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  • Hearing Components Unveils New Comply™ Bose Ear Pads Featuring SmartSkin™ Technology for Superior Comfort and Durability

    Hearing Components Unveils New Comply™ Bose Ear Pads Featuring SmartSkin™ Technology for Superior Comfort and Durability

    Advanced Materials, All-Day Comfort, and a Secure Fit — A Premium Upgrade for Bose Headphone Owners

    OAKDALE, Minn., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hearing Components, the innovators behind Comply™, the leader in premium memory foam ear tips and ear pads, is excited to announce the release of its newest product: Comply™ Memory Foam Ear Pads for Bose QC Ultra. These replacement ear pads, designed specifically for Bose QC Ultra headphones, incorporate the recently introduced SmartSkin™ technology, delivering unmatched durability, comfort, and performance for discerning listeners.

    SmartSkin™: Advanced Protection, Same Comply Comfort

    Launched earlier this year, SmartSkin™ technology is a patent-pending coating engineered to dramatically extend the lifespan of Comply memory foam without sacrificing comfort or acoustic performance. By shielding against moisture, sweat, and debris, SmartSkin™ keeps ear pads cleaner and more resilient — ideal for everyday use, travel, or active lifestyles.

    Key Features of the Comply™ Bose Ear Pads:

    • Enhanced Durability: SmartSkin™ technology creates a protective layer that resists wear, moisture, and debris.
    • Premium Comfort: Heat-activated memory foam conforms to the shape of the head and ears for a plush, pressure-free fit.
    • Improved Noise Isolation: A snug seal helps block out ambient noise, allowing for a richer, more immersive listening experience.
    • Custom Fit for Bose: Designed to fit select Bose over-ear headphone models, offering a perfect replacement solution for worn-out factory pads.

    Innovation for the Future of Listening

    Hearing Components has been at the forefront of audio accessory innovation for over 30 years, blending cutting-edge materials science with ergonomic design. The Comply™ Bose Ear Pads with SmartSkin™ technology represent the next step in delivering high-performance comfort and longevity to headphone users.

    Experience the Comply Difference

    The Comply™ Bose Ear Pads are available now. For more information, visit www.complyfoam.com or contact customer service at [email protected].

    About Hearing Components

    Hearing Components is a U.S.-based manufacturer dedicated to enhancing the way the world listens. Under its Comply™ brand, the company designs and produces premium memory foam ear tips and ear pads trusted by audiophiles, musicians, professionals, and active users worldwide. All products are proudly made in the USA. Mission: To protect hearing while transforming the way the world listens.

    Hearing Components, Inc
    Comply™
    Dana Rodriguez
    Director of Sales and Marketing
    [email protected]

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  • Yuki Tsunoda frustrated by ‘very unnecessary’ contact with Liam Lawson as points finish slips away at Monza

    Yuki Tsunoda frustrated by ‘very unnecessary’ contact with Liam Lawson as points finish slips away at Monza

    Yuki Tsunoda was left to ponder what might have been at the Italian Grand Prix after his bid to make it back-to-back points finishes came undone via a collision with Liam Lawson.

    Lawson and Tsunoda found themselves sharing the same piece of track midway through Sunday’s race at Monza – the Racing Bulls driver having pitted early on a soft-hard tyre strategy and the Red Bull man stopping a few laps later on a medium-hard approach.

    Drama ensued heading into the Roggia chicane when Lawson attempted a move around the outside, only for his front-left tyre to make contact with the rear-right of Tsunoda’s – sending both drivers over the run-off area.

    While the position was returned to him, Tsunoda picked up significant damage on the floor of his car and could only work his way back to 13th by the chequered flag, which he took a couple of seconds up on Lawson.

    Reflecting on his race, and that incident, Tsunoda said: “The first stint was okay, and in the second stint I got distracted by a guy who was not even fighting for the points. I picked up so much damage, which was enough to make me slow down enough… to have bad pace.

    “It’s very frustrating, to be honest. I was fighting for points and… [it was] a very unnecessary move from Lawson. I don’t know what to say.”

    Asked if he will go and talk to Lawson, the Japanese racer added: “We know that he’s an aggressive driver, and I think it’s not a bad thing, but at the same time there’s always a line that we can’t step over and be beyond. Especially when we’re [under] the same [Red Bull family] roof.

    “Obviously with his position, it’s a seat that probably can be very high competition [to secure], more than anywhere else. At the same time, there’s always a line and there’s a respect, so it’s a shame.”

