera for Android and Opera for iOS, feature the entire suite: a free VPN, built-in ad and tracker blockers, as well as a pop-up cookie dialogue blocker.

Within the last year AI has become a major theme in consumer tech – a movement in which Opera has been in the vanguard. 11% of those surveyed emphasized the importance of an in-browser AI tool, a feature that Opera rolled out in May of 2023. Called Aria, Opera’s browser AI is free and features up-to-date results from around the web. Integrated into the browser, Aria enhances user interaction through intelligent recommendations, voice navigation, and automated browsing tasks, allowing users to boost their creativity and productivity by harnessing the power of AI.

Finally, 29% of users highlighted the importance of speed and user-friendly UI. Both Opera for Android and Opera for iOS are powerful browsers that forefront a user-centric experience, with Opera for iOS having won a Red Dot Award for its stunning user interface. A reimagined main menu puts everything – personal content, preferences, and services – right at users’ fingertips, so they can quickly and easily jump back into what matters most.

For decades Opera has been at the forefront of the browser market, innovating many industry-first features and tools that have since become standards. Now, with the implementation of the DMA, everybody will have the chance to set Opera as their default and decide for themselves who delivers the best experience.

And though 65% of respondents have stuck with a browser out of habit and the perceived difficulty of switching, in reality it’s easy. So join those who have dared to ditch the default, and install Opera today!

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OPRA.” Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com

* The survey was conducted by Opera between the 21st and 24th of February, 2024, via Pollfish. The target population was identified as 18-54 years old, all genders, located in Germany, France, Poland, and Spain. There were 4,000 respondents overall, with 1000 participants in each market.


5. Embracing “Brazilianness”: Opera’s wallpaper contest sparks creative celebration×ò, 29 ôåâ[-/+]
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Mobile phones show different wallpapers with different expressions of

Campaign aims to boost Brazilian designers by providing an international platform to showcase their creativity

February 29th, 2024 – Sao Paulo, Brasil – Global web innovator Opera announces the launch of a wallpaper contest in which participants will submit artistic creations that showcase what it means to be Brazilian. Coming off a big 2023 – in which the number of Opera for Android users in the country soared by 280% – the company is eager to celebrate with a loyal and growing user base in Brazil.

Opera has decided to bring the Wallpaper Competition to a national context following the success of the inaugural global edition. Brazil was a natural choice, as Brazilians are the second-most active among Opera users in terms of wallpaper use – a figure which has grown in recent months. The competition is designed to bolster engagement, and see Brazil potentially take the top spot.

With “Brasilidades” as the theme of the campaign, Opera also hopes to give a platform to the many creative Brazilians out there to show off their talents and express what makes the country so diverse and unique. Entrants will have the opportunity to present their work to millions of Opera users worldwide, while fellow Brazilians will be able to personalize their browsing experience with a more local flavor.

The campaign itself is to have three stages. First, starting on February 27th, participants will have four weeks to submit their wallpapers on a dedicated landing page. The wallpapers can be hand-drawn, digitally designed, AI-generated – the only limitation is the entrant’s creativity! Once the entry period closes on March 26th, a panel consisting of members of Opera’s creative team will select 15 wallpapers that will be displayed on the contest website for public voting. The voting will take place from April 9th until April 16th, with the winners announced on April 25.

In addition to having their work featured inside the Opera browser, the top three winners can win up to R$5,000, to be disbursed on a credit card The other seven winners will have their projects available in the Opera for Android wallpaper library. The creators of the top three designs will be contacted via email with instructions on how to claim their prizes.

“The contest not only represents an opportunity for Brazilians to express their creativity and connection with ‘Brasilidades’, but also reinforces Opera’s ongoing commitment to offering personalized and culturally relevant browsing experiences for its users,” says Juliana Psaros, Head of Marketing at Opera in Brazil.

Opera enjoyed a big 2023 in Brazil, with brand awareness doubling so that now three quarters of Brazilians say they are familiar with Opera and its products. The company’s flagship mobile browser, Opera for Android, has been especially popular, with its user base growing by 280% in a year. With a focus on power and security, Opera for Android offers features such as a free VPN and device-wide VPN, as well as built-in ad blocker. Opera for Android additionally Opera’s free, up-to-date, native AI tool, Aria. A hit with Brazilians – who use it more than Opera users anywhere else in the world – Aria allows users to enhance their creativity and productivity by harnessing the power of AI.

