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  "id": 2198978,
  "title": "Japan left behind by US and China in AI era patent race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/japan-left-behind-by-us-and-china-in-ai-era-patent-race",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:52:48.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/japan-left-behind-by-us-and-china-in-ai-era-patent-race"
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        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "China Is Rapidly Catching Up to the US in the AI Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/china-is-rapidly-catching-up-to-the-us-in-the-ai-race",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:24:13.000Z"
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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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