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      "edition_links": []
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      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-information-approved-drugs/oncology-cancer-hematologic-malignancies-approval-notifications",
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        {
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      "source_name": "Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index",
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        {
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        "2026-10-25-weekend-report"
      ]
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      "last_changed": null,
      "why_it_matters": "Humanoid robots reported working in paid commercial deployments.",
      "source_name": "Company releases (Tesla, Agility Robotics)",
      "source_url": "https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-expands-pittsburgh-presence-to-support-growing-customer-deployments",
      "history": [],
      "edition_links": [
        "2026-10-25-weekend-report"
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      "id": "tokenized-world",
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      "unit": "USD",
      "last_changed": "2026-10-24",
      "why_it_matters": "The value of real-world assets held as tokens on public chains, stablecoins excluded.",
      "source_name": "RWA.xyz",
      "source_url": "https://app.rwa.xyz/",
      "note": "Not investment advice. Stablecoins excluded.",
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      "id": "air-taxi-watch",
      "title": "Air Taxi Watch",
      "value": null,
      "unit": "steps",
      "last_changed": null,
      "why_it_matters": "Where the leading eVTOL air taxis stand on the road to FAA type certification.",
      "source_name": "FAA",
      "source_url": "https://www.faa.gov/air-taxis",
      "details": [
        {
          "label": "Leader",
          "value": "BETA ALIA A250: first FAA market-survey airworthiness certificate for an eVTOL (Oct 2026)"
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        "2026-10-25-weekend-report"
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      "id": "defense-dollars",
      "title": "Defense Dollars",
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      "unit": "USD",
      "last_changed": null,
      "why_it_matters": "The dollar value of contracts the Pentagon announced this week.",
      "source_name": "U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements",
      "source_url": "https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/",
      "history": [],
      "edition_links": []
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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "cite": "Singularity Nightly Milestone Dashboard, https://singularitynightly.com/dashboard/. CC BY 4.0."
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