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  "id": 758439,
  "title": "Filings and sources: Microsoft shuttered 15+ branch offices and joint ventures in China in the past five years, amid China's push for domestic software (Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/filings-and-sources-microsoft-shuttered-15-branch-offices-and-joint",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:55:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/china/microsoft-retreats-china-ai-boom-helps-it-keep-window-open-2026-08-13/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable. — The year was 2010 and Google was about to exit due to concerns over censorship and cyberattacks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Russia's Microsoft Office challenger forced to shut down offices and fire workers as reports claim it is losing millions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/russias-microsoft-office-challenger-forced-to-shut-down-offices-and",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}