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  "id": 16077062,
  "title": "Microsoft says it is closing The Garage, which gave employees around the world space and tools for side projects and ran the company's Global Hackathon (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/microsoft-says-it-is-closing-the-garage-which-gave-employees-around",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-shuts-the-door-on-the-garage-the-central-program-behind-its-hackathon-and-maker-spaces/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft is winding down The Garage as a companywide program, ending a 17-year run for the effort that gave employees space and tools …",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Chinese-linked hackers compromise ConnectWise, target hundreds in global attack, Microsoft says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/chinese-linked-hackers-compromise-connectwise-target-hundreds-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:16:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}