EU exempts Apple Watch, Meta Glasses, and AirPods from user-replaceable battery rules

The EU has exempted wearables including Apple Watch, Meta Glasses, and AirPods from its user-replaceable battery law, walking back earlier rules, per AppleInsider.

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• Apple Watch among wearables exempted from EU user-replaceable battery rules