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  "id": 18283951,
  "title": "ABB: China blocks sale of robotics division to Softbank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/abb-china-blockiert-verkauf-der-robotiksparte-an-softbank",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T08:59:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/abb-china-blockiert-verkauf-der-robotiksparte-an-softbank/100267509.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ABB and Softbank had planned a multi-billion dollar deal. Now the Chinese authorities are blocking the takeover. The reason cited is security concerns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4bn ABB robotics unit acquisition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/china-blocks-softbanks-5-4bn-abb-robotics-unit-acquisition",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:15:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}