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WebKit in Safari 27 Beta

Safari 27 Beta introduces significant WebKit updates including support for CSS anchor positioning, scroll-driven animations, and the Popover API. The release also adds WebRTC encoded transforms, improved OffscreenCanvas support, and enhancements to the Web Animations API, continuing Apple's focus on modern web standards and performance improvements.

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WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) is Apple's annual developer conference. Safari 27 is a future version of Apple's web browser; the article's numeric references imply a fictional timeline beyond current releases (as of 2025, Safari 18 is the latest).

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