Record talent agency bankruptcies as Japan's fandom economy surges
Japan's legacy entertainment gatekeepers are collapsing at a record pace while fan-direct spending rises, forcing executives to rethink who owns the audience.

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Japan's legacy entertainment gatekeepers are collapsing at a record pace while fan-direct spending rises, forcing executives to rethink who owns the audience.
A vulnerability in the code behind a large share of the web is triggering a worldwide scramble to patch, and it's a reminder that your stack's oldest dependencies can be its biggest risk.
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A federal judge refused to release Abdulrahman Alfozan, citing flight risk and Saudi government support for his bond, deepening a national security case.
A federal judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan held without bail after prosecutors detailed WhatsApp chats with Saudi royalty and a military-booked flight for his family.
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