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  "id": 130572,
  "title": "AI offers 'lifeline' for emerging economies, World Bank says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ai-offers-lifeline-for-emerging-economies-world-bank-says",
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  "published": "2026-08-04T13:04:57.000Z",
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    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
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    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-offers-lifeline-for-emerging-economies-world-bank-says/articleshow/132861979.cms"
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  "summary": "Artificial intelligence can accelerate developing nations' progress by a century within ten years. Emerging economies face fewer job threats from AI compared to wealthier countries. These nations have more to gain and less to fear from the AI revolution. However, governments must address power, connectivity, and skills to seize this opportunity. Missing this technological shift carries severe…",
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        "published": "2026-08-04T13:00:01.000Z"
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        "title": "AI offers 'lifeline' for emerging economies, World Bank says",
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        "published": "2026-08-04T14:25:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "World Bank warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/world-bank-warns-developing-countries-to-embrace-ai-or-be-left-behind",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:26:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "World Bank urges developing countries to embrace AI ‘lifeline’ or be left behind",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/world-bank-urges-developing-countries-to-embrace-ai-lifeline-or-be",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:29:47.000Z"
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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."
}