So see what’s got Opera’s growing user base in Brazil so excited – download Opera, enter the competition, and express your unique sense of “Brasilidades” today!

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OPRA.” Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com and on X @InvestorOpera


6. Opera caps year of exponential growth in Brazil with surge in active users×ò, 15 ôåâ[-/+]
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An Android phone shows Aria, Opera's popular browser AI.

Sao Paulo, Brazil – February 15th, 2024 – Global web innovator Opera has established a firm foothold in Latin America: Brazil. The software company from Norway has flourished in South America’s biggest economy, capping a tremendous year in which the number of monthly active users of Opera for Android soared over 280%*, the total number of active users across all products grew 50%, and brand awareness doubled so that now fully three quarters of Brazilians say they are familiar with Opera and its products.** Providing popular and user-friendly products and campaigns, Opera has also invested significantly in strategic leadership changes and better understanding the needs of the local market – investments that appear to be paying off handsomely.

Opera is known in Brazil for its innovative browsers and solutions, in 2023 launching its own native browser AI, Aria – a bold new step in the company’s adoption of AI services. Based on Opera’s own “Composer” infrastructure, Aria connects to OpenAI’s GPT technology and is enhanced by additional capabilities, such as live results from the web. Aria brings users access to a leading generative AI service free of charge. A web and browser expert, Aria lets users collaborate with AI while looking for information on the web, generating text or code, or getting product queries answered.

“We’ve been so thrilled with the adoption of Aria by Brazilian users,” said Juliana Psaros, Head of Regional Marketing for LATAM. “Opera has users around the world, but it’s here in Brazil that they’re getting the most out of this revolutionary AI tool. It signals a real hunger for the type of AI-driven solutions for which Opera is leading the charge.”

Opera took its AI strategy a step further by redesigning its flagship desktop browser to become AI-ready with Opera One, which natively integrates Aria. Not just a facelift, Opera One was a bold declaration that AI isn’t merely an addition, but a fundamental component of the browsing present and future. With Opera One, users can seamlessly interact with AI through a brand-new command line, as well as through the browser sidebar and directly from websites with AI Prompts. Opera One also showcases a whole new way of working with tabs called Tab Islands, an innovative feature that addresses the challenge of managing multiple tabs. Expandable and collapsible, Tab Islands automatically groups related tabs together based on context so that users have greater flexibility in tab management. Driven by such innovation, Opera’s desktop browser has outmuscled Edge, Firefox, and Safari to claim the second-largest market share in Brazil.

Aria is also available on Opera’s speedy and secure flagship mobile browsers, Opera for Android and Opera for iOS. Both browsers are blazing fast and packed with security features, such as free browser VPN and device-wide VPN Pro services, plus built-in ad and tracker blockers. Brazilians so flocked to Opera for Android, in particular, that it became the most downloaded mobile browser in the Google Play Store across the country in 2023, according to data.ai. With user-friendly and data saving features like light and dark modes, a built-in Newsfeed, and Speed Dials, Opera for Android is the perfect browser for those who seek a seamless and personalized browsing experience – and Brazilians clearly did, increasing the browser’s active user base by a stunning 280% in 2023.

Another popular Opera product in Brazil is Opera GX – the first browser tailored specifically for the needs of gamers – which was most recently reported as having more than 26 million monthly active users. At the start of 2023, Opera announced the launch of the game show, Hot Tab Hero, which was recorded in Brazil for the first time with big names from the gamer scene – such as LubaTV, Jean Luca, Calango, and Gusang – and hosted by Otaviano Costa and the streamer Gab Zuski. Opera GX is constantly innovating new features that are both useful and clever, such as the RGX update – which enables users to enhance videos and images to premium quality without spending a cent – and Panic Button – a new feature that closes the browser with the click of a button, acting as an indispensable defense against prying observers and unexpected drop-ins.

