macOS 15.7 and macOS 14.8

I updated to MacOS 15.7 on my M1 Mini (recently completely fresh reinstalled, using localised (Dutch) settings). Then I checked updates again and installed Command Line Tools for Xcode and Safari 26.0. This Safaris version is b0rked! Can't interact with the address bar, not by selecting it with the mouse anyway. Changing tabs by clicking works. The tab close icon, the address, the reload icon which does appear on hover, and that other icon are completely unresponsive. The remaining ways to close a tab are via the Safari menu, the context menu (had never seen that before today) or Cmd-W. Can't click to select or right-click the address, I have to Tab to it with Keyboard navigation enabled.

Oh! I always enable Tab layout = Compact in Safari Settings. All the troubles disappear, everything works again, with Tab layout = Separate. Still, that is not what I like so this is very disappointing.

I was very confused with the description I see here for the update:

> This update introduces 8 new emojis, the ability to create Memory movies in Photos with Apple Intelligence, a new Sketch Style option in Image Playground, Mail Categorization, and enhancements to better organize and filter your library in Photos. This release also includes other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your Mac.

Appears to be copy-pasted from 15.4 unchanged. (I'm on 15.6.1)

I started to have Safari issues when I updated to 15.7 The address bar suggestion window becomes unresponsive the longer it runs. The only way to solve the issue is to re-open Safari. Compact mode did not help. Did update 3 days ago. I went 14.6->15.6->15.7 within week. When updated to 15.6 minimized windows started to play youtube during relaunch. This has never happened on 14.