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  "id": 2350540,
  "title": "NHS patient data groups Arcturis and Akrivia agree £140m merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/nhs-patient-data-groups-arcturis-and-akrivia-agree-140m-merger",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
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    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-patient-data-groups-arcturis-and-akrivia-agree-140m-merger-13575267"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two major providers of NHS patient data to the pharmaceuticals industry are to merge in a £140m deal to give them greater scale in their battle with the American giant Palantir Technologies.",
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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."
}