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The FDA Rule Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids will take effect in October 2022.

President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy on July 9, 2021. This sweeping Executive Order includes 72 initiatives. It specifically calls out the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider issuing proposed rules within 120 days for allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter. While the FDA is well beyond the deadline for…

The FDA has proposed a rule to establish a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. When finalized, the rule would allow hearing aids within this category to be sold directly to consumers in stores or online without a medical exam or a fitting by an audiologist.

Twitter Support announced in July (2021), "Now when you record a voice Tweet, captions will automatically generate and appear. To view the captions on web, click the “CC” button."

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced LE Audio, their “Next Generation of Bluetooth Audio.” You can read the full press release at the Business Wire link below under 'Related Websites.'