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• Feelings about cryptocurrency may be shaping the jury in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial.
• He's charged with fraud following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
• One prospective juror said he couldn't be objective given "everything negative" he's heard of crypto.

Cryptocurrency itself isn't on trial, but strong feelings

• A San Francisco woman was run over by a Cruise robotaxi after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.
• The Cruise car had neither a driver nor passenger, and there were no witnesses to the scene.
• Cruise has faced criticism since San Francisco approved its service expansion this summer.

A San Francisco

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We’ve got so much news! First, Hex & Co.—a board game cafe and after-school program with three locations in New York City, is unionizing! Workers are asking people to sign their petition in support of their organization, as the owners are (currently) refusing to voluntarily recognize their union.

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Spooky season is here and discovery+ knows you’ll be wanting to enhance your horror-movie binge with true-crime and ghost-hunting reality shows. The Warner Bros.-adjacent streaming service has plenty to offer in that department, but it’ll now cost you a few more bucks to get your fix.

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NASA’s mission to a metal-rich asteroid is back on track after a minor setback. Psyche is now all set to launch on October 12.

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For almost two decades and across generations, the Kiner family has helped shape the sound of Star Wars animation—and now with Ahsoka, they, like the former Jedi, have made the leap into the live-action side of the galaxy far, far away. As Ahsoka brings its season to an end this week, we sat down with the Kiners to…

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• Sam Bankman-Fried sent Caroline Ellison a pros and cons list on their romantic relationship.
• The list had more cons than pros, one of which was his lack of empathy, according to a new book.
• Bankman-Fried is on trial over FTX's collapse and Ellison is expected to be a key witness.

Sam

• Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said Google's dominance of online search is hurting Bing, WSJ reported.
• The CEO spoke as a witness in the Justice Department's antitrust trial against Google.
• Bing is struggling to compete with Google, even with its new AI developments, Nadella said.

Even Satya

• Following Kevin McCarthy's ouster, it was revealed that Rep. Patrick McHenry will temporarily lead the House.
• Under House rules, McCarthy previously turned over a list of potential temporary successors that would lead the chamber.
• McCarthy is now the first speaker in history

Following a successful debut last year, we’re getting a second Prime Day from Amazon this year as well. Amazon is referring to this second event as the Prime Big Deal Days and it will run from 3 a.m EST on Tuesday October 10 through 3 a.m. EST on Wednesday October 11. The first, bigger, Prime Day sale ran from July…

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• The House voted to vacate the Office of the Speaker on Tuesday, booting Kevin McCarthy from his job.
• Democrats joined a small number of Republicans to back Rep. Matt Gaetz's motion to vacate.
• It's the first time in US history such a motion has succeeded. It's unclear what happens next.

Kevin McCarthy