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  "id": 10753,
  "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2216075/european-commission-will-not-force-smartwatches-and-other-wearables-to-have-replaceable-batteries",
  "title": "European Commission will not force smartwatches and other wearables to have replaceable batteries",
  "summary": "The EU adopted regulation in 2023 that requires many electronics to have replaceable batteries by 2027.",
  "authors": "staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell)",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "eu",
  "published_at": "2026-07-15T20:10:57.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-16T05:10:56.605Z",
  "source_slug": "x-engadget-ai",
  "source_name": "Engadget AI",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.engadget.com/ai/",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/10753",
  "original_url": "https://www.engadget.com/2216075/european-commission-will-not-force-smartwatches-and-other-wearables-to-have-replaceable-batteries",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}