{
  "id": 484535,
  "title": "Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sila-lands-1-4b-pentagon-loan-as-militaries-demand-more-batteries",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:22:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/sila-lands-1-4b-pentagon-loan-as-militaries-demand-more-batteries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}