YouTube — 2026-07-09#

Watch First#

Can Ozempic End Addiction? | Dhruv Khullar | TED is a fascinating look at how GLP-1 drugs might calm the brain’s reward system, potentially acting as “moderation molecules” for everything from alcohol to opioids. It’s a profound shift in medical understanding that challenges ancient philosophy by framing moderation as a physiological state rather than a purely moral achievement.

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News & Business#

For global news, the WSJ’s Why Are Israeli Forces Destroying American Homes in Lebanon? | WSJ is a striking investigation utilizing satellite imagery to show how the IDF has leveled entire neighborhoods in Bint Jbeil, including the ancestral properties of Lebanese-Americans. Domestically, CNBC’s How AI Super PACs Are Shaping The Midterms details how tech executives from OpenAI and Palantir are flooding congressional races with millions of dollars to shape the future of federal AI regulation. On the Chinese-language side, the finance channel 美投侃新闻 offers a sharp market breakdown in 美联储怕AI通胀？海力士还是美光？Anthropic有600亿ARR！比特币现买入信号！, analyzing the Fed’s concerns over AI-driven inflation and breaking down Anthropic’s skyrocketing annualized recurring revenue.

Learning & Ideas#

The most intellectually engaging watch today is Veritasium’s How does light ‘know’ the shortest path?, which unpacks the mind-bending reality that light, and all particles, explore all possible paths simultaneously to find the fastest route. For history buffs, the Chinese-language channel LIFEANO CLUB released a highly entertaining episode, 袁Sir聊欧洲高温：太热了，咱们造反吧！#lifeano漫聊 260709, tracing how extreme heatwaves shaped European history—from dooming the Crusaders in the Middle East to sparking the French Revolution by ruining wheat harvests. Finally, the Hoover Institution’s Symposium on Occupational Licensing Reform offers a surprisingly compelling argument that bachelor’s degree requirements function exactly like occupational licenses, creating massive, artificial barriers to economic mobility for millions of skilled workers.

Tech & AI#

The Chinese finance channel 美投侃新闻 uploaded an essential tech update in Meta缺不缺算力？英伟达被错杀了？星巴克重创微软？手机能装大模型！, covering a new compression technology that could allow a 27-billion parameter AI model to run locally on an iPhone, drastically reducing reliance on cloud computing. Meanwhile, Carnegie Mellon’s podcast Tech for Good: Rescuing Food to Fight Hunger and Climate Change highlights how a logistics platform called Food Rescue Hero operates like an “Uber for food waste,” utilizing a custom app to mobilize 65,000 drivers and save over 350 million pounds of surplus food.

Everything Else#

If you need a palate cleanser, GQ Taiwan’s 《大熊餐廳》Jeremy、Ayo友情大翻車？傑瑞米竟忘記阿尤本名！Ayo 的狗命名是因為《酷狗寶貝》的阿高｜Friendship Quiz友情測驗｜GQ Taiwan features a chaotic but charming friendship quiz with The Bear co-stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri. Alternatively, CNBC Make It’s I traded my smartphone for a flip phone for 4 days is a refreshing look at digital detoxing, proving that ditching the internet can make you far less self-conscious about your appearance and significantly improve your attention span.