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  "id": 11948668,
  "title": "AI spending now dwarfs the railway and dot-com booms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ai-spending-now-dwarfs-the-railway-and-dot-com-booms",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T15:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCentral",
    "slug": "techcentral",
    "url": "https://techcentral.co.za/ai-spending-railway-dot-com-booms/286847/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Economists question whether AI can deliver the productivity gains needed to justify trillions in spending.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}