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  "id": 9747127,
  "title": "Startup news and updates: daily roundup (September 25, 2026)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/startup-news-and-updates-daily-roundup-september-25-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/09/startup-news-and-updates-daily-roundup-september-25-2026"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the latest startup news, Akamai Technologies has inked a massive $11.6 billion cloud computing deal with AI developer Anthropic, with the potential to expand to $20 billion. Meanwhile, Dextr AI, a hospitality-focused AI startup, secured $6.7 million in seed funding to expand its products and team, with a focus on growing its presence in the Indian hospitality market. Additionally, mPokket, a digital lender, has onboarded over 6.5 million first-time borrowers, with a majority of these customers coming from rural and semi-urban India. Lastly, IIT Kanpur launched UpStart 2026, a national startup competition offering a prize pool of up to Rs 18 lakh and mentorship opportunities for early-stage startups across diverse sectors.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "Startup news and updates: daily roundup (September 24, 2026)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/startup-news-and-updates-daily-roundup-september-24-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-24T13:04:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}