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Jess Weatherbed is a news writer, and part of The Verge UK-based team. While passionate about the future of technology, she originally trained as a prosthetics makeup and wig-making technician, fuelled by a love of animatronics and practical movie effects.
Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews across computing, PC gaming and streaming. Additional bylines can be found at GamesRadar, PCGamer, Creative Bloq and Space.com.
A federal court overturned an injunction on Thursday that would have forced Apple to allow alternative payment systems and enable sideloading on iOS for Brazilian users within 20 days.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator can appeal the ruling and investigations are still ongoing, which means Apple may still need to introduce similar changes to those it rolled out in the EU.
The upcoming redesign teased in a (seemingly premature) video found on Samsung’s Spanish website shows off smoother animations and a revamped Quick Panel, with quick settings now packed in bubbles — just like on iOS. The pill-shaped live activities feature also shares some similarities with Apple’s Dynamic Island.
