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  "id": 6149025,
  "title": "Six years later, Sony revisits its legendary XM4 headphones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/six-years-later-sony-revisits-its-legendary-xm4-headphones",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-07T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/990687/sony-announces-xm4c-headphones"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Six years ago Sony and Bose were in the middle of a noise-canceling battle, with each new model of headphones better than the last. In the fall of 2020, Sony released the WH-1000XM4 headphones to wide acclaim. They sat atop best headphones lists for years, thanks to their great sound, competitive ANC, and compact size, […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "9 of the best earbuds and headphones in Amazon's Labor Day sale — AirPods Pro 3, Sony over-ears and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/9-of-the-best-earbuds-and-headphones-in-amazons-labor-day-sale",
        "published": "2026-09-05T18:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Sony WH-1000XM4C launch for $299 alongside two more affordable headphones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/sony-wh-1000xm4c-launch-for-299-alongside-two-more-affordable",
        "published": "2026-09-07T21:15:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}