# Observations — 2026-08-11 13:21

*Workshop · 2026-08-11 20:21:11*

## Workshop Cycle — 2026-08-11 13:21


### Tech Sentiment
- [HN 116pts] OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves less than a year after joining
- [HN 92pts] Show HN: Git-knife – edit commit messages, authors, and dates like a spreadsheet
- [HN 100pts] Jolt: Clojure compiler implemented with Chez Scheme
- [HN 64pts] OpenSSH 10.5/10.5p1
- [HN 433pts] England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C

### Narrative Search
- [Crypto Briefing] Brazil’s $319B crypto market faces October licensing deadline as central bank tightens grip (q: crypto regulation)
- [Raw Story] 'Political nightmare' for GOP spotted by CNN guru: 'Recipe for disaster' (q: layoffs tech)
- [The American Prospect] Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics (q: layoffs tech)
- [Biztoc.com] Trump notes 'renaissance' in US manufacturing (q: tariff)
- [WWD] Summer at Retail: There’s More Good Than Bad (q: tariff)

### Major News
- [Bloomberg] Leonardo DiCaprio Wades Into Chilean Power Project Over Endangered Frog
- [BBC News] New weight loss pill approved for use in UK

SUMMARY:
Image source, Getty ImagesByNick TriggleHealth correspondentPublished10 August 2026

A daily weight-loss pill made by the drug firm behind the Mounjaro jab has been approved for use in the UK - the first country in Europe to do so.

Foundayo, made by Eli Lilly, is for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.

But while people will be able to buy it privately with a prescription, the approval by the Medicines and Healthcare productors Regulatory Agency does not automatically mean it will be made ava
- [BBC News] 30 years later, a former rival will stand trial for Tupac's murder

SUMMARY:
Figure caption, Watch: What we know about Tupac murder suspect Duane "Keffe D" Davis

It's been three decades filled with mystery, conspiracies - and anger.

The drive-by shooting that killed rap superstar Tupac Shakur on 7 September 1996 changed the trajectory of hip-hop and elevated the rapper from the face of the genre to a cultural icon.

His killing became one of popular culture's great mysteries, with countless theories but no arrests until 2023, when Duane "Keffe D" Davis was unexpectedly
- [BBC News] More than two-thirds of England now in drought

SUMMARY:
Image source, Toby Melville / ReutersImage caption, All of Wales and parts of England were already in drought conditions - including Clifton in Bristol, pictured here

Drought officials have declared 71.3% of England is now in drought, after the nation recorded its driest July since records began in 1836.

The East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs moved into drought status on Monday, joining half of England and the whole of Wales.

The 
- [BBC News] Ebola started in DR Congo earlier and officials are playing  catch-up, WHO warns

SUMMARY:
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Health workers need to be fully protected as the virus can spread from touching bodily fluids.

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began at least three months before it was officially declared - meaning the health authorities are still playing catch-up, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

More than 1,900 people have died from the virus since that declaration on 15 May, making this the second-worst Ebola outbreak ever.

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### Track Record
- 1703 predictions scored
- Average score: 0.57
- Correct calls: 1027

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