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  "id": 14280473,
  "title": "FBI arrests former OpenAI employee for planting listening device",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fbi-arrests-former-openai-employee-for-planting-listening-device",
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  "published": "2026-10-13T20:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/fbi-arrests-former-openai-employee-planting-listening-device-6457126"
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  "account": "On October 13, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a former OpenAI employee for allegedly planting a listening device in one of the company's offices. OpenAI disclosed the arrest on social media platform X, crediting its internal AI models for identifying the individual and tracing the device's origins. The company expressed gratitude to the FBI agents and prosecutors for their swift action. The FBI's investigation remains ongoing, and OpenAI pledged continued support.",
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        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Saudi national OpenAI employee arrested after 'sophisticated recording device' planted in office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/saudi-national-openai-employee-arrested-after-sophisticated-recording",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:05:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI over hidden recording device, US DOJ says",
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