YouTube — 2026-05-27#

Watch First#

How the Electrical Grid Is Being Rebuilt for AI | Bloomberg Primer is a fascinating look at how the explosive power demands of artificial intelligence are forcing a massive, global overhaul of the electrical transmission system. It serves as an excellent primer on the geopolitical battle for grid dominance and features experimental hardware like Veir’s liquid-nitrogen-cooled superconducting cables.

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News & Business#

CNBC’s deep dive on Why The UAE Walked Away From OPEC is a massive geopolitical story explaining the UAE’s shift toward a post-oil economy and its growing independence from Saudi Arabia following regional conflicts. In U.S. politics, WSJ covers Ken Paxton’s Trump-backed victory over John Cornyn in the Texas Senate primary, marking a major win for MAGA loyalists (Trump-Backed Paxton Defeats Cornyn: What’s Next in the Texas Senate Race?). For Chinese speakers, Jason at “美投侃新闻” offers a brilliant historical perspective on the current stock market euphoria in 我们该离场吗？, analyzing legendary trades by Stanley Druckenmiller and Bill Ackman to ask if investors should exit the market now.

Learning & Ideas#

The Hoover Institution dropped two heavy-hitting lectures this week, starting with Taiwanese Support For Self-Defense | Hoover Institution, where Wenshin Woo breaks down fascinating survey data on how Taiwanese citizens view the threat of a Chinese invasion and the concept of TSMC as a “silicon shield”. Meanwhile, Economic Freedom and Market Reforms in Latin America with Sebastian Edwards offers a dense but rewarding history of the Chicago Boys in Chile and the region’s broader economic struggles. On the historical front, Chinese channel LIFEANO CLUB delivered an engaging look at the Nanyang diaspora’s financial and blood sacrifices for Sun Yat-sen’s revolution in 袁Sir聊南洋华侨：此生无悔润华夏，来世还要帮反贼！#lifeano漫聊 260527.

Tech & AI#

Palmer Luckey delivers a sharp critique of American manufacturing in The Problem with US Engineers Today | Palmer Luckey on #UncommonKnowledge, arguing that real hardware engineering work is increasingly being exported to China. On the software side, Khan Academy asks Should you still learn to code in the age of AI?, arguing that coding remains essential for developing a critical intuition about the biases in our digital world. Also, GQ Taiwan highlights how Iran is utilizing AI-generated videos to level the information warfare playing field in 伊朗的AI資訊戰.

Everything Else#

Apple TV+ has a thoughtful roundtable with the cast of Shrinking in Shrinking — Lukita Maxwell and Sherry Cola Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month | Apple TV, discussing mental health and Asian American representation on screen. Finally, if you have ever wondered what makes a roller coaster genuinely fun without making riders sick, GQ Taiwan has a surprisingly interesting short on the subject in 雲霄飛車設計成功的標準是什麼？.