In addition to pioneering cutting-edge solutions, Opera also brought fun to Brazilians this year in the form of “Shake and Win” – known locally as “Chacoalhe & Concorra.” First getting in on the festive spirit of Carnival, Opera launched four campaigns in total which featured over 36,500 prizes worth more than R$260,000 – all Opera for Android users had to do was shake their phones to win! And that they did, with the four editions generating over 4 million shakes in total – a powerful testament to the animation of an eager and growing user base.

While Opera has brought innovative products and fun contests to the Brazilian market, much of the company’s success in 2023 is a result of changes in strategy. Opera’s Head of Marketing for LATAM, Juliana Psaros, is passionate about the company’s vision and objectives – and is furthermore well-placed to communicate them to her fellow Brazilians, as she comes with a wealth of experience in marketing leadership, business development, and strategic partnerships.

Concurrent with Opera’s growth strategy in Brazil has been the introduction of Opera Ads, Opera’s online advertising platform that offers exclusive, premium inventory and a reach of more than 90% of Brazilian internet users. Opera Ads helps advertisers optimize campaigns from start to finish, developing partnerships to support brands to market from within the Opera browser and partner inventories. The platform boasts powerful algorithms and cutting-edge technology tailored for performance, ensuring precise targeting and effective results. Opera Ads provides advertisers with an extensive and influential presence across a diverse online landscape. In Brazil the division is headed by Marcos Mendez, who has joined Opera as the Business Development Director after 15 years of experience in Ad Tech, Digital Marketing, and Computer Science with juggernauts like Amazon and Yahoo.

Opera’s multifaceted growth has gathered pace in Brazil this year and is clearly bearing fruit – no other browser is more often downloaded in the country, and Opera’s AI tool, Aria, has been a sensation with users there. Opera plans to go from strength to strength in 2024, rolling out more exciting, user-centric contests and products while supplementing efforts with careful, locally-informed strategic expansion.

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OPRA.” Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com and on X @InvestorOpera

*According to data.ai, comparing the number of smartphone monthly active users of Opera Browser with AI (Google Play) in Brazil between 1 January and 31 December 2023.
**The survey was conducted by Opera between 28 November and 4 December 2023 via Pollfish. The total number of respondents was 1,092 people. The target population was identified as 16-64 years old, all genders, located in Brazil.


7. Burst the love bubble: Opera GX introduces anti-Valentine’s Day ‘HeartBlocker’ browser extensionÂò, 13 ôåâ[-/+]
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HeartBlocker

Enjoy peaceful browsing free from love propaganda this 14th February – with different modes depending on your level of heartbreak


13 February 2024 – Oslo, Norway: Think Valentine’s Day is just an over commercialized vomit-fest? Has your heart been crushed once again? Just want a browsing experience free from cringy love propaganda? As always, Opera GX, the browser for gamers, has got your back.

“Love can be a touchy subject. Especially on 14th February. But with HeartBlocker you can now shield yourself from all that romance stuff and focus on the things that really matter. Like building up your team in Palworld,” said Maciej Kocemba, product director at Opera. “This Valentine’s Day why not love your browser and enjoy a completely amour-free online experience”

Introducing the HeartBlocker browser extension designed to keep your online experience free from love-themed text and images. The Text Replacement feature scans your online content for love-theme words and replaces them with more neutral terminology. For example, the term ‘Valentine’s Day’ is replaced with ‘14th February’, ‘kiss’ becomes ‘mouth to mouth contact’, while ‘couple’ becomes ‘romantic situation’.

The Image Remover feature works similarly to banish overly pink images, likely to be Valentine’s Day related advertisements. While the Monochrome Coloured Glasses tool turns any part of a website which is pink into a different color, or darkens it significantly.

The HeartBlocker extension also comes with two settings. For those that view Valentine’s Day as just an annoyance there’s ‘Normal-Mode’ – which simply replaces text and images with something more neutral. While for the truly heartbroken there’s ‘Emo Mode’ which massively turns up the sad factor, replacing words with more severe alternatives – like ‘Valentine’s Day’ being replaced with ‘cursed day’. While hearts and pink colors turn black.

To activate the HeartBlocker extension, simply visit the HeartBlocker website and activate the extension, or activate it via the upgrade page in Opera GX.

The HeartBlocker event will start on the 13th of February at 6pm CET and will last until the 15th of February at 7pm CET. The event will be available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Polish languages.

