{
  "id": 5404308,
  "title": "Global chemical giant BASF sues Apple over Face ID tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/global-chemical-giant-basf-sues-apple-over-face-id-tech",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T19:56:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/03/apples-face-id-technology-target-of-latest-lawsuit-from-german-company-basf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly a decade after Face ID debuted in the iPhone X, BASF is bringing a lawsuit against Apple for violating face authentication technology patents it holds. Apple must face yet another patent infringement lawsuit Many versions of the iPad and nearly every iPhone since the iPhone X has used Face ID. For whatever reason, BASF chose today to pursue a patent infringement lawsuit. According to a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}