This month, manufacturing headlines ran the gamut. Midjourney, the AI image generator, has entered the scanner business. Jon and Alex unpack the Midjourney Scanner, a full-body ultrasound device the company is positioning as a wellness habit rather than a diagnostic tool, and why the medical community is wary of preemptive scanning. Dexcom traces a sensor theft back to an unauthorized distributor, and the Wall Street Journal explains why a Patriot missile takes two years and 400 suppliers to build.

They also cover stalled subsea cable projects across the Gulf, Snap's $2,195 Specs glasses, a New York Times guide to buying used electronics, and China's bet on humanoid robots to offset a shrinking workforce. The episode closes on Ford, which just hit number one in JD Power's quality rankings after rehiring 350 engineers it had automated away.  ...