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In the shadows of the Israel-Gaza and Ukraine-Russia conflicts, another war is raging in the Red Sea and the West is on the front line. Houthi rebels have turned one of the world’s most critical trade routes into a shooting gallery. Thousands of miles away, distress calls from targeted vessels are routed to the U.K. Navy’s response center for maritime trade operations.

WSJ visited the UKMTO headquarters in the U.K. to understand why the West is still at war in the Red Sea and how the U.S. and its allies are trying to wrestle back control of these vital waterways.

Chapters:
0:00 U.K. Navy’s response center
0:39 Red Sea crisis, explained
1:48 U.S. response
2:19 Attacks the UKMTO deal with
4:00 Houthi resilience
5:05 How could the conflict end?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

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Bashar al-Assad’s downfall in Syria has given families of Syrian detainees hope that they escaped the regime’s prisons. Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebel group that led the offensive to push Assad out of power, say they are now securing these prisons and making sure that no evidence is stolen or destroyed.

WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon visited a former Military Intelligence Branch prison in Damascus to follow a desperate search for clues, and in the process makes a grim discovery.

Chapters:
0:00 Searching a prison cell in Damascus
3:00 HTS securing the prisons
5:15 Messages in prison cells

#Syria #Assad #WSJ

Meta’s current Ray-Bans and its Orion prototype offer a glimpse of the sleek, high-tech glasses we’ve dreamed of, while Apple’s Vision Pro delivers a lot more function but too much bulk. Tech companies are making progress on augmented-reality glasses that bring digital objects into our real world, but do we even want that future?

WSJ’s Joanna Stern tests these AR glasses and charts the path to the perfect wearable.

Chapters:
0:00 Meta’s new AR glasses
0:54 The face computing extremes
1:51 Where we are going: Meta Orion
4:08 The future

Tech Things With Joanna Stern
Everything is now a tech thing. In creative and humorous videos, WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern explains and reviews the products, services and trends that are changing our world.

#Apple #Meta #WSJ

How much influence could President-elect Donald Trump have over the Federal Reserve during his second presidency? Trump has publicly disapproved of Fed Chair Jay Powell’s performance, and at one point in 2019, likened him to Chinese President Xi Jinping. But it remains unclear whether Trump has the legal authority to fire Powell.

WSJ’s Nick Timiraos and former Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida explain how much influence a Trump White House could exert over the central bank.

Chapters:
0:00 Trump on the Fed
0:44 Who controls the Fed?
1:47 What can Trump do?
3:49 Trump’s complicated Fed relationship
5:08 What’s next?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Trump #Fed #WSJ

After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, physicians offer a sober look at frustrations with the healthcare system in the U.S.

WSJ’s Anna Wilde Mathews walks through the findings of a Journal investigation exposing how private insurance companies collected billions in payments through Medicare Advantage programs.

Chapters:
0:00 Anger towards health insurance companies
0:43 Denials of care and pre-authorizations
1:49 How doctors and patients are affected
2:48 Medicare Advantage, explained
4:15 Insurance-driven diagnoses
5:11 How insurance companies see themselves

#UnitedHealth #Healthcare #WSJ

Unidentified aircraft flying only hundreds of feet from the ground have appeared in the skies over New Jersey in recent weeks. Experts who have seen the reported “drone” footage of these aircrafts categorize it into two buckets: quadcopter and fixed-winged aircraft.

The unidentified aircrafts have flown over WSJ tech columnist’s Joanna Stern’s neighborhood. She takes a closer look from the ground in the Garden State.

Chapters:
0:00 Unidentified aircrafts above NJ
1:00 The findings
3:23 What’s next?

Tech Things With Joanna Stern
Everything is now a tech thing. In creative and humorous videos, WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern explains and reviews the products, services and trends that are changing our world.

#Drones #NewJersey #WSJ

Video and data gathered by the Wall Street Journal from over 200 Tesla Autopilot crashes shows that longstanding concerns about Tesla’s camera-based technology, which differs from the rest of the industry, are showing up on the roads and putting the public at risk.

