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  "id": 2320119,
  "title": "How crypto, AI, and online betting companies emerged as the biggest industries shaping the 2026 US midterm races, as corporate spending reaches a record $517M (Dawn Kopecki/Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/how-crypto-ai-and-online-betting-companies-emerged-as-the-biggest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/new-kingmakers-crypto-ai-betting-firms-fuel-record-spending-2026-midterms-2026-08-20/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in U.S. midterm elections this year …",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A US judge tosses part of the conviction of ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding, who was found guilty of stealing AI trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies (Tom Hals/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/a-us-judge-tosses-part-of-the-conviction-of-ex-google-engineer-linwei",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:05:02.000Z"
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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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