Press Digest: New York Times business news - October 16

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16/10/2026 06:22

Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
- Netflix's NFLX.O chief content officer Bela Bajaria is leaving immediately after a decade at the company, with former Fox FOXA.O and Disney DIS.N executive Peter Rice set to succeed her next week.
     
- Tesla TSLA.O unveiled a new version of its Roadster, saying the sports car will feature thrusters capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in under one second and briefly lifting off the ground.
     
- The OpenAI engineer charged with planting a secret recording device at the company recently said he advised Saudi government agencies on technology and was listed as a venture partner at a firm alongside Prince Khalid bin Bader Al Saud.
     
- The Trump administration sued the state of California and a Los Angeles County election official, seeking to temporarily block the counting of mail ballots from roughly 20,000 voters it suspects are non-citizens.

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