• ☝️ The Palletrone is a floating cart designed for cargo transport that was recently developed by South Korean researchers; the cart responds only to human touch, and is equipped with technology to keep its surface flat and stable during movement.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed higher (S&P: +0.3%; Dow: +0.2%; Nasdaq: +0.1%). | 📉 Trump Media shares fell 10%, following the expiration of an early investor/shareholder lockup period.
• 🏬 K-Mart is closing its last full-size store in the US. | 🏦 Bank of America becomes the latest bank to bet on new branches; it aims to open 165 new locations by the end of 2026.
• ✈️ Boeing offered striking machinists a 30% raise, the company’s “best and final” offer; Bank of America estimates the strike, which just entered its second week, is costing Boeing $50 million/day.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• ⚖️ Reggie Bush is suing the NCAA, Pac-12, and USC seeking compensation over how the three entities used his name, image, and likeness during his college football career in the early 2000s.
• 📺 Netflix revealed a new documentary called The Menendez Brothers – featuring interviews with the incarcerated brothers – will hit the streamer on October 7; it comes as true-crime drama series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is currently the #1 show on Netflix US.
• ⚾ The Chicago White Sox officially tied the modern MLB record for most losses in a season with 120; there are six games left in the regular season. | ⚽ Everton F.C. of the English Premier League was sold to an investment group run by US billionaire Dan Friedkin.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🐙🐟 Octopuses and fish routinely work together in hunting groups on the ocean floor, with octopuses leading the groups and sometimes doling out discipline via punches, per a new study.
• 🧱🥂 MIT engineers developed 3D-printed glass bricks that feature similar strength to concrete, and can be repurposed at the end of a building’s life.
• 🚀 A space capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed safely on Earth yesterday, ending a record-breaking 374-day stay for the Russian duo.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• ⚖️🛢️ California filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against ExxonMobil accusing the company of misleading the public about the efficacy of plastic recycling for decades.
• 🗳️ A Nebraska GOP state senator said he opposes changing state law to award Nebraska’s five presidential electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, instead of one vote per congressional district; his position means state Republicans lack enough votes to enact the potential change. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)
• 🚨 Federal prosecutors will seek an attempted assassination charge against the 58-year-old man arrested this month for camping out at former President Trump’s golf course with a scoped rifle; officials said the man left behind a note detailing his plans to kill Trump. | ⚖️ The 25-year-old man charged with a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was found guilty of 10 counts of murder.

CLICKBAIT

• 🤔 Why do we forget things we were just thinking about?