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  "id": 16979128,
  "title": "Putin: Russia in 'close contact' with 'genius' Musk over satellite networks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-russia-in-close-contact-with-genius-musk-over-satellite-networks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:18:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6179862-putin-praises-elon-musk/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a “genius” on Wednesday while revealing that Russia has been in contact with the billionaire as it works to develop a rival satellite internet network. Putin made the remarks during a summit with African leaders in Moscow, where Russian Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev briefed...",
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        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/elon-musk-is-a-real-genius-putin-says-after-satellite-talks-with",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:15:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Elon Musk is a ‘real genius’, Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss",
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        "published": "2026-10-28T21:12:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Elon's plan to dominate the artificial intelligence era",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/el-plan-de-elon-musk-para-dominar-la-era-de-la-inteligencia-artificial",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:39:39.000Z"
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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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