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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2026 · 11 MIN

How North Koreans Are Infiltrating American Businesses

from WSJ What’s News · host The Wall Street Journal

A.M. Edition for Aug. 13. A Journal investigation finds that thousands of North Korean operatives have landed jobs at American companies and are funneling millions of dollars back to the regime. Plus, big businesses like Apple and FedEx start reeling in hundreds of millions in tariff refunds. And the WSJ’s Stu Woo details how American chatbots are towing Beijing’s party line. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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