{
  "id": 1509308,
  "title": "AI is quietly killing the hourly billing model that built India's IT industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ai-is-quietly-killing-the-hourly-billing-model-that-built-indias-it",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:31:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/india-outsourcing-industry-ai-impact-hiring-contracts-081226"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India's outsourcing giants are booking bigger profits with fewer employees. Clients now insist on paying for results, not hours worked",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}