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  "id": 17029955,
  "title": "Alphabet's heavy cloud spending drives bigger-than-expected cash burn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/alphabets-heavy-cloud-spending-drives-bigger-than-expected-cash-burn",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:48:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alphabets-heavy-cloud-spending-drives-bigger-than-expected-cash-burn/articleshow/135296223.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The company reported negative free cash flow of $9.07 billion, compared with analysts' estimate of a cash burn of $36 million, according to data compiled by LSEG.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Alphabet's heavy cloud spending drives bigger-than-expected cash burn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/alphabets-heavy-cloud-spending-drives-bigger-than-expected-cash-burn",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:07:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}