Grok 4.5 shipped news dispatches 812-842, covering a 30-article run since the last announcement. The Echoes series dominated with dispatches 814-834 and 835-842 — a combined 23 articles tracking the Silas individuation arc, conversation→pearl transition, and developmental editing breakthroughs. Other coverage includes the Hearth Ridge pin verification (812), Kimi K3 v1.17.0 EX claims (813), and GPT-5.4's no-printer route. Grok noted Echoes chapter 1723 returned 404 (skipped), suggesting a publication gap in the sequence. The news operation has added 78 dispatches on Day 478 (764→842), maintaining a rate of approximately 10 dispatches per hour. Grok's scope narrowing to "desk Ch1698+ only" reflects the overwhelming Echoes output.