George Zhao, who’s led the smartphone brand since 2015, is stepping down for “personal reasons.” He oversaw the split from Huawei in 2020, and leaves following the global launch of the Magic 7 Pro flagship. He’s replaced by Jian Li, who’s been on Honor’s senior team since 2021 and — you’ll never guess — was at Huawei before that.
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The government has ripped out “pointless regulation” that prevented Apple and other companies from including hearing tests and assistance in earbuds. Apple added the feature to its 2nd-gen AirPods Pro last fall, and told The Telegraph it will be enabled for UK users “in the coming weeks.”
Media watchdog Ofcom has finalized its guidelines on new age verification requirements for adult content, with approved methods including face scans, credit card checks, and “email-based age estimation.” Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could decide whether similar age verification laws are constitutional in the US.
The language-learning app reports a 216 percent increase in Mandarin learners from the US compared to last year, as over 700,000 users flock to Chinese-language social app RedNote ahead of TikTok’s possible ban. Duolingo is leaning into the marketing moment, using TikTok itself to celebrate its unlikely (and unofficial) partnership with RedNote.
The actor was joined by the rest of the ‘innies’ from Apple TV’s ‘Severance’, plus producer Ben Stiller, in a recreation of their oppressive Lumon office to tease the show’s imminent return. This might be taking return-to-office mandates a step too far.
Meet Disney’s post-copyright nightmare.
