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date: 2026-05-12 06:19
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-12
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Tuesday, 12 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 6.36˚C,
- With highs of 7.94˚C and lows of 4.26˚C,
- It may feel like 6.36˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1017hPa and humidity is 80%
- The sun will rise at 04:19 and set at 19:49

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 12 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Refuse Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Embrace uncertainty.
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### Fixture List

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- Crystal Palace U18 v Aston Villa U18
- Tottenham Hotspur U18 v West Brom U18
- Southampton v Middlesbrough
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 133.32000732421875 
- ^FTSE : 10269.400390625 
- ^FTMC : 22807.900390625 

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### Just for fun

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> I have recently resigned from my job and have applied for a new job but yet to hear anything. It was at a chiropractor about a weak back.
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### Top News

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- Russia launches strikes at Ukraine, hours after expiration of 72-hour truce (€, [7 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/russia-launches-strikes-at-ukraine-hours-after-expiration-of-72-hour-truce))
- Iran ceasefire 'on life support,' Trump says as deadlock in negotiations deepens (€, [17 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/iran-ceasefire-on-life-support-trump-says-as-deadlock-in-negotiations-deepens))
- Europe Today: Is the EU ready to talk directly to Putin about ending the war in Ukraine? (€, [26 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/12/europe-today-is-the-eu-ready-to-talk-directly-to-putin-about-ending-the-war-in-ukraine))
- Japan’s PM orders cybersecurity review to stop Mythos going full CyberZilla (®, [38 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/12/japans-pm-orders-cybersecurity-review-to-defend-against-anthropic-mythos/5238501))
- Japan says Bessent offered ‘understanding’ on yen policy (£, [52 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5c42387d-d5c2-40fc-a783-0be17b50af12))
- When two tripes go to war: Greece and Turkey in beef over soup origins (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/12/is-tripe-soup-greek-or-turkish-a-culinary-dispute-heats-up))
- From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/from-record-heat-to-floods-and-drought-whats-in-store-if-a-super-el-nino-hits-this-year))
- Feeling brave? These are the best solo adventure travel destinations to visit in Europe (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/12/feeling-brave-these-are-the-best-solo-adventure-travel-destinations-to-visit-in-europe))
- Latest news bulletin  May 12th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/12/latest-news-bulletin-may-12th-2026-morning))
- Is long-hantavirus real? Here’s what life after the infection looks like (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/12/is-long-hantavirus-real-heres-what-life-after-the-infection-looks-like))
- Veteran network architect proposes IPv8 – to improve IPv4, not leapfrog v6 (®, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/12/veteran-network-architect-proposes-ipv8-to-improve-ipv4-not-leapfrog-v6/5238474))
- Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’ (£, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/69e836e6-b676-434f-9383-4522dc0c4eca))
- Margrethe Vestager backs new AI Safety Institute for children after decade regulating Big Tech (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/12/margrethe-vestager-backs-new-ai-safety-institute-for-children-after-decade-regulating-big-))
- Will AI turn us all into hipsters and artisans? (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/622451f4-c854-4396-838a-c3b20cb98727))
- We are living in the age of asymmetry (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5fefc72b-aded-46d6-b509-1904204ca8b0))
- Kevin Warsh to face resurgent inflation and an impatient Trump as Fed chair (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/af3bc83f-8a3c-4280-aa80-9d16bbd0cb6d))
- Hedge funds bet on biofuels to profit from Iran oil price shock (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d6a00598-3c42-4d0d-ae6a-82ea8f086f0c))
- Trump loses his trade superpower (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/66a5c6c7-1b2b-47cc-9e07-77a87625fdfa))
- Amazon staff use AI tool for unnecessary tasks to inflate usage scores (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8ee0d3ef-9548-422d-8ff1-ebd48ad4b2ca))
- GitLab promises a different kind of layoff as biz pivots toward AI (®, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/05/12/gitlab-promises-a-different-kind-of-layoff-as-biz-pivots-toward-ai/5238422))
- Red Hat blasts RHEL 10.1 into orbit aboard Voyager's micro datacenter (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/05/12/red-hat-gives-rhel-101-the-boot-into-orbit/5238373))
- Quit VMware and you’ll emerge with more complex and less capable infrastructure (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/05/12/quit-vmware-and-youll-emerge-with-more-complex-and-less-capable-infrastructure/5238442))
- Starmer ‘weighing’ if premiership can be saved ahead of crucial cabinet meeting (£, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9c4c7a97-c564-4a7f-9866-1182a84e7812))
- Double Canvas breach acknowledged as ShinyHunters sets new pay-or-leak deadline (®, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/12/double-canvas-intrusion-confirmed-as-shinyhunters-resets-leak-deadline/5238361))
- Rodent-obsessed developer creates Ratty to bring 3D graphics to the command line (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/11/ratty-terminal-emulator-brings-3d-graphics-to-the-command-line/5238299))
- Microsoft researchers find AI models and agents can't handle long-running tasks (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/11/microsoft-researchers-find-ai-models-and-agents-cant-handle-long-running-tasks/5238263))
- Hantavirus-hit vessel re-docks in the Canary Island due to bad weather during evacuation (€, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/11/hantavirus-hit-vessel-re-docks-in-the-canary-island-due-to-bad-weather-during-evacuation))
- Cookie thieves caught stealing dev secrets via fake Claude Code installers (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/11/cookie-thieves-caught-stealing-dev-secrets/5238248))
- Xabi Alonso ‘open to’ possibility with Chelsea ‘exploring’ deal — report (♣, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168539/xabi-alonso-open-to-possibility-with-chelsea-exploring-deal-report))
- OpenAI can't have incompetent AI consultants ruining the market, so bought its own (®, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/11/openai-buys-ai-consultancy-to-sell-enterprises-on-its-models/5238213))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168523/the-daily-hilario-may-11th))
- Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Not a winger (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168527/liverpool-1-1-chelsea-player-ratings-not-a-winger))
- Chelsea FCW 2-3 (a.e.t.) Manchester City WFC, Women’s FA Cup semi-final: Post-match reaction (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168513/chelsea-fcw-2-3-a-e-t-manchester-city-wfc-womens-fa-cup-semi-final-post-match-reaction))
- Chelsea FCW vs. Manchester City WFC, Women’s FA Cup semi-final: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168504/chelsea-fcw-vs-manchester-city-wfc-womens-fa-cup-semi-final-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168487/the-daily-hilario-may-10th))

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### Word of the day

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 > patriarch's age - noun: 1. A very long time. 2. A very advanced age.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. - Margeret Mead

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Only one element of each kind

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### Film Archive

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- Inside Man: Most Wanted (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2019
- Summary: An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour siege at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 221, using [4, 8, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 15 solutions.

- <details><summary><code>Solution</code></summary>

  Solution: ( 10 - 8 ) x 25 + 100 + 75 - 4

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Rob Weychert [URL](https://v7.robweychert.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/robweychert)
- ME Association [URL](https://meassociation.org.uk/) [Feed](https://meassociation.org.uk/feed/)
- Leading Agile [URL](https://www.liminalarc.co/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/LeadingAgile)
- Data Goddess [URL](https://thedatagoddess.com/) [Feed](http://thedatagoddess.com/feed/)
- Email is Good by Chris Coyier [URL](https://email-is-good.com/) [Feed](https://email-is-good.com/feed/)
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