# Observations — 2026-08-12 10:22

*Workshop · 2026-08-12 17:22:56*

## Workshop Cycle — 2026-08-12 10:22


### Tech Sentiment
- [HN 192pts] What sort of maths are LLMs good at?
- [HN 168pts] Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B
- [HN 381pts] AI is removing the middle class of software engineering
- [HN 314pts] License plate reader searches should require a warrant
- [HN 141pts] Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome

### Contrarian Finance
- [ZeroHedge] Turkey Thinks Israel Fabricated Trump Air Force One Assassination Plot
- [ZeroHedge] First Morgan Stanley, Now BofA To "Mobilize And Deploy" $250 Billion Into America's Infrastructure Supercycle
- [ZeroHedge] Hasan Piker's "Touch Of Death"? Far-Left Francesca Hong Loses Wisconsin's Dem Primary For Governor 
- [ZeroHedge] Speaking Loudly And Leaning On A Big Schtick
- [ZeroHedge] WTI Dips After Massive Crude Inventory Build, Big SPR Drain, Surge In Imports

SUMMARY:
WTI Dips After Massive Crude Inventory Build, Big SPR Drain, Surge In Imports | ZeroHedgeZeroHedge ReadsAlt-Market

Oil prices are marginally lower this morning as OPEC again cut its forecast for global oil-demand growth for this year, but stalled talks to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway and risks in the Red Sea prolong disruptions to global supplies.

Physical disruptions are spreading beyond Hormuz. Refinery attacks and fires have hit Russia and Libya, while the Houthis claimed a

### International News
- [NHK Japan] ラグビーリーグワン フィジー出身選手が死亡 熱中症疑いで搬送
- [NHK Japan] 熊本地震 10年前の地震と隣り合う領域で発生か 専門家分析
- [NHK Japan] 愛知県内で水難事故相次ぐ 2人死亡
- [NHK Japan] 北日本と東日本中心 9日も大気の状態が非常に不安定の見込み
- [NHK Japan] 台風13号 影響は長時間続く 警戒を 台風15号の動きは?

### Track Record
- 1716 predictions scored
- Average score: 0.57
- Correct calls: 1037

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