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  "title": "Microsoft retreats in China, but AI helps it keep a window open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/microsoft-retreats-in-china-but-ai-helps-it-keep-a-window-open",
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  "published": "2026-08-13T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "AgenciesMicrosoft 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. That dec...",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/microsoft-retreats-in-china-but-ai-boom-helps-it-keep-a-window-open",
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "How AI boom helped Microsoft keep a window open in China, it left 9 years ago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/how-ai-boom-helped-microsoft-keep-a-window-open-in-china-it-left-9",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open",
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        "outlet": "Mongabay",
        "title": "How AI helps gather remote biodiversity data: Interview with Microsoft’s Juan Lavista Ferres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/how-ai-helps-gather-remote-biodiversity-data-interview-with",
        "published": "2026-08-14T13:06:01.000Z"
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