    Lawson then shared his side after going aggressive with his tyre strategy following a back-of-the grid start, brought on by the New Zealander’s mistake at the end of Q1.

    “We tried a gamble to make something out of it, and it just didn’t work,” he sighed. “I think it nearly worked, just a couple of cars came out around us, they were on fresh tyres, and we just lost a lot of time. It was tough from where we were starting.

    “[With Tsunoda], he passed me, I tried to pass him back, and he just squeezed me in the braking zone. We both went off, so I gave the position back, but… I was on the edge of the track, so it was close.”

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  • Power Rankings: See who leads FedExCup Fall opener at Procore Championship

    Power Rankings: See who leads FedExCup Fall opener at Procore Championship

    Silverado’s North Course is a stock par 72, albeit with respective nines of 35 and 37 since it was rerouted for the Procore in 2023. (There are three par 5s on the homeward half.) With larger tees at the par-4 10th and par-5 15th holes, both could be played longer, but only the latter is poised to do just that. At 572 yards, No. 15 is poised to stretch as much as an additional 15 yards. It constitutes the entirety of the bump to 7,138 yards for the round.

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  • French Paralympic stars and fans gather for Paralympic Day celebrations in Paris

    French Paralympic stars and fans gather for Paralympic Day celebrations in Paris

    One year after the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, more than 10,000 people gathered in the French capital to celebrate Paralympic Day, meet French athletes, and discover more about Para sports. 

    The Paralympic Day celebrations, which took place at the Communale in Saint-Ouen, France, brought together many athletes and a large crowd, offering the opportunity to relive the emotions of the Games and share their experiences.  

     

    Meet the French stars

    Seventy French Paralympic athletes from summer and winter sports met their fans. The visitors played blind football with the French team that won gold at Paris 2024, discovered boccia from Paralympic champion Aurelie Aubert, and met Para triathlon star Alexis Hanquinquant, who captured his second Paralympic gold last year. 

    There were signing sessions and speeches by Paralympic stars throughout the day. The public also got to know French winter athletes, who are aiming to take the spotlight at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, which open in less than six months.

    People with disabilities also tried out different Para sports thanks to a number of French federations that were present at the event.

    Marie-Amelie Le Fur, four-time Paralympian and president of NPC France, said: “Paralympic Day illustrates our commitment to making sport accessible to all, regardless of background or disability.

    “With the mobilisation of sports stakeholders, we reaffirm that Para sport must be visible, inclusive and open.” 

    Seventy Para athletes gathered to meet their fans at the Paralympic Day event in Paris. @Leila Gammouh / CPSF

     

    Music, dancing and celebration

    The third edition of the Paralympic Day in Paris ended with a large parade that brought together “Allez les Bleus” supporters, volunteers and musicians, before 2,500 people came to celebrate the athletes. This highlight symbolically passed the torch from athletes who competed at Paris 2024 to those who will represent France at Milano Cortina 2026.

    After the Communale was transformed into Club France, Paralympic athletes Arnaud Assoumani and Nelia Barbosa performed a DJ set, turning the event into a huge party. Renowned artists Paradoxe, Marie Jay and others also kept the dance floor alive. 

    Paralympic athletes in wheelchairs try out boccia during the Paralympic Day in Paris events
    The Paralympic Day event coincided with the first anniversary of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. @Leila Gammouh / CPSF

     

    The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games took place between 28 August and 8 September 2024, featured 4,400 Para athletes from around the world competing in 22 sports. More than 230 athletes represented the host country, winning a total of 75 medals – 19 gold, 28 silver and 28 bronze. 

    The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will be held from 6-15 March 2026. 


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  • Spain intensifies criticism of Israeli offensive in Gaza. Israel responds with travel bans

    Spain intensifies criticism of Israeli offensive in Gaza. Israel responds with travel bans


    Madrid, Spain
    AP
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    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday ratcheted up his criticism of Israel’s actions in the 23-month Israel-Hamas war, to which Israel responded by banning two left-wing Spanish ministers from the country.

    Sánchez made the comments while announcing a raft of measures he said his government was taking to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to address the humanitarian crisis caused by its military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

    “This is not self-defense, it’s not even an attack – it’s the extermination of a defenseless people. It is a violation of all humanitarian laws, and despite that, the international community is failing to stop this tragedy,” Sánchez said.

    Besides formalizing an arms embargo, which the Spanish government says has been de facto in effect since October 2023, Spain will ban ships carrying fuel for Israel’s armed forces from passing through Spanish ports, and increase its humanitarian aid toward Gaza in 2026 to reach 150 million euros ($176 million), he said.

