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Amazon Rolls Out Dual Audio and New Accessibility Features for Fire TVs
Amazon is rolling out new accessibility features for its Fire TVs which make its devices more inclusive and accessible to everyone, the company announced on Wednesday. It now enables users to take advantage of a new Dual Audio feature on select TVs when the hearing aid is paired with the TV to watch content along with their family. Further, it expa...
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Baleen Whales’ Hearing Tested for the First Time, Scientists Discover New Capabilities
Juvenile minke whales were temporarily captured in a Norwegian study to investigate their hearing. Results published in Science showed that baleen whales detect ultrasonic frequencies, possibly aiding in predator evasion. This breakthrough, despite ethical debates, could influence ocean noise regulation. Critics raised concerns about stress and har...
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iOS 18.1 Release Candidate for Beta Testers Brings Hearing Aid Functionality to AirPods Pro 2
iOS 18.1 Release Candidate (RC) was rolled out by Apple to registered developer and public testers in beta on Monday. The update’s feature set remains largely similar to the previous iOS 18.1 beta versions, bringing improved home and lock screen customisation, a new Control Centre with more options, an enhanced Photos app, and a new Passwords app...
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US FCC Adopts Rules That Require All Smartphones to Offer Hearing Aid Support
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules mandating that all mobile phones released in the country must be compatible with hearing aids and adhere to volume control standards that allow users to hear sounds at a louder volume without introducing distortion. This initiative seeks to enhance accessibility for the 48 million...
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Apple Receives US FDA Approval to Enable AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aids Feature
AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) users will be able to use the company's truly wireless stereo (TWS) headset as a hearing aid in the future, as Apple has now received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enable the feature. An update will also bring support for a new hearing test, which will generate an audio profile for the heari...
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"Welcome Back, Arvind Kejriwal": AAP Leaders Celebrate Supreme Court's Bail Order
Former Delhi deputy chief minister and Mr Kejriwal's close aide Manish Sisodia said the decision marked truth's victory over "lies and conspiracies."
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Swiss Firm Launches AI-Powered Hearing Aid, World's First Such Product
Switzerland's Sonova on Tuesday introduced a hearing aid that utilises real-time artificial intelligence to improve speech clarity from background noise, the first such product in the global market.
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Arvind Kejriwal Aide Sent To Police Custody For 5 Days In Swati Maliwal Case
In a late-night hearing on Saturday, a Delhi court has sent Bibhav Kumar, the personal assistant to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to police custody for five days.
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Tables Turned, Court Grills Doctors' Body After Patanjali Flags Interview
In a stunning change of fortune, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) was at the receiving end of the Supreme Court's retort during today's hearing in the misleading ads case that landed Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna in trouble.
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'Apology Same Size As Ads?' Supreme Court Grills Ramdev, Aide Balkrishna
Hours ahead of a Supreme Court hearing in the misleading ads case against it, Patanjali Ayurved today put out an apology in a national daily, stressing that they have utmost respect for the court and that their mistakes will not be repeated.
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"You Are Not So Innocent...": Supreme Court To Ramdev In Patanjali Ads Case
Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna are in the Supreme Court today as it hears the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved in connection with its misleading ads and Covid cure claims
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How Israeli Nurse Spent Gaza Captivity Aiding Elderly Hostages
A nurse who was among scores of Israelis abducted to Gaza says she spent her captivity in an underground tunnel, treating elderly fellow hostages, some hard of sight or hearing, with meagre medical supplies for which she had to haggle with Hamas.
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US Senate Staffer Fired Over Video Of Gay Sex In Hearing Room: Report
According to The Guardian, one of the two men in the footage was widely named as Aidan Maese-Czeropski, a legislative aide for Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland
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"Ceasefire Now!": Protesters Interrupt US Congress Hearing On Israel Aid
Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday, demanding Washington stop funding Israel's fight against Hamas.
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Opinion: Why Are We Afraid Of The Hearing Aid?
It is World Hearing Day. Your timelines must be full of "Free Hearing Tests" and "Discounted Hearing Aids" ads. Even if you need them, you may ignore the ads.
