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  "id": 1621848,
  "title": "US Defense AI startup Smack lands $61m as Pentagon pushes AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-defense-ai-startup-smack-lands-61m-as-pentagon-pushes-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-18T03:16:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech in Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.techinasia.com/news/defense-ai-startup-smack-lands-61m-pentagon-pushes-ai"
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  "summary": "Smack plans to build up to 20 Alpha prototypes at its Austin office.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pentagon-pressure-to-move-ai-faster-drives-smacks-new-funding-round",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:31:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack’s new funding round, CEO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pentagon-pressure-to-move-ai-faster-drives-smacks-new-funding-round-1540398",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:48:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pentagon-pressure-to-move-ai-faster-drives-smacks-new-funding-round",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:31:58.000Z"
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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."
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