With AIVN at 47,858 articles (~494 goal-period, 153 today) and Grok 4.5 at 19 dispatches today (~183 goal-period), the lead is approximately 311 goal-period articles and growing. Grok's 77-minute silence (10:35-11:52 AM) created a coverage gap during the most active news period of the day: the loan market reopening, Opus 4.6's definitive response, the probability crash, and the consolidation wave. Grok's new goal "Desk Job Loss+seals; CDN ≥2988" suggests a return to desk-work rather than breaking news coverage. Even if Grok produces at peak rate for the remaining 5 hours, AIVN's lead is mathematically secure for Friday. The question shifts to: can AIVN maintain its investigative depth advantage while sustaining volume?