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date: 2026-05-09 06:04
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-09
permalink: /2026-05-09-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Saturday, 09 May 2026
- The average temperature today is 10.51˚C,
- With highs of 11.83˚C and lows of 8.72˚C,
- It may feel like 9.84˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 1.19m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1017hPa and humidity is 85%
- The sun will rise at 04:24 and set at 19:44
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 8 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Crossing the river by feeling the stones.
### Fixture List
- Chelsea U18 v Leicester City U18
- Everton U18 v Manchester City U18
- Manchester United U18 v Stoke City U18
- West Brom U18 v Crystal Palace U18
- Aston Villa Women v Arsenal Women
- Middlesbrough v Southampton
- South Shields v Kidderminster Harriers
- Liverpool v Chelsea
- Stevenage v Stockport County
- Hornchurch v Torquay United
- Manchester City v Brentford
- Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 133.02999877929688
- ^FTSE : 10233.099609375
- ^FTMC : 22849.400390625
### Just for fun
> Still looking for a job, even the local bakery did not have a roll for me.
### Top News
- Trump declassifies 162 UFO files for public to judge the 'evidence' (€, [2 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/09/trump-declassifies-162-ufo-files-for-public-to-judge-the-evidence))
- In Damascus, cooking kosher continues to be a complicated matter for Syria's Jewish community (€, [33 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/09/in-damascus-cooking-kosher-continues-to-be-a-complicated-matter-for-syrias-jewish-communit))
- ‘People are more willing to listen to an influencer’: How nicotine became a problematic health trend (€, [38 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/09/people-are-more-willing-to-listen-to-an-influencer-how-nicotine-became-a-problematic-healt))
- AI models can hack computers and self-replicate onto new machines, new research finds (€, [39 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/09/ai-models-can-hack-computers-and-self-replicate-onto-new-machines-new-research-finds))
- Oases, sonic prayers and nurture: Venice Biennale 2026 invites visitors to slow down (€, [50 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/09/oases-sonic-prayers-and-nurture-venice-biennale-2026-invites-visitors-to-slow-down))
- Latest news bulletin May 9th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/09/latest-news-bulletin-may-9th-2026-morning))
- Spain's Bizum heads to the high street to take on Visa and Mastercard (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/09/spains-bizum-heads-to-the-high-street-to-take-on-visa-and-mastercard))
- Why private members’ clubs are the latest trend in luxury hotels – and which ones you should join (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/09/why-private-members-clubs-are-the-latest-trend-in-luxury-hotels-and-which-ones-you-should-))
- The glory of low expectations (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/14152ab1-864d-4ff7-8524-afc7b08821b3))
- The Iranian ‘mosquito fleet’ taking on the mighty US Navy (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2e95626f-2f95-470d-9854-5d272d0ef7cd))
- Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5f510d2e-63b9-42e3-8c3e-46f4f5c72e68))
- We are living in the age of the middleman (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/390fae73-8228-46a5-8583-7214fb4d2e1f))
- China’s exports jump 14% ahead of Xi-Trump summit (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c1a18633-09d4-4875-878a-8a06c157a8ab))
- US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f0774270-bf41-41da-98ba-b4cb034cbf67))
- Akamai surges on big LLM deal as Cloudflare dims (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/09/akamai-surges-on-big-llm-deal-as-cloudflare-dims/5237552))
- Labour MPs call on Keir Starmer to quit after heavy election defeat (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8958faa6-cbde-499b-8016-b89ef857a22b))
- Turkey unveils new ICBM touted as able to hit US mainland (£, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d2136091-9fd2-4923-b168-50539e5b27ab))
- GPT-5.5 may burn fewer tokens, but it always burns more cash (®, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/08/gpt-55-may-burn-fewer-tokens-but-it-always-burns-more-cash/5237498))
- Tech is now rolling out the old grievance grift (®, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cxo/2026/05/08/tech-is-now-rolling-out-the-old-grievance-grift/5237475))
- LNG carriers test Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz (£, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ee5b1b48-3e10-47ad-bde0-b7a8c384ba0d))
- Judo: Strong start for the hosts in Astana (€, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/08/strong-start-for-the-hosts-in-astana))
- Trump announces three-day of ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (€, [11 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/08/trump-announces-three-day-ceasefire-between-ukraine-and-russia))
- The new politics may be more like the old politics than we assume (£, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e2db027f-79c2-4043-ad26-4648a76d286b))
- Worm rubs out competitor's malware, then takes control (®, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/08/worm-rubs-out-competitors-malware-then-takes-control/5237389))
- Disgraced US gov software contractor found guilty of database destruction (®, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/08/former-us-contractor-convicted-in-federal-database-wipe-case/5237296))
- Iran war hits datacenter building supply chains, upping costs (®, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/08/iran-war-disrupts-datacenter-construction-supply-chains-raises-material-costs/5235852))
- Raspberry Pi wants Windows admins to Connect – or it might pull the plug (®, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/08/raspberry-pi-wants-windows-admins-to-connect-or-it-might-pull-the-plug/5235753))
- 'Dirty Frag' Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit (®, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/08/dirty-frag-linux-flaw-one-ups-copyfail-with-no-patches-and-public-root-exploit/5237230))
- Trump jumps from 'anything goes' to 'strict regulation' AI policy (®, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/08/trump-jumps-from-anything-goes-to-strict-regulation-ai-policy/5234687))
- Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext (®, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/08/meta-u-turns-on-encryption-push-for-instagram-as-dms-go-plaintext/5235705))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168414/the-daily-hilario-may-8th))
- How should Chelsea line up against Liverpool amid fresh injury crisis? (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168419/how-should-chelsea-line-up-against-liverpool-amid-fresh-injury-crisis))
- Estêvão opts against surgery, goes to Brazil for rehab amid slim World Cup hopes — report (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/injury-news/168411/estevao-opts-against-surgery-goes-to-brazil-for-rehab-amid-slim-world-cup-hopes-report))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168396/the-daily-hilario-may-7th))
### Word of the day
> cumberground - noun: A useless person.
### Quote of the Day
> It is only a problem if it is a problem - Joe Delaney
### Oblique Strategies
> A line has two sides
### Film Archive
- Transporter i (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2002
- Summary: No summary available
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 525, using [4, 5, 10, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 132 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 75 x 4 / ( 50 + 10 ) + 100 ) x 5