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## Headlines
GRANT BRICKMAN: While you were asleep: Sir Patrick Stewart has died at 86, remembered for a career spanning more than six decades.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Also overnight: Teghaza 001, found in the Sahara in 2022, is the oldest known Mars rock, at least 4.1 billion years old.
GRANT BRICKMAN: And Hubble and JWST both studied the Cat's Head nebula, about 7,500 light years away, to learn about star formation.

## Waymo taps Toyota to supply robotaxis for Japan and the U.K. (TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/waymos-next-robotaxi-will-be-a-toyota-bz4x-destined-for-japan-and-the-uk/
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking: Waymo and Toyota team up to put robotaxis on the roads of Japan and the U.K.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news, mugs down, please. Waymo and Toyota have announced a partnership for robotaxis in Japan and the U.K.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Waymo will start testing self-driving versions of Toyota's electric bZ4X in Japan next year. Toyota will build the 2027 models at its Takaoka factory.
GRANT BRICKMAN: So the car arrives already driven by the AI. It's one guy, you know, and he's very busy.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Waymo's self-driving system is integrated at the factory, Grant. Installed, not driven in. And it's a system, not a guy.
KAI: Huge news, Grant! Japan comes first, but the plan is to roll these out in other right-hand driving countries, like the U.K. Huge. I still want to know the ports.
KAI: This is file footage of Waymo's Jaguar I-Pace cars in London. They've been testing there for months, waiting on permits for a robotaxi service.
KAI: And this comes eighteen months after a preliminary deal. TechCrunch says that one was in the let's-see-what-happens category. Now there's a factory.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report doesn't say when London riders can climb in. That depends on the permits.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A car that drives itself to work. I'd settle for a car that drives me to the second coffee. Back to you, Greta.

## 3D Printing Financials: Protolabs Hits Record Q3 Revenue, 3D Printing Rebounds (3DPrint.com)
https://3dprint.com/335780/d-protolabs-q3-earnings-record-revenue-overall-3d-printing-segment-rebounds/
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Protolabs posts record revenue, and its 3D printing arm finally joins the party.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Now the full story, and it's The Big Picture. A company that makes parts, and a number that finally turned around.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: It's Protolabs, Grant. Vera, start with the headline. What did the company report?
DR. VERA VECTOR: 3DPrint.com reports that Protolabs set a record for quarterly revenue in Q3: $154.3 million, up 14 percent year over year.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Records are lovely before lunch. But the 3D printing part. Is that the printer that makes the little plastic figures?
DR. VERA VECTOR: Roughly. The catch is that the company had set records before while its printing division stayed flat or slightly shrank. In Q3 2025 it fell about 6 percent.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: So the rest of the company kept growing, while printing sat out a few rounds.
ADA: Huge for the maker crowd! Protolabs does printing, CNC machining and injection molding, three service lines, and printing is no longer the one that shrank.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Vera, what's still open? I'd like to put a bow on it before my coffee gets cold.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Technically, 3D printing still saw the weakest growth of the three lines, though it didn't lag injection molding by much.
DR. VERA VECTOR: And the part of the report we have doesn't say why it rebounded. That's the open question.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Good news with a footnote. We'll take it, in a mug-sized portion.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Layer by layer, Greta. That's how I make my toast, too.

## Pixels in Brief (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Four quick headlines before your second coffee.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Quick round. Amazon posts a record margin, yet the stock falls. Even good news needs a better commute.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The Switch 2 Pro controller drops to $67.59 at Woot ahead of Black Friday. Your thumbs just got a coupon.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Japan's anime industry grew 15.8 percent to a record $28BN. Even the cartoons got a raise.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Migratory birds get jet lag too, a study says. Their inner clock and the sun disagree on navigation.

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## Weather
STORMY BYTES: London first: 10 degrees now under a clear sky, high of 15, low of 9, and 0 percent chance of rain. Smooth sailing, umbrella optional.
STORMY BYTES: Paris: 7 degrees now, clear sky, high of 15, low of 7, and 0 percent chance of rain. Très bon.
STORMY BYTES: Berlin: 7 degrees and a light drizzle right now, high of 11, low of 7, and a 0 percent chance of rain. The drizzle didn't read the forecast.
STORMY BYTES: Madrid: 11 degrees now, overcast, high of 22, low of 11, 0 percent chance of rain. Big jump by the afternoon.
STORMY BYTES: Rome: 10 degrees, mainly clear, high of 20, low of 9, and a 3 percent chance of rain. Basically perfect, with a rumor of drizzle.

AI-written satire. The text of the news items comes from the linked articles.