{
  "id": 702707,
  "title": "Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cats-and-dogs-are-missing-meals-after-a-popular-smart-feeder-went-down",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:07:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/979295/petlibro-outage-smart-pet-feeders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Petlibro outage is preventing its smart pet feeders and other devices from performing scheduled tasks, like dispensing food. The outage began on Tuesday, with users across Reddit reporting that their smart feeders, litter boxes, and water fountains have gone offline. Though Petlibro maintains that \"existing settings and schedules stored locally on your device will […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}