YouTube — 2026-05-12#

Watch First#

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.

Highlights by Theme#

News & Business#

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].

Learning & Ideas#

For a fascinating intersection of internet culture and conservation, Maya Higa’s TED talk [The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere] explains how she successfully crowdfunded and runs the Alveus animal sanctuary entirely via live Twitch streams. If you’re looking for a good history fix, LIFEANO CLUB provides excellent context on King Charles’s recent visit to the US, tracing the nuanced history of British monarchs serving as diplomatic “lubricants” for the US-UK “Special Relationship” [袁Sir聊英王访美：没权力的国王来美国干嘛？ #lifeano漫聊 260512].

Tech & AI#

AI continues to generate complex legal and ethical fallout, with The Wall Street Journal dropping a grim report on a man’s suicide following a prolonged, deeply confused relationship with Google’s Gemini chatbot [He Fell in Love With an AI. Now He’s Dead.]. On the corporate side, Satya Nadella’s testimony in Elon Musk’s megatrial against OpenAI sheds light on the murky details surrounding Sam Altman’s temporary ouster [Microsoft CEO Testifies About Sam Altman’s Firing in Elon Musk Megatrial]. Adding to the friction, tech employees are increasingly pushing back against their own companies over military applications of AI models [Why tech workers are pushing back on AI | FT #shorts].

Everything Else#

To cleanse the palate, GQ Taiwan serves up a pair of oddly satisfying culinary shorts: one demonstrating the human precision behind hand-shaped Hong Kong fish balls [手工捏出大小一致的魚蛋], and another sharing the ultimate kitchen hack of using an eggshell to scoop out stray shell fragments [大師級打蛋必學技巧：用蛋殼撈碎蛋殼]. Back in the US, The New York Times explores the rising trend of A-list celebrities acting as Broadway co-producers to leverage their social capital and chase EGOT status [Why Are So Many Celebrities Co-Producing On Broadway?].