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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    One UI 6 rolls out to Galaxy S23 owners in the US, more devices soon.

    The Android 14 rollout timeline posted by Sammobile only applies to the European market, but other regions shouldn’t be far behind. After hitting S23 owners in the US this weekend, the One UI 6.0 update is expected today for A34, A54, Z Flip 5, and Z Fold 5 users in Europe, with most remaining phones expected by the end of the year.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    OneDrive won’t demand to know why you’re closing it anymore.

    Here’s Microsoft’s justification for introducing that annoying OneDrive prompt in a statement sent to The Verge:

    Between Nov. 1 and 8, a small subset of consumer OneDrive users were presented with a dialog box when closing the OneDrive sync client, asking for feedback on the reason they chose to close the application. This type of user feedback helps inform our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of our products.

    Regardless, it’s gone.

    A “Quit OneDrive” dialogue box for the OneDrive app.
    This is the OneDrive window you should now see when closing the app.
    Image: Microsoft
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    Jess Weatherbed
    Meta has a new ‘lower-priced’ Quest VR headset coming.

    The Wall Street Journal reports that it will be sold in China and “other markets” as well, and will use cheaper lenses than the Quest 3, but features a more powerful GPU than the older Quest 2. Despite leaving China 14 years ago, Meta’s return will be made possible through a preliminary deal with gaming giant Tencent. The news comes amid weakening demand for VR hardware.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    You can now add popular music to your Canva designs.

    Canva has partnered with labels like Warner Music Group and Merlin to introduce a new library of songs to the platform.

    Available to Pro and Education customers, tracks from artists like Michael Buble and Vance Joy are now available for personal use in videos, social media posts, presentations, and more — making editing TikTok videos directly on Canva a smidge easier.

    Canva’s new popular music library displayed against a purple background.
    Dear teachers — please use this opportunity to include cringey TikTok music trends in your upcoming presentations.
    Image: Canva
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    ApeFest NFT event eye and skin injuries likely caused by UV lights.

    The Bored Ape Yacht Club has concluded its investigation into what caused at least 15 convention attendees to suffer eye pain, vision problems, and sunburnt skin during ApeFest 2023, determining that UV-A emitting lights were likely behind the injuries.

    A similar situation was reported in 2017 after specialist lights used for disinfection were incorrectly installed during a Hypebeast event.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Let’s scrutinize fake Airpods with X-ray vision.

    We love X-raying gadgets with a Lumafield CT scanner here at The Verge — being able to see the internal workings without a physical teardown is fascinating.

    For example, these scans shared by Lumafield’s Jon Bruner compare genuine Apple AirPods with two counterfeits, exposing the internal differences across the earbuds and charging cases. Check the threaded tweets below for a detailed comparison.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Euclid mission releases its first color images.

    The five images mark an important step in the Euclid telescope’s six-year mission to create the largest cosmic 3D map ever made.

    Unlike NASA’s James Webb telescope, which produces high-resolution images by focusing on smaller areas, Euclid can observe large sections of the sky much faster, and in higher resolution than previous survey missions. “We have never seen astronomical images like this before, containing so much detail,” said the ESA’s René Laureijs.