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  "id": 220711,
  "title": "75% of European businesses fear a US tech kill switch - American companies should, too",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/75-of-european-businesses-fear-a-us-tech-kill-switch-american",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T11:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-european-businesses-fear-us-tech-kill-switch-american-companies-should-too/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Businesses on both sides of the Atlantic may be too dependent on a handful of tech providers, leaving them vulnerable to being cut off.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "75% of European businesses fear a US tech kill switch could deal an economic 'death blow' – driving a search for sovereign alternatives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/75-of-european-businesses-fear-a-us-tech-kill-switch-could-deal-an",
        "published": "2026-08-06T10:52:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "European firms afraid of US tech kill switch but haven't made an escape plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/european-firms-afraid-of-us-tech-kill-switch-but-havent-made-an",
        "published": "2026-08-06T12:23:10.000Z"
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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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