{
  "id": 7318014,
  "title": "Bill Gates faced an ‘owl crisis’ building Xanadu 2.0, spent millions on timber",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/bill-gates-faced-an-owl-crisis-building-xanadu-2-0-spent-millions-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T11:55:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/bill-gates-faced-an-owl-crisis-during-the-building-of-xanadu-2-0-the-medina-estate-home-that-gates-family-called-home-for-nearly-24-years-making-him-spend-millions-on-/articleshow/134240629.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bill Gates's mansion faced hurdles due to bans on old-growth timber, prompting him to innovate. He financed a specialized heavy-timber-recycling sawmill to utilize reclaimed wood. Remarkably, the estate features half a million board feet of salvaged Douglas fir beams, highlighting Gates's early commitment to environmental sustainability. Notably, this timber salvage was influenced by the…",
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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."
}