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Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3.1 Pro, Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield are working normally again, Block introduces Dessa, a voice AI trained from human conversation alone.Show Notes

Global PC Shipments Drop 21% in Q3 Driven by Rising Costs and Supply Shortages, U.S. Proposes Tech Investment Restrictions for Foreign Adversaries, and Spotify Introduces QR Code Verification for Family Plans.Link to Show Notes.

DeepSeek Raises $15B from CATL and Tencent to Expand AI Infrastructure, Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in Australia After Court Ruling, and Comcast Reports Q3 Broadband Losses, Job Cuts Expected Despite Earnings Beat.Link to Show Notes.

PHP releases big security fixes, Nvidia unveils the modular DSX POD, are Tesla and SpaceX merging?Show Notes

Qualcomm Cuts Global Workforce Following Performance Reviews, Meta Updates Commercial Terms Following Backlash Over Website Scraping, and Apple Commits $100M to Recycled Titanium Purchase for Foldable iPhone Duo.Link to Show Notes.

New info on ShinyHunters FBI data breach case, Aerospace company Sceye completes a 30-day airship round trip to Japan, Gemini 4 Argon Model beats Minecraft's Ender Dragon without human help.Show Notes

Meta updated their update to its Terms of Service over concerns from companies about AI scraping, Disney offers $180 million over three years to Character.ai, and Qualcomm denies rumors about some Snapdragon 8 chips overheating.Check out the show notes here.

MapQuest now offers surveillance camera and license plate reader info, Apple says iPhone Duo demand has been "extraordinary", Anthropic pitches an AI safety bill to US lawmakers.Show Notes