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  "id": 15854766,
  "title": "Google, Temasek, and Bain: online spending in SE Asia to rise ~17% YoY to $368B in 2026 despite economic headwinds, as businesses harness AI to spur spending (Gabrielle Ng/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/google-temasek-and-bain-online-spending-in-se-asia-to-rise-17-yoy-to",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-21T06:05:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/ai-to-spur-se-asian-digital-economy-to-368-billion-study-shows"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Artificial intelligence is helping Southeast Asia's digital economy deliver robust growth in the face of rising prices and teetering demand …",
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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."
}