New iOS 18 features coming to the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4

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With the release of iOS 18, we're expecting some new features to hit AirPods—specifically, the new AirPods 4 (with and without Active Noise Cancellation) and the AirPods Pro 2. They will get new ways to interact with Siri, improve call quality, and boost your mobile gaming capabilities.

They are getting Siri Interactions. It allows you to just nod or shake your head to respond to Siri prompts or questions. For example, if you want to answer a call, reply to a message, or check your notifications, you can just do the gesture.

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Apple AirPods Pro 2 can work as hearing aids

Apple AirPods Pro 2 can work as hearing aids

Apple didn't launch new AirPod Pros at its recent event. However, it introduced new features to the AirPods Pro 2 to help improve or at least protect your hearing. Apple introduced an "end-to-end hearing health experience" that introduces features to ensure your hearing health is good. The most notable feature turns the Apple AirPods Pro 2 into a hearing aid.

But that isn't coming to Canada yet, so let's talk about what we are getting first. The aptly named Hearing Protection shields your ears from loud environmental noise while preserving the sound signature of what you're listening to. The ear tips already offer some passive noise reduction, while its H2 chip helps actively reduce louder sounds at 48,000 times per second.

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Annapurna Interactive hit with mass resignation

Stray | Photo: Annapurna Interactive

Following a breakdown in talks for spinning off Annapurna's game division, the staff of Annapurna Interactive resigned. "All 25 members of the Annapurna Interactive team collectively resigned," former president Nathan Gary and staffers told Bloomberg. "This was one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make and we did not take this action lightly."

Annapurna Interactive is a game company known for publishing independent hits like Stray, Outer Wilds, Gorogoa, Neon White, What Remains of Edith Finch, and many more. Gary tried to negotiate a deal with Annapurna Pictures lead Megan Ellison to turn it into an independent developer. But a week before its latest negotiations, the co-heads of Annapurna Interactive, Deborah Mars and Nathan Vella, along with Gary, announced their departure.

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