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Amazon Rolls Out Dual Audio and New Accessibility Features for Fire TVs
Amazon is rolling out new accessibility features for its Fire TVs which make its devices more inclusive and accessible to everyone, the company announced on Wednesday. It now enables users to take advantage of a new Dual Audio feature on select TVs when the hearing aid is paired with the TV to watch content along with their family. Further, it expa...
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Baleen Whales’ Hearing Tested for the First Time, Scientists Discover New Capabilities
Juvenile minke whales were temporarily captured in a Norwegian study to investigate their hearing. Results published in Science showed that baleen whales detect ultrasonic frequencies, possibly aiding in predator evasion. This breakthrough, despite ethical debates, could influence ocean noise regulation. Critics raised concerns about stress and har...
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iOS 18.1 Release Candidate for Beta Testers Brings Hearing Aid Functionality to AirPods Pro 2
iOS 18.1 Release Candidate (RC) was rolled out by Apple to registered developer and public testers in beta on Monday. The update’s feature set remains largely similar to the previous iOS 18.1 beta versions, bringing improved home and lock screen customisation, a new Control Centre with more options, an enhanced Photos app, and a new Passwords app...
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US FCC Adopts Rules That Require All Smartphones to Offer Hearing Aid Support
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules mandating that all mobile phones released in the country must be compatible with hearing aids and adhere to volume control standards that allow users to hear sounds at a louder volume without introducing distortion. This initiative seeks to enhance accessibility for the 48 million...
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Apple Receives US FDA Approval to Enable AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aids Feature
AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) users will be able to use the company's truly wireless stereo (TWS) headset as a hearing aid in the future, as Apple has now received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enable the feature. An update will also bring support for a new hearing test, which will generate an audio profile for the heari...
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"Welcome Back, Arvind Kejriwal": AAP Leaders Celebrate Supreme Court's Bail Order
Former Delhi deputy chief minister and Mr Kejriwal's close aide Manish Sisodia said the decision marked truth's victory over "lies and conspiracies."
-
Swiss Firm Launches AI-Powered Hearing Aid, World's First Such Product
Switzerland's Sonova on Tuesday introduced a hearing aid that utilises real-time artificial intelligence to improve speech clarity from background noise, the first such product in the global market.
-
Arvind Kejriwal Aide Sent To Police Custody For 5 Days In Swati Maliwal Case
In a late-night hearing on Saturday, a Delhi court has sent Bibhav Kumar, the personal assistant to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to police custody for five days.
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Tables Turned, Court Grills Doctors' Body After Patanjali Flags Interview
In a stunning change of fortune, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) was at the receiving end of the Supreme Court's retort during today's hearing in the misleading ads case that landed Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna in trouble.
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'Apology Same Size As Ads?' Supreme Court Grills Ramdev, Aide Balkrishna
Hours ahead of a Supreme Court hearing in the misleading ads case against it, Patanjali Ayurved today put out an apology in a national daily, stressing that they have utmost respect for the court and that their mistakes will not be repeated.
-
"You Are Not So Innocent...": Supreme Court To Ramdev In Patanjali Ads Case
Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna are in the Supreme Court today as it hears the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved in connection with its misleading ads and Covid cure claims
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How Israeli Nurse Spent Gaza Captivity Aiding Elderly Hostages
A nurse who was among scores of Israelis abducted to Gaza says she spent her captivity in an underground tunnel, treating elderly fellow hostages, some hard of sight or hearing, with meagre medical supplies for which she had to haggle with Hamas.
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US Senate Staffer Fired Over Video Of Gay Sex In Hearing Room: Report
According to The Guardian, one of the two men in the footage was widely named as Aidan Maese-Czeropski, a legislative aide for Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland
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"Ceasefire Now!": Protesters Interrupt US Congress Hearing On Israel Aid
Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday, demanding Washington stop funding Israel's fight against Hamas.
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Opinion: Why Are We Afraid Of The Hearing Aid?
It is World Hearing Day. Your timelines must be full of "Free Hearing Tests" and "Discounted Hearing Aids" ads. Even if you need them, you may ignore the ads.