Download Opera GX by visiting www.opera.com/gx.

About Opera

Opera is a web innovator building on more than 25 years of innovation that started with the Opera web browser. While Opera is leveraging its brand and engaged user base in order to grow and develop new products and services for people who seek a better internet experience, Opera’s PC and mobile web browsers, content discovery platform Opera News, and apps dedicated to gaming, Web3 and e-commerce are already the trusted choices of hundreds of millions of active and engaged users. Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the OPRA ticker symbol. Download and access Opera’s products and services from www.opera.com.

About Opera GX

Opera GX is not your standard browser. But it could be, just like it is for millions of gamers globally looking for a more custom Internet experience. Along with countless customization options including color themes, sound effects, background music, and a gaming-inspired design, Opera GX includes CPU, RAM and Network Bandwidth limiters that make the browser less resource-hungry and leave more of the computer’s resources for gaming. The browser also includes a Hot Tabs Killer feature, which lets users “kill” the most resource-draining tabs and GX Cleaner to purge those old unwanted files.


8. Pimp your smartphone with GX Mods, now available in Opera GX on Android and iOS×ò, 08 ôåâ[-/+]
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GX Mods Mobile

Transform the look and feel of your smartphone and tablet and browse like a badass by installing dozens of Mods inspired by games and gaming culture


Oslo, Norway – 8 February 2024 – Bored of boring mobile browsers? Opera GX is introducing GX Mods Mobile, the exciting new feature in the Opera GX mobile browser that allows you to customize your smartphone and tablet like never before! Following the huge success of mods on the PC browser, which were launched 1 year ago and where over 5000 mods were created by the community, GX Mods Mobile brings this customization experience to your mobile devices. Now, you can pimp your smartphone and tablet with GX Mods mobile in the Opera GX browser – available now on iOS and Android.

“Why make do with boring generic mobile browsers that say nothing about you or your interests? With GX Mods mobile you can now pimp and fine tune your smartphone as well as your desktop browser to create a vibe and feel that’s uniquely you,” said Maciej Kocemba, product director at Opera.

Each Mod features awesome themes and wallpapers which have been optimized for smartphones and tablets. With GX Mods, you can quickly customize your mobile browsing experience into a futuristic cityscape, a medieval fantasy world or even a chilling horror vibe, with a range of most popular Mods from the Opera GX desktop version including Cyberdeck, LoFiChill, Cozy, and GX Boy.

But this is just the start. New features coming to GX Mods will enable users to completely transform how Opera GX looks, sounds and behaves. From customizing the background music, browser and keyboard sounds, to choosing from a host of vibrant animated live wallpapers.

To select and activate your chosen Mod, open the main menu and select Mods and choose your favorite mod. Opera GX Team will regularly add new mods to the store, so users can always find fresh options to customize their browser.

The launch of GX Mods mobile follows huge demand from Opera GX desktop users, who love the ability to completely transform how their browser looks, sounds, and feels in almost limitless ways.

Download Opera GX Mobile by visiting www.opera.com/gx.

About Opera

Opera is a web innovator building on more than 25 years of innovation that started with the Opera web browser. While Opera is leveraging its brand and engaged user base in order to grow and develop new products and services for people who seek a better internet experience, Opera’s PC and mobile web browsers, content discovery platform Opera News, and apps dedicated to gaming, Web3 and e-commerce are already the trusted choices of hundreds of millions of active and engaged users. Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the OPRA ticker symbol. Download and access Opera’s products and services from www.opera.com.

About Opera GX

Opera GX is not your standard browser. But it could be, just like it is for millions of gamers globally looking for a more custom Internet experience. Along with countless customization options including color themes, sound effects, background music, and a gaming-inspired design, Opera GX includes CPU, RAM and Network Bandwidth limiters that make the browser less resource-hungry and leave more of the computer’s resources for gaming. The browser also includes a Hot Tabs Killer feature, which lets users “kill” the most resource-draining tabs and GX Cleaner to purge those old unwanted files.


9. Opera deploying a green energy-powered AI data cluster in Iceland with NVIDIA DGX supercomputingÑð, 07 ôåâ[-/+]
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Oslo, Norway – February 7, 2024 – Opera today announced its plans to deploy a new AI cluster in Keflavik, Iceland. Powered entirely by green energy, the system will support the growth of Opera’s browsers and form the base of its future AI services. Opera’s AI data cluster features an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, and will begin operation in February 2024.

