We're not going to be weird today. We're definitely going to be totally normal and accessible. Broadly appealing. Acceptable to the mainstream. Safe. Calm. Collected. Zany but not wacky because that's just too out there. Completely normal. Everything is A-OK.

Stories of the day:

• Ubuntu phone OS announced, first devices shipping in early 2014
• Hands-on with Ubuntu's brand-new, gesture-based phone OS
• Avis buys Zipcar for $500 million in an effort to control car-sharing market
• Google Chairman Eric Schmidt making private trip to North Korea

Thanks for watching — you're kind of awesome! Watch more 90 Seconds on The Verge at 90so.tv, on iTunes, and on YouTube!