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  "id": 4575707,
  "title": "Major Tech Companies Call for Defensive Surge to Defeat AI-Driven Hacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/major-tech-companies-call-for-defensive-surge-to-defeat-ai-driven",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:09:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/08/31/883346.htm"
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  "summary": "Major tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon are calling for a society-wide defensive surge to defeat what they describe as an impending wave of hacks driven by artificial intelligence. In a joint letter issued Thursday, the companies …",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Major tech companies call for defensive surge to defeat AI-driven hacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/major-tech-companies-call-for-defensive-surge-to-defeat-ai-driven",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:02:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "Major tech firms call for defensive surge to defeat AI-driven hacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/major-tech-firms-call-for-defensive-surge-to-defeat-ai-driven-hacks",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Major tech companies call for defensive surge to defeat AI-driven hacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/major-tech-companies-call-for-defensive-surge-to-defeat-ai-driven",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:18:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Major tech companies call for defensive surge to defeat AI-driven hacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/major-tech-companies-call-for-defensive-surge-to-defeat-ai-driven-3918444",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:43:21.000Z"
      }
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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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