    The measures would need to be approved in Parliament.

    Other steps included a pledge to increase aid for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, and to impose an embargo on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

    Additionally, anyone who directly participates in what Sánchez termed the “genocide” in Gaza would not be allowed to enter Spanish territory, he said.

    “We know that all these measures will not be enough to stop the invasion or the war crimes, but we hope that they will serve to add pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government to alleviate some of the suffering that the Palestinian population is enduring,” Sánchez said.

    In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Sánchez was trying to divert attention from the corruption scandals affecting his Socialist Party, and characterized the Spanish government’s actions as “antisemitic.”

    Saar said on X that Israel had banned Spain’s labor minister, Yolanda Díaz, and Youth Minister Sira Rego from traveling to the country. Both belong to the government’s left-wing coalition partner Sumar. Saar said the ministers would be prohibited from entering Israel because they had made statements calling Israel a “genocidal state” and supported efforts to sanction or boycott Israel.

    Spain’s government has been an outspoken critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, which began after Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, on October 7, 2023, and abducted 251 hostages. Israel’s offensive has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants.

    Last year, Spain joined Norway and Ireland to formally recognize a Palestinian state and was the first European country to ask a UN court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.

    On Monday, Saar downplayed the effect the Spanish government’s actions would have on Israel.

    “If they want to hold or halt defense connections with Israel,” Saar told reporters, “who do you think will lose from that? We don’t need Spain to protect the land of Israel.”


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  • Pakistan, UAE vow to further strengthen bilateral defense ties – RADIO PAKISTAN

    1. Pakistan, UAE vow to further strengthen bilateral defense ties  RADIO PAKISTAN
    2. Emirati naval chief awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz by President Zardari  Dawn
    3. Commander UAE Naval Forces calls on CJCSC Gen Sahir  The Nation (Pakistan )
    4. Pakistan awards UAE naval chief top military honor amid deepening defense ties  Arab News
    5. UAE Naval Forces Commander calls on Air Marshal Zaheer Sidhu  Associated Press of Pakistan

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  • Spotify’s new ‘smart filters’ let you screen library content by activity, genre or mood

    Spotify’s new ‘smart filters’ let you screen library content by activity, genre or mood

    Spotify is giving users more ways to personalize what they hear. The company is launching a new feature that allows users to filter their library by specific activities, moods, or genres. These filters can also be used to find playlists, or, to some extent, audio books and podcasts, and can even kick off a new session on Spotify’s AI DJ.

    The smart filters, which began rolling out on Friday, will first be made available to Premium subscribers on mobile devices and tablets in select markets, including the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa. Spotify estimates the rollout will be completed over the next few weeks.

    The feature arrives as the company has been focused on adding more personalization tools and features to its app in recent months. These types of tools, while seemingly small additions, can help differentiate Spotify further from competitors while also making it harder for existing users to leave.

    In April, for example, Spotify began offering tools to create personalized playlists using AI prompts, and in May, it added new playlist management tools as well as a way to create your own custom cover art. You can also now talk to its AI DJ to personalize your music selection, and take advantage of a revamped version of Spotify’s flagship personalized playlist, Discover Weekly.

    Despite these changes, some users are finding Spotify’s interface is becoming too crowded, especially as the company wades into social networking territory by adding messages, comments on podcasts, polls, Q&As, stories, and a design that feels more like TikTok or YouTube following the introduction of music videos and video podcasts within the app.

    The company has often faced complaints about an overly busy user interface, and the continual addition of new features has left some users feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. That, combined with the company’s heavy focus on algorithmic suggestions, has even pushed some users to abandon Spotify entirely.

    However, Spotify continues to report more users and subscribers — its user base swelled 11% to 696 million in the last quarter from a year earlier, and subscribers reached 276 million, up 12%.

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  • Google wants Gemini to keep the conversation going, and here’s how it’s going to do it

    Google wants Gemini to keep the conversation going, and here’s how it’s going to do it

    Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority

    TL;DR

    • Google is testing a feature within Gemini that suggests follow-up questions.
    • The suggestion prompts help users explore topics and engage in in-depth conversations to get more out of their AI interactions.
    • The feature seems to be a limited test for now.

