Cooking Videos — 2026-05-12#

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The absolute standout video today is a culinary masterclass on recreating a classic 1970s state banquet dish in 【國宴大師•焦溜肉片】還原70年代萃華樓老味道！教你炸萬能的蔥椒油，淋在肉片上，味道太香～| 老飯骨. The chef’s meticulous breakdown of professional knife skills, precise starch ratios, and the secrets of a versatile scallion-pepper oil make this an invaluable watch for anyone looking to elevate their home cooking.

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In the standout tutorial of the day, 老饭骨 details how to perfectly double-fry pork belly for Crispy Sliced Pork, highlighting a 2:1 mung bean to cornstarch ratio for the batter and a fragrant scallion-pepper oil finish. 老东北美食 released several mouthwatering shorts focusing on hearty northern Chinese home cooking, including a melt-in-your-mouth 大炖肉这样做，真是一道硬菜#shorts and 大盘鸡学老厨这样做，汤汁拌面绝了#shorts, which features an incredible spicy and savory broth meant to be soaked up by noodles. Another great technique comes from 小鸡炖蘑菇，东北名菜#shorts, where the chef recommends using lard to truly enhance the rich, earthy flavors of the mushrooms and chicken. Finally, for a boozy Japanese comfort food twist, 用高粱酒做日式角煮！豬五花燉蘿蔔超入味【MASA料理ABC】 on MASA’s channel demonstrates how to braise pork belly and daikon radish using Sorghum liquor.

Gaming Videos — 2026-05-12#

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If you only have a minute today, check out the Minecraft LIVE Official Trailer - TwitchCon May 2026. It’s a quick 44-second hype builder announcing a surprise bonus broadcast straight from TwitchCon Rotterdam, promising sneak peeks and developer insights later this month.

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The official Minecraft channel just dropped the Minecraft LIVE Official Trailer - TwitchCon May 2026. Mark your calendars for May 30th at 5:30pm CET / 8:30 am PST, as this unexpected bonus show will broadcast live from TwitchCon in Rotterdam to reveal sneak peeks at new game drops and exclusive dev insights.

Tech Videos — 2026-05-12#

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OpenAI’s Computer use in Codex features a highly compelling demo of Codex driving local Mac applications completely autonomously. It moves the goalpost of what an AI agent can do from purely textual generation into actual graphical desktop control, avoiding the need for fragile bespoke tools by baking the capability directly into the mainline models.

YouTube — 2026-05-12#

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What Satellite Images Reveal About Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases from The New York Times is easily the most compelling piece today, utilizing European satellite data to bypass US restrictions and verify the true extent of Iranian drone strikes on American military outposts. It’s a sobering, strictly analytical look at a rapidly evolving vulnerability that challenges official defensive narratives.

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Over at 美投侃新闻, there’s a highly practical breakdown of the latest US inflation data and how CME Group’s new computing power (GPU) futures might impact the broader tech sector [通胀创两年新高！甲骨文又跳水了！算力期货要来了！]. For domestic policy wonks, Hoover Institution offers an engaging dissection of the Supreme Court’s current factions, moving beyond simple partisan lines into a matrix of institutionalist versus “honeybadger” mentalities [9 Divided By 3: The Factions Dividing SCOTUS]. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal profiles a surprisingly savvy generation of teenagers already navigating the stock market and treating savings as a hedge against life’s surprises [These Teenagers Are Already Trading Stocks].

Gaming Videos — 2026-05-13#

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If you only have 7 seconds to spare today, watch the quick announcement for the upcoming Minecraft Live event. It’s incredibly brief, but it’s essential viewing for block-builders who need to mark their calendars for the big showcase.

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The Minecraft channel dropped a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it short to hype up their upcoming community broadcast, MINECRAFT LIVE ON MAY 30TH!. Clocking in at just seven seconds, the short gets right to the point, making sure players know exactly when to tune in for the latest game updates.

Tech Videos — 2026-05-13#

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Snap’s GPU-Accelerated Secret to Processing 10 Petabytes a Day | NVIDIA AI Podcast Ep. 298 is a masterclass in infrastructure optimization. By moving their PySpark experimentation platform to GPUs and scavenging idle inference capacity at night, Snap reduced their job costs by a staggering 76%.

YouTube — 2026-05-13#

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If you only have time for one video, make it 李想×罗永浩！李想的理想：通过 AI 技术，让普通人也过上富豪的生活. Li Auto’s CEO Li Xiang sits down with Luo Yonghao for a fascinating, deep-in-the-weeds discussion about moving beyond cars into “embodied AI,” creating proprietary dynamic data-flow chips, and mapping out a realistic timeline for L4 autonomous driving.

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The Financial Times and NYT both weigh in on Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to Beijing, highlighting how he views China primarily as an economic competitor and may use his leverage to seek help resolving the Iran war. On the markets front, CNBC covers an unusual geopolitical test for the Fed regarding a permanent U.S.-UAE dollar swap line, while FT breaks down GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s aggressive, hostile bid to buy eBay utilizing the company’s $9.5 billion meme-stock cash pile. Interestingly, as the FT reports China blaming foreign “anti-work propaganda” for youth “lying flat,” LIFEANO CLUB provides a brilliant historical parallel in 袁Sir聊苏联反躺平：今天迟到扣工资，过去迟到进监狱 #lifeano漫聊 260513, detailing how the Soviet Union severely punished idle workers with labor books and labeled them “social parasites”. For lighter personal finance, GQ Taiwan features Kevin O’Leary in 億萬富翁的投資策略大公開！ sharing sharp, basic investing advice on diversification and the power of ETFs.

Cooking Videos — 2026-05-14#

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If you continually struggle with soggy, watery stir-fried cabbage, Chef James’ latest tutorial is an essential watch that will completely upgrade your wok game. He breaks down the exact ingredient prep and crucial seasoning timing needed to achieve a perfectly crisp, restaurant-quality vegetable dish right in your home kitchen.

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In 炒高麗菜總是出水又不脆？關鍵在加鹽時機！｜手撕高麗菜 [詹姆士] on the 詹姆士官方專屬頻道 channel, Chef James demonstrates a fantastic recipe for Hand-Torn Cabbage (手撕高麗菜) that boasts a tantalizing hint of numbing spice. He explains that tearing the cabbage by hand, rather than cleanly slicing it with a knife, creates irregular edges that allow the leaves to absorb the rich seasonings far more effectively. The dish builds a robust flavor profile by stir-frying the thicker cabbage stems first before adding the tender leaves, and finishes with soy sauce, white pepper, Sichuan peppercorn oil, and a splash of black vinegar for an incredibly aromatic, perfectly crunchy side dish.

Gaming Videos — 2026-05-14#

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If you only have 23 seconds to spare today, the single video worth your time is YOU STILL LIVE IN A DIRTHUT?. It’s a quick, meme-heavy Minecraft short that takes a fun, relatable jab at players who never bothered to upgrade their first-night survival bases.

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When it comes to quick gaming humor, the sole entry today hits the mark for block-builders. YOU STILL LIVE IN A DIRTHUT? is a bite-sized Minecraft short packed with community meme energy. It serves as a lighthearted roast of those of us whose architectural ambitions begin and end with a pile of dirt blocks.

Tech Videos — 2026-05-14#

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A single PR just hijacked the NPM registry… is a must-watch breakdown of a devastating supply-chain attack on Tanstack packages. It clearly explains how an attacker exploited the pull_request_target GitHub action from a closed fork to steal an NPM publish token and propagate self-replicating malware across Python and JavaScript ecosystems.