At the Root of K-Popβs Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model NYT - Home Page By: Jin Yu Young and Sarah Hurtes 5 November 2026 at 10:23 Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit. Β© Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesNewJeans performing in Hong Kong in 2025. K-pop remains dogged by complaints of physical, emotional and financial abuse.
North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. Itβs Not Their First Heist. NYT - Home Page By: Pranav Baskar 31 October 2026 at 23:05 This weekβs $6.3 billion hack of Binance is the largest to hit crypto, and would be the most that North Koreans have stolen in years of brazen cybercrime. Β© Tyrone Siu/ReutersChangpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the worldβs largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2025.