PRESS DIGEST — New York Times business news — October 16

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 chief content officer Bela Bajaria is leaving immediately after a decade at the company, with former Fox and Disney executive Peter Rice set to succeed her next week. - Tesla 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. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom) ((mailto:globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com)