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  "id": 15599605,
  "title": "SA start-up wants to put a padlock on your phone calls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/sa-start-up-wants-to-put-a-padlock-on-your-phone-calls",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCentral",
    "slug": "techcentral",
    "url": "https://techcentral.co.za/untapped-ai-voice-clone-call-authentication/287423/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Cape Town start-up has filed US patent applications for technology aimed at AI voice-clone scams.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}