YouTube — 2026-05-28#

Watch First#

The most fascinating watch today is the deep-dive interview with Xpeng’s CEO, He Xiaopeng, on his massive bet on “physical AI” and humanoid robots. He argues that applying digital AI paradigms to the physical world is a major mistake, and details why developing a general-purpose humanoid robot is up to 100 times harder than building an EV company. He Xiaopeng: Robot IRON’s Birth, The Accident, GX, His Big Bet & Swimming in Blood

Highlights by Theme#

News & Business#

Nokia is no longer a consumer phone company, but CNBC International shows how it has quietly become a highly profitable infrastructure powerhouse by pivoting to telecommunications networks and leveraging its massive 5G patent portfolio. On the Chinese finance front, 美投侃新闻 unpacks the current “melt-up” in US equities, arguing that Micron’s massive valuation upgrades are driven by a shift to long-term memory supply contracts for AI servers, while another video from the channel explains why gold bulls see the current rally as only the fourth year of a decade-long cycle. Finally, on Bloomberg Originals, NBA legend Tracy McGrady discusses his transition from basketball star to minority owner of the Buffalo Bills, dropping a great anecdote about learning what not to do in a billionaire boardroom.

Learning & Ideas#

In a brilliant TED talk, behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley explains why you should talk to strangers on your commute; his research proves our pessimistic assumptions about social interaction are usually completely backwards, and that connecting actually makes us surprisingly happier. For a deep dive into nation-building, Xiaosong (晓松闲谈) explores how Lee Kuan Yew engineered Singapore’s national identity from a resource-poor, multi-ethnic society, using tools like integrated public housing and mandatory military service to force social cohesion. If you want a quick mental stretch, Veritasium beautifully visualizes Hilbert’s paradox of the Infinite Hotel, showing exactly how an entirely full hotel can still magically accommodate an infinite number of new buses.

Tech & AI#

CNBC takes us inside Waymo’s new “Ojai” robotaxi, an electric minivan built specifically for ride-hailing in partnership with Geely’s Zeekr. By removing the steering wheel and slashing the sensor count by 40% with higher-resolution cameras, Waymo is finally improving its unit economics to scale profitably. In a fascinating look at green infrastructure, Bloomberg Originals explains why clean energy grids are relying on “synchronous compensators”—100-ton spinning machines that replicate the physical inertia of fossil fuel turbines to keep solar-powered grids perfectly stable.

Everything Else#

Recent graduates are facing an exceptionally brutal job market right now; a pair of reports from CNBC Make It and the Financial Times highlight the frustrations of Gen Z workers dealing with soaring student debt, endless application loops, and high inflation. On a lighter note, WSJ. Style features comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers discussing the origins of their Las Culturistas podcast and how waiting tables helped them get over their social anxieties. Finally, BBC Earth captures a spectacular, high-stakes standoff between two male panther chameleons in the treetops of Madagascar.