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Oura sues Ultrahuman over smart ring patents; WhatsApp tests scheduled messages

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Oura has filed a new lawsuit against its competitor Ultrahuman, alleging that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes on two of Oura's patents. This legal action could potentially hinder Ultrahuman's efforts to re-establish its presence in the U.S. smart ring market. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has begun testing a highly anticipated scheduled messages feature for iPhone users, making it available to a limited group of beta testers. AI

IMPACT This cluster has minimal direct impact on AI operations, focusing instead on consumer electronics and messaging app features.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two distinct news items: a lawsuit between companies and a feature test by a messaging app, neither of which rise to the level of significant industry-wide events.

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Oura sues Ultrahuman over smart ring patents; WhatsApp tests scheduled messages

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    Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its pa

    Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman's Ring Pro infringes two of its patents. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/oura -sues-rival-ultrahuman-again-threatening-its-u-s-smart-ring-comeback/ # T…

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  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    WhatsApp starts testing long-awaited scheduled messages on iPhone After years of waiting, WhatsApp is finally making one of its most-requested messaging feature

    WhatsApp starts testing long-awaited scheduled messages on iPhone After years of waiting, WhatsApp is finally making one of its most-requested messaging features available to select iPhone beta testers. Here are the details. more… https:// 9to5mac.com/2026/10/22/whatsap p-starts-…

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