YouTube — 2026-05-13#

Watch First#

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.

Highlights by Theme#

News & Business#

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.

Learning & Ideas#

The Hoover Institution dominates today’s feed with three heavyweight panels. Understanding The Civilian-Military Relationship In American Democracy is a major standout, featuring retired generals H.R. McMaster, Chris Cavoli, and Joe Dunford discussing the delicate balance of offering private, nonpartisan military advice to political leaders without crossing the line into policy advocacy. Hoover also features Rosa Maria Paya in Cuba at a Crossroads: Crisis and the Long Struggle for Liberty, detailing Cuba’s severe humanitarian collapse and the regime’s deep intelligence and economic alignment with foreign powers like Russia and China. In science, NYT offers a calming explainer in How Worried Should We Be About Hantavirus? on the Andes hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, assuring viewers it is far less contagious than COVID-19 and will not trigger the next pandemic.

Tech & AI#

As mentioned in the Watch First section, 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 is a must-watch for anyone following AI deployment. Li Xiang explains why his team is betting heavily on training AI models with 3D physical world data for robotics, and details how arming highly intelligent employees with AI agents has completely shifted the productivity dynamics and workflow inside his company.

Everything Else#

CNBC Make It offers an inspiring look at Malai, an ice cream company pulling in almost $3 million a year by bringing South Asian flavors like cardamom and rose to the mainstream American market. The rest of the feed is filled out with quick hits: Apple TV dropped a handful of season promos, including a birthday flashmob scene from For All Mankind, and GQ Taiwan offered bite-sized advice on using seltzer water for fluffier scrambled eggs, as well as practical tips for escaping weapon-based assaults.