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  "id": 799058,
  "title": "Silver Lake in talks to buy Workday, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/silver-lake-in-talks-to-buy-workday-sources-say",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-13T19:02:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/silver-lake-in-talks-to-buy-workday-sources-say/articleshow/133223353.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Silver Lake and the human-resources and financial management software company have held discussions about a potential deal in recent months, the people said. The talks are ongoing and there is no guarantee a deal will materialize, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions are confidential.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Workday stock surges on Silver Lake buyout talks report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/workday-stock-surges-on-silver-lake-buyout-talks-report",
        "published": "2026-08-13T18:50:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Workday Shares Surge After Report Silver Lake Is in Talks to Buy Company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/workday-shares-surge-after-report-silver-lake-is-in-talks-to-buy",
        "published": "2026-08-13T18:51:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Silver Lake is in talks to acquire HR and financial management software maker Workday, which has a market value of ~$43B; WDAY jumps 18%+ (Milana Vinn/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/sources-silver-lake-is-in-talks-to-acquire-hr-and-financial",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:25:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Workday shares post best day in 10 years on Silver Lake takeover report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/workday-shares-post-best-day-in-10-years-on-silver-lake-takeover",
        "published": "2026-08-13T20:07:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Workday’s stock sees a record surge. Could a buyout spark a software revival?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/workdays-stock-sees-a-record-surge-could-a-buyout-spark-a-software",
        "published": "2026-08-13T21:34:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}