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Mexico’s $7.5 billion interoceanic corridor aims to ease a major chokehold in a global shipping mess and rival the Panama Canal. The stretch of land extends 188 miles across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. But will Mexico’s revived railway be a faster or cheaper option to alternatives for shipping?

WSJ explores Mexico’s plan to grab a slice of the multi-trillion dollar global shipping industry.

Chapters:
0:00 Mexico’s plan
1:09 Strategic location
2:47 Time, money and shipping containers
6:08 Trade relationships
7:05 Local impact

Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground digs into megaprojects around the world, uncovering what these developments might mean for the surrounding region and the ultimate costs.

#Mexico #Shipping #WSJ

Vice President Kamala Harris’s rapid climb to the top of Democratic ticket has thrown gender into the center of the 2024 presidential election race against former president Donald Trump. But Harris’s tactic is different from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.

WSJ takes an inside look at how the politics of gender have shifted since Clinton lost the presidential race in 2016 and what it could mean for the 2024 election.

Chapters:
0:00 Politics of gender shifts
0:40 Attacks on Hillary vs. Kamala
3:19 Impacts in the polls
5:40 Rhetoric around campaigns
7:39 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.

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The Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2020, a key shift in its fight against inflation as concerns center around the labor market. While prices have cooled, an uptick in unemployment has reignited warnings of a recession. Regardless of the Fed’s decision about rate cuts, a lot remains at stake for the economy and Fed Chair Jerome Powell in the months ahead.

WSJ's Nick Timiraos explains why this is the Fed's make-or-break moment.

Chapters:
0:00 Adjusting policy
0:32 Labor market in focus
1:50 How rate cuts help
2:58 Fed’s split opinion
4:22 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.

#Fed #Inflation #WSJ

Xbox lost the console war to Nintendo and Sony’s PlayStation, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the fight. A few years ago, Microsoft launched Game Pass, a subscription service that lets users play Xbox games on devices other than its namesake console. Now, other major tech companies like Nvidia and Amazon are jumping into the subscription gaming world.

WSJ explains whether Microsoft’s pivot will pay off and what it could mean for the future of the console.

Chapters:
0:00 Microsoft’s subscription service
0:35 Why Xbox lost the console war
1:46 Xbox Game Pass
4:09 Obstacles facing Xbox
5:46 The future of the console

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.

#Xbox #Gaming #WSJ

Apple just-released iOS 18, which lets you redesign your iPhone’s home screen, customize your Control Center and includes hidden features like locking apps, deleting numbers in the calculator and more. But not the new AI tools. Apple Intelligence tools are not available until iOS 18.1, but you’ll need an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 model.

WSJ’s Joanna Stern helps you find what’s new with the latest operating system.

Chapters:
0:00 iOS18
0:51 Customize home screen
1:40 Customize lock screen
2:12 Adjust your flashlight
2:37 Customize control center
3:19 Lock or hide apps
3:50 Send expressive messages
4:23 Send emoji tapbacks
4:47 Schedule messages
5:01 Send RCS messages
5:36 Mirror iPhone on Mac
6:22 Calculator tips
7:14 Create a Wi-Fi QR code
7:38 More tips and tricks

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 #iOS18 #WSJ

Former President Donald Trump is safe after the Secret Service opened fire on a gunman at his golf club in Florida’s West Palm Beach. The apparent assassination attempt on Trump comes two months after a gunman tried to kill him during a Pennsylvania campaign rally.

WSJ explores what we know so far.

Chapters:
0:00 Trump’s second apparent assassination attempt
0:30 What happened
1:52 The suspect
2:35 The investigations

#Trump #Florida #WSJ

From cruise control to crash prevention, a network of cameras, sensors and computers work together to make your car smarter. And that tech in your car is almost ready to drive on its own. But as self-driving tech advances, there are questions about whether these automated backseat drivers are actually safe.

WSJ visited the Toyota and Lexus headquarters in Texas for an inside look at how one driver assist system works, and what its future looks like.

Chapters:
0:00 Driver assist
0:37 Tech breakdown
3:15 Driver monitoring
4:28 Autonomous driving
5:45 Future of driver assist

'The Tech Behind' explores the amazing engineering, computing, science and algorithms that power our favorite tech.

#Cars #SelfDriving #WSJ

Former president Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s tax policies are on completely different tracks. Trump has proposed about $6.5 trillion in tax cuts and would impose major tariffs on imported goods. Harris has proposed $4.2 trillion in cuts and would cut taxes for households under $400,000 and would raise taxes on corporations and the rich.

WSJ’s Richard Rubin breaks down the very different tax plans from the two candidates.

Chapters:
0:00 Tax policies
0:43 Trump tax cuts
3:13 Harris tax cuts
4:46 How these tax cuts would be paid for
7:08 Will the tax plans happen?

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 #Harris #WSJ

Vice President Kamala Harris egged on former President Donald Trump about crowd sizes, while Trump sought to take Harris to task for changing her political positions.

WSJ’s Damian Paletta breaks down their first presidential debate. Photo: Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Chapters:
0:00 The debate
0:27 Back and forth
1:54 Fact-checking Trump
2:57 Non-answers
4:06 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.

#Harris #Trump #WSJ

Watch live coverage as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump face off in their first presidential debate in Philadelphia.

Follow live debate coverage here: http://on.wsj.com/4dYZgF4

Note: Debate starts at 3:47

#Trump #Harris #WSJ

The new iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models have new cameras, faster A18 processors for better AI performance for Apple Intelligence features and…new buttons?! It’s all about the new camera control buttons.

WSJ’s Joanna Stern breaks down everything you need to know.

Chapters:
0:00 New iPhone 16 models
0:42 iPhone 16 and Apple Intelligence demo
2:12 Camera control button demo
3:06 iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max

#Apple #iPhone16 #WSJ

What does playing poker have in common with trading stocks? A lot, according to these top Wall Street traders. From patience and bet sizing to managing risk and reading other players, top firms like Susquehanna use poker to help train new traders.

WSJ’s Gunjan Banerji plays a few hands with two top traders to learn about the parallels.

Chapters:
0:00 Poker and trading
0:50 Risk management
4:10 Training new traders
5:41 Rookie mistakes
8:18 Ego
9:24 Susquehanna’s culture
11:39 Taylor Swift contracts
14:14 Reading other players

#Investing #Poker #WSJ