YouTube — 2026-03-28#

Watch First#

Why I’m Quitting Physics Youtube by Looking Glass Universe is a sobering, highly personal look at the exponential growth of AI tools, arguing that the era of AI fully replacing entry-level coding—and soon, intricate video production—is already here. It’s a stark, must-watch perspective on tech-induced career anxiety that avoids the usual hype cycle to look at what is actually happening to knowledge work.

Highlights by Theme#

News & Business#

The Wall Street Journal covers the growing “No Kings” protests across Washington and Minnesota, sparked by anger over the Trump administration’s Iran policies and aggressive ICE deportations. On the military front, U.S. Marines Are in the Middle East. Here’s How Trump Could Use Them details how the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit could be deployed as a highly flexible “Swiss army knife” against Iranian assets like Kharg Island. Meanwhile, How The U.S. Fell Behind In Polar Icebreakers offers a stellar deep dive into the $8.6 billion plan to build 11 new ships, highlighting America’s desperate need to catch up with Russia’s fleet of 48 icebreakers in the Arctic. For Chinese-language finance watchers, 熊市要来了！美银：别急着抄底！AI变黑客，安全要崩了？ provides an excellent data-driven reality check on the S&P 500 dropping below its 200-day moving average, arguing that without a structural macroeconomic crisis, long-term investors shouldn’t panic.

Learning & Ideas#

Leading the intellectual pack is 袁Sir聊犹太假弥赛亚, where Yuan Sir delivers a fascinating historical recount of Sabbatai Zevi, a 17th-century Jewish “false messiah” whose massive grift inadvertently spurred modern Zionism. He also hosts a dense history Q&A in 袁Sir翻牌 covering everything from the contested ethnic origins of the Tang dynasty to the evolution of the Chinese national identity after the Opium Wars. On the science front, a quick TED talk reveals that one-year-old babies possess abstract knowledge about danger and the physical world long before they learn to walk. If you’re interested in infrastructure disasters, We Analyzed the Deadly Crash at LaGuardia by The New York Times is a meticulous audio-visual investigation into a fatal runway collision between a fire truck and a landing jet.

Tech & AI#

AI existentialism is bleeding into the markets today, with Wall Street panicking over reports that Anthropic is allegedly delaying a new model because its advanced hacking capabilities could upend current cybersecurity frameworks. On the hardware side, Humanoids are the next frontier in AI and robotics provides a brief look at Stanford’s Movement Lab, which is using biomechanics to build the next generation of humanoid robots capable of real-world locomotion and manipulation.

Everything Else#

Pop culture had some strong entries, particularly GQ Taiwan’s chaotic interview with Ryan Gosling answering fan questions about “astrophage” and alien communication for the movie adaptation of Project Hail Mary. For a dose of hustle culture, How Gen Z Brothers Turned High School Jobs Into A $3 Million/Year Business profiles two teenagers who scaled a junk removal side hustle into a massive operation, while How Yungblud Turns Fans into a Business looks at how the British rocker translates a rabid online following into a physical retail and festival empire. Finally, vlogger Susie Woo offers a blunt reality check to Chinese women dating British men in 不要再把英國男生想得那麼完美了, completely dismantling the cinematic “perfect gentleman” stereotype.