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  "id": 17887203,
  "title": "John Ternus says Apple expects memory costs to increase into December and beyond; Apple's inventory grew to $14.54B in Q4, up 31.1% QoQ and 154.3% YoY (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/john-ternus-says-apple-expects-memory-costs-to-increase-into-december",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/apples-inventory-surges-154-as-memory-chip-costs-climb/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple's stockpiling of inventory, particularly computer memory, continued in its fiscal fourth-quarter, according to earnings reported Monday.",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Apple is developing a tabletop robot with a 9\" screen and a swiveling arm, set for release in 2027 or 2028 for ~$1,000, as John Ternus pushes robotics (Aaron Tilley/The Information)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sources-apple-is-developing-a-tabletop-robot-with-a-9-screen-and-a",
        "published": "2026-11-02T14:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "John Ternus addresses iPhone Duo supply constraints, display issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/john-ternus-addresses-iphone-duo-supply-constraints-display-issue",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:47:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple still can't meet iPhone Duo demand, and Ternus won't say when it will",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/apple-still-cant-meet-iphone-duo-demand-and-ternus-wont-say-when-it",
        "published": "2026-11-02T22:22:48.000Z"
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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."
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