Evening Scan
Little moved since this morning's headlines, but AI money kept flowing and Microsoft patched its own patch. Here's the tail end of the day.
$20B — Shield AI's reported new valuation target, up from $12.7B just six months ago. (The Information)
Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch
Microsoft's September patch created enough problems that it now requires a patch of its own. (The Verge)
Source: Shield AI is in talks to raise at a valuation of at least $20B
That's up from $12.7B in March — defense tech's AI premium keeps compounding. (The Information)
Musk drops Apple lawsuit over ChatGPT-Siri deal, keeps suing OpenAI
Apple and OpenAI partially resolved their dispute; the OpenAI terms apparently have more staying power. (MacRumors)
Signals from adjacent fields
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