~Bitcoin News of the Day

• Swan Bitcoin has filed suit against a group of former employees and consultants, alleging they “hatched and executed a ‘rain and hellfire’ plan” to "steal" its lucrative bitcoin mining business with the help of Tether, Swan Bitcoin’s one-time ally and fundraising partner.

Global Trade & ~Econ

• Mark Spitznagel, chief investment officer and founder of Universa, this was the start of an aggressive reduction in interest rates, as a highly indebted U.S. economy, which has so far defied expectations, will soon crack under the weight of interest rates still at historical highs. "The clock is ticking and we are in black swan territory," he told Reuters this week.

~Politics_and_Law

• From the perspective of Western states, the history of international politics has been a long series of questions. One was the "Balkan Question," which since the early 20th century has referred to how and by what means a permanent peace can be ensured in that region. Another and related question that consumed the 20th century was the "German Question," or how to ensure the security of Europe with a unified Germany at its center. Another is the "Palestinian Question," which is shorthand for finding a formula that will enable the Palestinian people to have their own nation-state alongside the Jewish state of Israel.

~Stacker_Sports News

• By losing to the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the 2024 White Sox entered the record books as one of the most inept teams in sports history. Friday’s defeat was Chicago’s 121st of the season, setting the Major League Baseball record for most losses in a single season in baseball’s modern era (since 1901).

~Tech & ~Science

• Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is the Republican presidential candidate, said on Friday he will seek the prosecution of Google(GOOGL.O), opens new tab if he wins the Nov. 5 election, claiming that the company only displays "bad stories" about him.

~History with Mystery

• Strauss took an unlikely path to his perch as atomic policy czar. Born into a horse-and-buggy world in 1896, he first developed an interest in physics as a boy when he used a vibrating tuning fork to make waves in a bowl of mercury while waiting for a dentist to repair his tooth. He devoured books on radiation and wave mechanics in high school, but his dreams of studying physics in college after graduation yielded to the reality of his father’s struggling footwear business.

~Entertainment World

• Las Vegas based production staff and medics spoke to News 3 about the MrBeast's game show and they share the same sentiment that the production was unorganized and poorly managed. One worker in particular named Rick called the production "beyond embarrassing" and said that they would not be surprised if the internet star’s team was blacklisted from the industry. Rick was a contestant wrangler throughout the production who assisted and coordinated the contestants.