Chapters:
0:00 Tesla autopilot crashes
2:00 The Journal’s investigation
3:32 Why this is happening: Tesla’s camera-based system
7:36 Obtaining Tesla video and data
8:49 How humans interact with Tesla’s systems
9:56 What’s next?

Video Investigations
WSJ video investigations use visual evidence to reveal the truth behind the most important stories of the day.

#Tesla #Autopilot #WSJ

Liquid Death, a brand that markets water in beer cans, has achieved a $1.4 billion valuation in 2024. With over 10 million social media followers, it ranks as one of the most followed beverage brands worldwide, trailing Red Bull and Monster. Despite its rapid rise, Liquid Death has managed to build its identity without ever mentioning typical water features like electrolytes, source location or pH balance—something that luxury water brands like Evian, Smartwater and Fiji emphasize.

WSJ breaks down how the water company’s success underscores a shift in consumer behavior, where branding and culture often speak louder than product substance.

Chapters:
0:00 Liquid Death’s marketing
0:42 Competing with luxury brands
2:25 Distributions and partnerships
4:09 Additional products and expansion

The Economics Of
How do the world's most successful companies generate revenue? In this explainer series, we'll dive into the surprising stories behind how businesses work--exploring everything from Costco's "treasure-hunt" model to the economics behind Amazon's AWS.

#LiquidDeath #Water #WSJ

It took just over a week for the 54-year Assad regime to fall in Syria. Now, President Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia, and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are in control of Damascus. Why did Assad have Russian and Iranian support? Who were the rebel forces fighting in Syria to overthrow Assad’s regime?

WSJ breaks down how it happened – and what might come next with a group the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization now in charge.

Chapters:
0:00 Syria falls
0:38 Why Assad had Russian and Iranian support
2:08 Who are the rebels in Syria
3:45 How the coup unfolded
5:38 What’s next?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Syria #Assad #WSJ

From trains and traffic to concerts and sporting events, many cities around the world are dangerously loud. Noise pollution can have a huge impact on health and quality of life - causing stress and increasing risk for heart disease and other issues. So what are some of the tools that engineers have to limit loud noise?

Raj Patel, an acoustics expert who helped design Manhattan’s Little Island waterfront park, explains how noise pollution can be minimized in metropolises like New York City.

Chapters:
0:00 Noise pollution in cities
0:52 Street noise and parks
2:57 Subways
5:15 Building insulation
Concert venue

Pro Perfected
Experts in engineering and design break down a ubiquitous problem, examining how the world is built and what can make it better.

#Noise #NewYork #WSJ

North Korea has launched thousands of trash balloons across the DMZ into South Korea. A campaign of psychological warfare has begun on the Korean Peninsula as the demilitarized zone has now become a frontline for a dangerous and bizarre tit for tat.

WSJ’s Timothy Martin travelled up to the world’s most militarized border to see how this fragile border could soon deliver a foreign policy headache for the incoming Trump administration.

Chapters:
0:00 Psychological warfare
0:43 Anti-NK activist
3:12 Inside Paju
4:11 NK weaponry
4:48 Trump administration

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#NorthKorea #SouthKorea #WSJ

Japan is home to vast nuclear plants made dormant after the Fukushima meltdown. The area around the power plant remains a ghost town almost 14 years after the reactor shut down, showing the dangers of nuclear power gone awry. But power companies are clamoring to restart dormant reactors across Japan, as the AI revolution sends demand for energy soaring.

WSJ’s Peter Landers travelled into the exclusion zone to explore the risks of atomic power and see how Japan is grappling with atomic energy’s dramatic comeback.

Chapters:
0:00 Fukushima meltdown
0:57 Traveling to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
1:52 Entering the facility
2:56 Japan’s power grid and AI demands
4:05 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
5:29 What’s next?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Japan #Nuclear #WSJ