Mozilla and Bing are pleased to make available Firefox with Bing, a customized version of Firefox that sets Bing as the default search engine in the search box and AwesomeBar and makes Bing.com the default home page.  (Existing Firefox users can also make these changes by installing the Bing Search for Firefox Add-on).

Offering Firefox with Bing extends the partnership Mozilla and Microsoft announced last year.

There are nearly 20 customized versions of Firefox distributed globally by partners including Bing, United Internet, Twitter, Yahoo! and Yandex.

Mozilla has taken over stewardship of Hive Learning Network NYC: a network of over 30 organizations using digital technology and web culture to fuel learning. Hive NYC links educators from libraries, museums and after schools programs around creative, digital projects with youth.  Member organizations — of which there are 30 including The American Museum of Natural History, MoMA, New York Public Library, Global Kids and Urban Word NYC — collaborate on learning programs around youth-driven interests in everything from art and writing to history and web design.

The Hive Learning Network model pushes technology into the background, focusing instead on whatever kids want to learn about. The result is increased interest from youth in the short term, and a larger number of learners exposed to web literacy and digital skills over the long term.

Hive NYC will also act as a Mozilla-led “learning lab” to explore how youth can thrive in a remixable digital world. This will include continued development and testing of Mozilla digital learning tools including Hackasaurus or Popcorn with youth in New York City. We’ll also be prototyping the Hive Learning Network concept in London at the Mozilla Festival next month: Hive London Pop-Up for Young People.

Created with support from MacArthur Foundation, Hive NYC will continue to be a part of MacArthur’s broader Digital Media & Learning portfolio. Hive NYC is  part of a broader Hive Learning Network, which includes Hive Chicago (not directly affiliated with Mozilla).

Read more on HiveNYC, Mozilla and learning.

Today, Mozilla published this year’s annual State of Mozilla report. You can find full details on the annual report website. Included below is an excerpt from Mitchell Baker’s blog:

I am pleased to share with you this year’s annual State of Mozilla report. It details our opportunities, our community and our expanding set of initiatives…I invite you to learn more about the Mozilla Project and join us in our ongoing efforts to build a better Internet.