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      "label": "Compliance",
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      },
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      "evidence_kind": "internet_archive",
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      "topic": "https://startuphistory.org/t/added-soc-2"
    },
    {
      "n": 16,
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      "kind": "headline",
      "label": "Headline",
      "summary": "Changed its homepage headline from “Code verification tuned for the agentic era” to “Code is abundant. Confidence is scarce.”.",
      "between": {
        "from": "2026-07-02T22:24:51.000Z",
        "to": "2026-11-06T20:56:57.141Z"
      },
      "evidence": "https://www.sonarsource.com/",
      "evidence_kind": "live_capture",
      "basis": "page_facts",
      "topic": null
    }
  ],
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  "method": {
    "version": "messaging-v1",
    "description": "https://startuphistory.org/method"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "cite": "StartupHistory, “SonarSource” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/sonarsource.com"
}