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  "id": 16174949,
  "title": "Barclays calls AI ‘icing on the cake’ as it culls jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/barclays-calls-ai-icing-on-the-cake-as-it-culls-jobs",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:58:30.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "itweb",
    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/barclays-calls-ai-icing-on-the-cake-as-it-culls-jobs/Kjlyr7wBQm6vk6am"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The company expects over R24 billion in savings in 2027, while McKinsey says AI job losses globally have fallen short of expectations.",
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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."
}