{
  "id": 10007485,
  "title": "Apple owes Taction $5.7B after losing haptic feedback IP trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/apple-owes-taction-5-7b-after-losing-haptic-feedback-ip-trial",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-26T15:15:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/26/apple-owes-taction-57b-after-losing-haptic-feedback-ip-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An intellectual property lawsuit over the Apple Watch's Taptic Engine has resulted in a loss for Apple, as a jury ruled that it owes Taction more than $5.7 billion for infringing patents. Apple's Taptic Engine - Image Credit: Apple Apple and many other device manufacturers rely on haptic feedback to alert users that they have pressed a button successfully, as well as for alerts and message…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/us-jury-says-apple-owes-record-5-7-billion-in-haptic-technology-9998059",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:11:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/us-jury-says-apple-owes-record-5-7-billion-in-haptic-technology",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:18:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Apple faces $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict over iPhone and Apple Watch haptics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/apple-faces-5-7-billion-patent-infringement-verdict-over-iphone-and",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:55:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}