Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital.   I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A.   Before we dive in, we wanted to ask our listeners and SD Tech fans to help us grow the show, leave a review and share with one other person who should be more plugged in with the SD Tech Scene. Thank you for the support and for helping us build the San Diego Startup Community.   10/17: A tough week to stay focused for Neal Q3 Funding report Qualcomm layoffs Iambic Publisher Barb Chodos leaving SDBJ   Events TiE AI Shark Tank event debrief SD Tech Hub HH - Oct 18 SDx events Oct 8, 13, 14, 20 Eyepop AI events Oct 3, 5, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 San Diego Startup Week - October 23-27 0111 Conference Nov 1-3