Since early 2023, Opera has been innovating in the browser AI space, putting AI at the center of its product development. All of the company’s flagship browsers already boast native AI features, including Aria Browser AI. Opera believes AI will soon take on a role beyond that of a chatbot and help users perform more elaborate browser tasks, requiring more AI computing power. The data cluster in Iceland will allow Opera to deliver new custom capabilities for its browser users, in addition to those built on top of solutions provided by Opera’s AI partners.

Opera was the first browser to introduce built-in AI services in the spring of 2023, offering both PC and mobile users the benefit of its generative AI assistant, Aria. Aria is fast evolving, and we continue to expand its capabilities as a browsing companion for our users,” said Krystian Zubel, VP of Group IT at Opera. “Iceland will complement our existing infrastructure across the globe as a green, cost-efficient, and centralized hub for computation-heavy tasks, ensuring that Opera has the infrastructure in place to seize the opportunities we see and allowing our company to rapidly evolve and expand its AI services.”

Opera’s AI cluster is designed to have the smallest possible impact on the environment. Located in Iceland, it relies on hydroelectric and geothermal power for energy and fresh Icelandic air for cooling. The new cluster is an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, equipped with the newest NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, which streamlines the development and deployment of production-grade AI applications. The full-stack system will work as a single AI cluster serving Opera’s AI workloads. The state-of-the-art NVIDIA H100 GPUs allow for four times faster AI training and 30 times faster inference on large language models compared to the previous generation of the GPU.

Organizations modernizing their business with AI require powerful infrastructure to develop large language models and enable generative AI applications,” said Carlo Ruiz, EMEA Director of AI Data Center Solutions and Operations at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with NVIDIA H100 GPUs provides Opera with advanced AI supercomputing capabilities, helping developers create new features to bring generative AI experiences to users’ fingertips.

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the

ticker symbol “OPRA”. Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com and on X @InvestorOpera.


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Opera announces a new AI-centric browser for iOS.
  • The browser company to ship Opera One, a new AI-centric browser with its own engine, following Apple’s DMA announcement

Oslo, Norway – January 26th, 2024 – Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA] welcomes Apple’s decision to allow alternative browsers to compete for iOS users on better terms as a result of the requirements of the European Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The opening of the iOS ecosystem is a new opportunity for Opera to innovate further and usher in the innovative AI-centric browser experience iPhone and iPad users truly deserve with a full engine, AI-powered web browser. With the DMA entering into force in March 2024, this new browser will be presented in the months to come.

Since early 2023, Opera has been innovating in the browser AI space. The company introduced the Aria browser AI to all of its key products and completely redesigned its flagship desktop browser that became the AI-centric Opera One. 2024 will be the year to take this a step further.

As the leading European browser developer, we embrace the changes introduced through the DMA, aimed at fostering competition and offering users a more diverse selection of browsers on iOS. We intend to deliver on this with the AI-centric Opera One for iOS,” said Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera. “Furthermore, we are excited to see the confirmation that Apple will also implement a browser choice screen for iOS, making it easier for users to choose their favorite browser as default also on their mobile devices.”

The EU DMA is a European initiative and Opera is excited to see such a key region open up. Beyond that, Opera strongly encourages Apple to implement these augmented freedoms to iOS users around the globe.

Though Opera currently has an award-winning browser for iOS, the opening of the iOS ecosystem to alternative browser engines allows for browser makers like Opera to create truly unique products that will improve and enhance users’ experience.

Beyond the new frameworks and APIs for alternative browser engines, we are also very excited about the new interoperability request form Apple announced, that will allow developers to submit additional requests for interoperability with iPhone and iOS hardware and software features,” added Arnesen. “We applaud the directional changes and can’t wait to showcase the new Opera One for iOS that will put AI in focus.

To back up the new browser development, Opera will soon be making a new announcement regarding a major investment in a key AI infrastructure project in Europe.

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on their mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “OPRA”. Download the Opera web browsers and access other Opera products from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com and on X @InvestorOpera.



 
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