    If you’re old enough to have used search engines before their AI-fication, you’re most likely using your AI digital assistant more like a search engine and less like a digital assistant. That means more one-off queries and fewer conversations, which is the way many of us are used to Googling. The approach is not wrong, but an AI assistant can do much more than run a simple one-off search query for you. Google appears to be testing a new feature within Gemini that encourages users to ask follow-up questions and keep the conversation going by giving them prompts on what they could ask further.

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    With Google app v16.34.58, Telegram user @blank94855 spotted that Google is testing a new feature within Gemini where the AI-based digital assistant will suggest follow-up questions based on your original query.

    Gemini Follow up questions suggestions

    These follow-up question suggestions appear on the Gemini overlay as well as inside the Gemini app. They also appear for more open-ended questions and even statements, essentially guiding users to converse more with AI.

    We tried to activate the feature on our devices, but couldn’t, indicating that it could be a limited server-side test.

    The follow-up suggestion feature appears to be a nice addition to Gemini as it can not only keep the user engaged with Gemini and help them get attuned to back-and-forth conversations with the digital assistant, but also help them dive deeper into a topic and explore more if they want to.

    Most people don’t know the right questions to ask, especially when approaching a new and unknown topic. For example, if you ask, “How does a car engine work?” a simple answer will suffice for your current needs. However, suggested follow-up questions like “What are the different types of car engines?” or “How do electric cars compare to gasoline cars?” will guide you to a more comprehensive understanding of the subject. We hope to see these follow-up suggestions rolled out to more users in the near future.

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  • Jaguar Land Rover extends plant shutdown after cyber attack

    Jaguar Land Rover extends plant shutdown after cyber attack

    Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) UK factories are now expected to remain closed until at least Wednesday after work was disrupted by a cyber attack just over a week ago.

    The car plants at Halewood and Solihull and its Wolverhampton engine facility, along with production facilities in Slovakia, China and India, have been unable to operate since the company fell victim to the cyber attack.

    Staff who work on the production lines have been told to remain at home.

    JLR shut down its IT systems in response to the attack on 31 August, in order to protect them from damage. However, this caused major disruption.

    JLR says it is working around the clock to restart its networks in a controlled and safe manner, and is liaising with third party cyber security specialists and law enforcement.

    Last Thursday, JLR instructed staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as it continued to grapple with the fallout from the cyber attack.

    The carmaker, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, has not commented on reports that disruption could continue for several weeks.

    Under normal circumstances, the company builds about 1,000 cars a day. The production stoppage has had a significant impact on the company’s suppliers, with some understood to have told their own staff not to come into work.

    As well as forcing the factories to stop building cars, it also left dealerships unable to register new cars and garages that maintain JLR vehicles unable to order the parts they needed – although it is understood workarounds have since been put in place.

    The attack began at what is traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of new vehicles. The latest batch of new registration plates became available on Monday, 1 September.

    Last week, Shaun Adams, who manages car parts supplier Qualplast, told the BBC that a lengthy shutdown would be “concerning” for the business.

    “If this starts progressing over weeks, then we would have to seriously look at what we need to future-proof.”

    A group of young hackers who have been behind other attacks on UK businesses including M&S earlier this year have also claimed responsibility for the JLR attack.

    Within days of the attack, the group of English-speaking hackers bragged about it on messaging app Telegram.

    One security expert speculated that screenshots shared by the suggested the criminals gained access to information they should not have.

    It is understood the group was trying to extort money from the firm. JLR told the BBC last week it was aware of the claims and was investigating.

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  • APT rules Premier League: Man City end dispute over sponsor rules

    APT rules Premier League: Man City end dispute over sponsor rules

    The APT rules were introduced in December 2021 after the Saudi Arabian-led takeover of Newcastle earlier that year and were amended in March and November 2024.

    The rules were successfully challenged by Manchester City last year.

    A tribunal then ruled low-interest shareholder loans should not be excluded from the scope of the APTs, and that changes made to toughen up the regulations also breached competition law.

    Following the ruling, City criticised the Premier League’s “misleading” suggestion the regulations could be swiftly amended – and threatened further legal action if there was a “knee-jerk reaction”.

    City insisted the league’s proposed changes “would introduce into the rules a retrospective exemption for shareholder loans… one of the very things that was found to be illegal in the recent arbitration”.

    They said there should be no vote on changes before a further determination by the panel.

    However, the Premier League voted through the amendments despite opposition from Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, as well as City.

    The Premier League and City attended a two-day hearing earlier this year to make submissions in relation to the impact of the original ruling.

    They have now reached a settlement that will bring to a close a long-running legal battle that cost both sides millions of pounds in legal fees.

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