{"id":23653,"date":"2025-07-25T21:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/23653\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:32:08","slug":"explained-why-microsoft-is-spending-billions-to-buy-nearly-5-million-metric-tons-of-human-waste-deccan-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/23653\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained | Why Microsoft is spending billions to buy nearly 5 million metric tons of human waste – Deccan Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"

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