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  "title": "Apple faces UK regulatory push to open iPhone contactless payment systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/apple-faces-uk-regulatory-push-to-open-iphone-contactless-payment",
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  "published": "2026-10-20T16:27:04.000Z",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T11:05:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Apple faces UK crackdown over iPhone contactless payments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/apple-faces-uk-crackdown-over-iphone-contactless-payments",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:46:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
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        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Apple will commit up to $100 million to a U.S. titanium supplier for foldable iPhone",
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      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Says Nearly 100 iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro Parts Made in USA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/apple-says-nearly-100-iphone-duo-and-iphone-18-pro-parts-made-in-usa",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:39:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Commentary: Apple’s iPhone factories won’t make India the next China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/commentary-apples-iphone-factories-wont-make-india-the-next-china",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:59:00.000Z"
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