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APPLE'S AIRPODS PRO HEARING HEALTH FEATURES ARE AS GOOD AS THEY SOUND

Apple's AirPods Pro 2 is getting new features next week with the release of iOS 18.1 that will transform the earbuds into an over-the-counter hearing aid. In addition to helping people hear more clearly, there is a hearing protection feature that protects the ears at all times across noise cancellation, transparency, and adaptive audio modes. This article looks at the new features of the AirPods and describes the experience of setting them up and using them.

HERE'S WHAT TURBOTAX'S BOSS DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HEAR

TurboTax's CEO Sasan Saeedi recently got into a somewhat confrontational exchange during an interview where he was pressed about parent company Intuit's efforts to prevent a simplification of tax filing in the US. Intuit's Head of Communications requested the segment be cut from the interview or otherwise heavily edited to make it seem less confrontational. The company has been strongly opposed to the IRS making its own software for free tax filing. It offers free tax filing to some US citizens as a cover to continue a regime of charging others for tax preparation.

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