Dessa: Block promises a speech model for its laptop, only a waitlist open since Oct 23

Block unveiled Dessa on Oct 23: the model listens and speaks at the same time, but you can't install it yourself yet.

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01GPT-6.1 Terra: a model that works inside apps on its own, at $1 per million tokens12:33 AM
02Voluntary Exit Offer: Microsoft offers voluntary departure to 60,000 employees09:55 AM

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October 27, 2026

Block unveiled Dessa on Oct 23: the model listens and speaks at the same time, but you can't install it yourself yet.

Source

One email a week - only what changes how you work. Subscribe

what matters in AI right now

01GPT-6.1 Terra: a model that works inside apps on its own, at $1 per million tokens12:33 AM
02Voluntary Exit Offer: Microsoft offers voluntary departure to 60,000 employees09:55 AM