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  "title": "Apple set for UK legal fight over iPhone tap-to-pay rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/apple-set-for-uk-legal-fight-over-iphone-tap-to-pay-rules",
  "topic": "tech",
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  "published": "2026-10-16T15:21:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Competition and Markets Authority plans to force Big Tech group to allow rival payments providers to access its digital wallet technology",
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        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Apple's iPhone Duo demand pushes delivery dates to late January",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/apples-iphone-duo-demand-pushes-delivery-dates-to-late-january",
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        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "iPhone Duo launch is a massive success, but Apple has a problem",
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        "published": "2026-10-16T15:10:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Apple iPhone Duo preorders sell out in the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/apple-iphone-duo-preorders-sell-out-in-the-us",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:51:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "Want an iPhone Duo before 2027? Don’t preorder from Apple – try this instead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/want-an-iphone-duo-before-2027-dont-preorder-from-apple-try-this",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:44:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Apple iPhone Duo is already backordered until 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/apple-iphone-duo-is-already-backordered-until-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:04:00.000Z"
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