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Crypto Exchanges Fall Short on Hiring People with Disabilities, Paying Over 1.3 Billion Won in Levies According to data submitted by five major crypto exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, DigitalX, and Gopax) to Representative Park Dae-chul of the People Power Party, a member of the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, on October 6, the exchanges paid 1.35143 billion won in disability employment levies from 2021 to 2025. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:36 AM

Deterioration of Long-Term Delinquencies in Insurers' Mortgage Loans... Over Half Over '90 Days' While the delinquency rate itself is not high, the proportion of long-term delinquencies has increased, and there are wide discrepancies in delinquency status among individual insurance companies, prompting calls for regulatory oversight. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:36 AM

Surging Elderly-Only Couples: Two-Person Households to Exceed 30% Next Year for the First Time Two-person households will outnumber not only three-person households but also the combined total of three- and four-person households, the latter of which has traditionally been considered the standard family structure. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:36 AM

Finding a 'Shield' Against AI Hacking... Financial Sector Competes to Recruit Talent Financial companies that have been increasing their information security personnel are expected to further accelerate the expansion of their security workforce in the wake of recent consecutive hacking incidents. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:35 AM

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Bus Destination Signs Display Witty Off-Duty Messages Some bus drivers have recently been displaying unexpected messages on their destination signs after finishing their shifts. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:33 AM

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Rider Thrown from Amusement Park Ride… Absurd Explanation Two months ago in Wolmido, Incheon, an accident occurred where a visitor was thrown out of an operating amusement ride. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:30 AM

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"Minefields Encroach by Average of 20 Meters... Over 50 Incursions This Year Alone" The North Korean military has been mobilizing as many as 7,000 personnel a day for its "border fortification" project, which involves planting landmines and erecting fences along the Military Demarcation Line. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:30 AM

"Don't Know How to Control AI Yet... Humanity Could Go Extinct," Warns Ex-Anthropic Researcher A researcher who left Anthropic to warn against the dangers of the artificial intelligence development race stated at a New York City Council hearing that "it is more likely that humanity will lose control to AI." Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic, appeared at a New York City Council AI hearing on the 5th local time and made the remarks, saying, "We still do not know how to control any AI system." Coxon stated, "At our current trajectory, it is more likely than not that humanity will lose control to AI, which could end in human extinction." Criticizing the industry's approach as "extremely reckless," Coxon said, "The mindset of 'move fast and break things' (Silicon Valley's long-standing motto) may work for a photo-sharing app, but it does not work when building the most powerful technology in history." Coxon also pointed out that "some form of speed limit is needed in the development of frontier models," noting that an AI "kill switch" (emergency shut-off mechanism) being reviewed by the New York City Council could help in the short term, but is not enough to guarantee safety in the long term. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:24 AM

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Gangnam Sluggish Despite Price Cuts... Spotlight on 'Homes Under 600 Million Won' It is time for Friendly Economy on Tuesday with reporter Han Jiyeon. Han, the transaction trends for Seoul apartments seem to be continuing in a similar pattern lately. SBS Oct 6, 2026 9:23 AM

"Audiences Speak After Seeing the Movie": 'The Assassins' Tops Box Office with 590,000 Moviegoers During National Foundation Day Holiday While controversies surrounding the film 'The Assassins' continue, enthusiasm among moviegoers shows no signs of cooling down. SBS Entertainment News Oct 6, 2026 9:22 AM