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  "id": 9166509,
  "title": "Future Apple Watch could be screen-less Whoop competitor, says rumor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/future-apple-watch-could-be-screen-less-whoop-competitor-says-rumor",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:10:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/22/future-apple-watch-could-be-screen-less-whoop-competitor-says-rumor"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple is reportedly at the prototype stage for a new fitness and health tracker that looks less like an Apple Watch , and more like Whoop's device. Apple wants to compete with Whoop - image credit: Whoop When Apple published its heart study intended to demonstrate that the Apple Watch Series 12 was the most accurate health wearable, it also showed how good some rivals are. That included the Whoop…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "9to5Mac Daily: September 22, 2026 – M6 Mac mini tidbits, Apple Fitness+ future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/9to5mac-daily-september-22-2026-m6-mac-mini-tidbits-apple-fitness",
        "published": "2026-09-22T15:19:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Apple is developing prototypes for a screenless health and fitness tracker similar to Whoop but hasn't decided whether to release the product (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sources-apple-is-developing-prototypes-for-a-screenless-health-and",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:45:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/apple-could-take-on-whoop-with-a-new-fitness-tracker-report-says",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:27:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}