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  "title": "I just went hands on with the Apple Watch Ultra 4: Better battery, improved heart health tracking, and new holistic features galore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/i-just-went-hands-on-with-the-apple-watch-ultra-4-better-battery",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T22:09:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
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    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/smartwatches/apple-watch-ultra-4"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Apple Watch Ultra 4, unveiled at the official Surprise and Shine launch event in Cupertino, California, boasts several notable improvements over its predecessor. Despite its similar appearance, the Ultra 4 houses a faster S11 chip, upgraded health sensors, and a longer-lasting battery. Apple claims the Ultra 4 can last up to 50 hours on a single charge, compared to 42 hours for the Ultra 3. The new S11 chip supports Siri AI and audio intelligence features, allowing users to relisten to recent ambient sounds and get context-based assistance. The redesigned health sensors now sample heart rate and heart rate variability more frequently, providing more accurate and frequent data. Additionally, the Ultra 4 introduces new health metrics like Readiness score and Health Age, which compare the user's fitness to the average for their age group. Siri AI is integrated into the Ultra 4, enabling features like Live Rewind, Siri Recap, and Sound Recognition. With a starting price of $799, the Apple Watch Ultra 4 will be available for preorder starting September 9, 2026, and will hit store shelves on September 18.",
  "summary": "We've been hands-on with the new Apple Watch Ultra 4. Here's everything you need to know about this new rugged, sporty model.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Apple starts preorders for Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 with new Health Sensing System",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T18:47:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple details how Apple Watch’s new Audio Intelligence features work in privacy paper",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-details-how-apple-watchs-new-audio-intelligence-features-work",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:59:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple's new Health revamp is about more than the Apple Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apples-new-health-revamp-is-about-more-than-the-apple-watch",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:08:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Apple Watch can now rewind your conversations, and that’s kinda creepy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-watch-can-now-rewind-your-conversations-and-thats-kinda-creepy",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:35:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Read the Apple document explaining how new listening features still protect your privacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/read-the-apple-document-explaining-how-new-listening-features-still",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:44:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "New opt-in Apple Watch Siri audio features can listen to and transcribe conversations all day; Apple says raw audio is inaccessible and deleted after processing (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/new-opt-in-apple-watch-siri-audio-features-can-listen-to-and",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:15:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "I went hands-on with the Apple Watch Series 12: A new heart rate sensor, ceramic colors and a readiness score, at last",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/i-went-hands-on-with-the-apple-watch-series-12-a-new-heart-rate",
        "published": "2026-09-09T23:40:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple unveils a new Health app with Apple Intelligence, featuring an Insights tab, \"readiness\" and Health Age metrics, and more, rolling out later in 2026 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-unveils-a-new-health-app-with-apple-intelligence-featuring-an",
        "published": "2026-09-09T23:45:00.000Z"
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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."
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