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date: 2026-04-30 07:06
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-30
permalink: /2026-04-30-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Thursday, 30 April 2026
- The average temperature today is 12.47˚C,
- With highs of 13.07˚C and lows of 10.71˚C,
- It may feel like 11.34˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 3.58m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1022hPa and humidity is 60%
- The sun will rise at 04:41 and set at 19:29
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SUBSTANTIAL
- It has been 786 days since the last change (2024-03-05)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Commit to the direction.
### Fixture List
- Shakhtar Donetsk v Crystal Palace
- Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 129.2100067138672
- ^FTSE : 10213.1103515625
- ^FTMC : 22200.869140625
### Just for fun
> I was in a coffee shop the other evening and got chatting to the barista, who said she worked everyday from 5 to 9pm. Her name was Polly Darton.
### Top News
- Snow cover in the Greek mountains has declined by 58% in the last 40 years, study reveals (€, [4 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/30/snow-cover-in-the-greek-mountains-has-declined-by-58-in-the-last-40-years-study-reveals))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (♣, [6 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168230/the-daily-hilario-april-30th))
- Microsoft levels up Azure Local to make it fit for large-scale sovereign clouds (®, [7 minutes ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/azure_local_upgrade/))
- Google parent Alphabet profit jumps 81% in Big Tech earnings roundup (€, [9 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/30/google-parent-alphabet-profit-jumps-81-in-big-tech-earnings-roundup))
- Smoke rises over Russia’s Tuapse after Ukrainian drone strikes hit oil refinery (€, [11 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/30/smoke-rises-over-russias-tuapse-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes-hit-oil-refinery))
- Oil surges past $125 as fears of prolonged supply disruption grow (£, [53 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ce575380-eccc-447c-a64e-493957d9b037))
- Are you a chip stealer? They really do taste better from someone else’s plate, study finds (€, [59 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/30/are-you-a-chip-stealer-they-really-do-taste-better-from-someone-elses-plate-study-finds))
- Europe Today: Péter Magyar first visit to Brussels and China-EU tensions rising (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/30/europe-today-peter-magyar-first-visit-to-brussels-and-china-eu-tensions-rising))
- Czechia: A small country with big nuclear energy ambitions (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/30/czechia-a-small-country-with-big-nuclear-energy-ambitions))
- ‘Itching to pump more oil’: What could the UAE’s exit from OPEC mean for the climate? (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/30/itching-to-pump-more-oil-what-could-the-uaes-exit-from-opec-mean-for-the-climate))
- French lenders miss out on trading boom powering Wall Street banks (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/17ddd0e0-6484-4467-ae6d-ac3f149da23a))
- Latest news bulletin April 30th, 2026 – Morning (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/30/latest-news-bulletin-april-30th-2026-morning))
- Europe’s tax divide: Why Germany and France tax labour far more than the UK (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/30/europes-tax-divide-why-germany-and-france-tax-labour-far-more-than-the-uk))
- Wraparound screens, work pods and relax rows: New airline innovations shaping the future of flying (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/30/wraparound-screens-work-pods-and-relax-rows-new-airline-innovations-shaping-the-future-of-))
- StanChart books $190mn charge on Iran war (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2b20456a-b392-45f1-bf9e-e4a7efeda264))
- UAE withdrawal from Opec reopens rift with Saudi Arabia (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/27d986e5-a1d9-4467-8b1e-d96cec4cfb71))
- Russia loses its way in the Sahara (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9b9e68bb-88bc-4079-ab42-d6f19b3227f9))
- AI companies are just companies (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/487644ca-a333-476a-be8b-e1f4d95ddb82))
- Does trade cause peace? Ask an economist (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d141cf41-e47a-4657-9f6b-ed26e6c59ac6))
- KKR explores $10bn sale of ex-Unilever spreads business (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c4178a99-79db-4b8c-9da7-cbc63ccd75e6))
- Google to sell its TPUs to some customers, who also fancy big-G GPUs (®, [3 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/alphabet_google_q1_fy26/))
- Official: Chelsea legend Millie Bright retires, takes trustee role at club (♣, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168228/official-chelsea-legend-millie-bright-retires-takes-trustee-role-at-club))
- Google outpaces rivals as Big Tech’s AI spending plans rise to $725bn (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2138e81c-4d86-46f4-8ca0-287f8b737cdf))
- Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises (®, [5 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/microsoft_q3_2026/))
- Linux cryptographic code flaw offers fast route to root (®, [7 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/linux_cryptographic_code_flaw/))
- Amazon chips no longer just a side dish, they're a $20B biz (®, [7 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/amazon_chips_20b_business/))
- Google told staff it is ‘proud’ of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash (£, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e2f5f0a7-fa24-430f-b7f8-27b78041ea8a))
- Researchers move in the right direction, develop powerful GPS interference alarm (®, [10 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/boffins_new_gps_interference_alarm/))
- Microsoft's patch for a 0-day exploited by Russian spies fell short. Another Windows flaw is under attack (®, [11 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/microsoft_zero_click_exploit/))
- Legacy TLS tour continues with Exchange Online blocking old versions from July 2026 (®, [12 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/exchange_online_blocks_old_versions/))
- Databricks can't seem to shake authors' copyright claim that could result in 'extraordinary' damages (®, [13 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/databricks_author_copyright_lawsuit_continues/))
- Fedora 44 is out – countless versions of it (®, [13 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/fedora_44_countless_versions/))
- Mykhailo Mudryk files CAS appeal against 4-year doping ban — report (♣, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/168225/mykhailo-mudryk-files-cas-appeal-against-4-year-doping-ban-report))
- The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168199/the-daily-hilario-april-29th))
- Xabi Alonso also among the primary potential candidates for Chelsea job — report (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168206/xabi-alonso-also-among-the-primary-potential-candidates-for-chelsea-job-report))
- Chelsea ‘interested’ in Anthony Gordon but have ‘other priorities’ — report (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168203/chelsea-interested-in-anthony-gordon-but-have-other-priorities-report))
### Word of the day
> circumlocution - noun: The use of roundabout language, especially to avoid giving a direct answer.
### Quote of the Day
> Right and wrong cease to be useful concepts when you are talking about software development. - Kent Beck, XP Trainer and Author
### Oblique Strategies
> Honor thy error as a hidden intention
### Film Archive
- Insidious (Rated: 9)
- Released in 2010
- Summary: A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 333, using [1, 3, 7, 7, 7, 100]
- Answer: 1 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 7 x 7 - 1 ) x 7 - 3