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date: 2026-05-13 06:22
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-13
permalink: /2026-05-13-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 13 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 9˚C,
- With highs of 9.26˚C and lows of 8.72˚C,
- It may feel like 9˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1004hPa and humidity is 81%
- The sun will rise at 04:18 and set at 19:51

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 13 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- No tasks today
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### Daily Doctrine

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> Set exceptional standards.
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### Fixture List

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- Arsenal Women v Everton Women
- Stockport County v Stevenage
- Manchester City v Crystal Palace
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 132.61000061035156 
- ^FTSE : 10265.2998046875 
- ^FTMC : 22466.19921875 

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### Just for fun

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> Our Sat Nav is so smart, we were driving through a safari park the other day and it said bear left.
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### Top News

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- Watch: Inside the Trump-Xi visit that could leave Europe in the cold (€, [1 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/13/watch-inside-the-trump-xi-visit-that-could-leave-europe-in-the-cold))
- Trump in Beijing: How do America and China compare as economic superpowers?" (€, [7 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/13/trump-in-beijing-how-do-america-and-china-compare-as-economic-superpowers))
- Europe Today: Syrian FM speaks exclusively to Euronews after landmark EU-Syria talks (€, [27 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/13/europe-today-syrian-fm-speaks-exclusively-to-euronews-after-landmark-eu-syria-talks))
- The EU's record €2 trillion budget: who wins, who loses? (€, [36 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/13/the-eus-record-2-trillion-budget-who-wins-who-loses))
- Latest news bulletin  May 13th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/13/latest-news-bulletin-may-13th-2026-morning))
- Four Seasons Hotel Mykonos: Greece's hottest summer opening - in pictures (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/13/four-seasons-hotel-mykonos-greeces-hottest-summer-opening-in-pictures))
- Heat pump sales soar in Germany as gas boiler sales drop. How does the rest of Europe compare? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/13/heat-pump-sales-soar-in-germany-as-gas-boiler-sales-drop-how-does-the-rest-of-europe-compa))
- Why finding the right words for feelings could help ease anxiety, study (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/13/why-finding-the-right-words-for-feelings-could-help-ease-anxiety-study))
- Trump-Xi summit: Chips may be off the table but AI warfare will likely feature in China (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/13/trump-xi-summit-chips-may-be-off-the-table-but-ai-warfare-will-likely-feature-in-china))
- Pentagon says US has spent $29 billion on Iran war so far, amid concerns over weapons stockpiles (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/13/pentagon-says-us-has-spent-29-billion-on-iran-war-so-far-amid-concerns-over-weapons-stockp))
- Why global imbalances matter (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1bbd3463-1022-4c98-9840-df9b671a3d41))
- Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8db82813-85e1-4f82-83fd-fc224b605565))
- The Iran war and the future of cheap flights (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a8f9aa9b-94f7-4188-8c53-e18b614c373f))
- Putin and Zelenskyy cool on US-led peace talks (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/09273889-e9b5-4317-b989-911c84df36fa))
- JPMorgan is finally rolling out its consumer bank in Europe (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/41c4c05b-9850-44cb-ba70-029f2cadbed1))
- Trump’s plan to discuss Taiwan arms sales with Xi rattles Asian allies (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/156bf437-b5a8-40de-98c5-1ffe47d88b70))
- Vietnam to develop domestic cloud so it can ditch risky overseas operators for government workloads (®, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/13/vietnam-to-develop-domestic-cloud-so-it-can-ditch-risky-overseas-operators-for-government-workloads/5239269))
- JPMorgan set to reshuffle investment bank chiefs amid wider shake-up (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/113ddfa2-7322-45f2-ac10-59bb1b302444))
- Will Chinese companies still move to Singapore after Manus crackdown? (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8774ab60-e94e-4386-b8f9-e89caaa5d11f))
- Execs admit AI makes them value human workers less (®, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/13/execs-admit-ai-makes-them-value-human-workers-less/5239201))
- 1MDB financier Jho Low asks Trump for a pardon (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/86010fcd-8161-49dd-a267-1e08eb919911))
- Doozy of a Patch Tuesday includes 30 critical Microsoft CVEs (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/05/13/doozy-of-a-patch-tuesday-includes-30-critical-microsoft-cves/5239224))
- Google users fight for refunds as unauthorized API usage bills soar (®, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/13/google-users-fight-for-refunds-as-unauthorized-api-usage-bills-soar/5239160))
- Foxconn confirms cyberattack after ransomware crew claims it stole confidential Apple, Nvidia files (®, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/12/foxconn-confirms-cyberattack-after-nitrogen-claims-apple-nvidia-data-theft/5239144))
- Starmer clings to power after four ministers resign (£, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/87c4bea0-421f-4cdc-b5b5-98221a9142f5))
- Google launches line of Android laptops festooned with Gemini AI (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/12/google-launches-line-of-android-laptops-festooned-with-gemini-ai/5239091))
- Hollywood A-listers back proposed standard that would pay them when AI uses their likeness or work (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/12/actors-new-spec-aims-to-defeat-attack-of-the-ai-clones/5239115))
- Chelsea’s initial talks with Xabi Alonso ‘encouraging’ — report (♣, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168561/chelseas-initial-talks-with-xabi-alonso-encouraging-report))
- Estêvão excluded from provisional Brazil squad for World Cup — report (♣, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/168558/estevao-excluded-from-provisional-brazil-squad-for-world-cup-report))
- US Army goes green-ish, wants soldiers munching on plant proteins (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/12/us-army-eyes-alternative-proteins-for-soldiers-in-the-field/5238969))
- FCC walks back router update ban before it bricks America's network security (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/12/fcc-walks-back-router-update-ban-before-it-bricks-americas-network-security/5238938))
- Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom (®, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/12/congress-investigates-canvas-breach-after-instructure-cuts-deal-with-shinyhunters/5238927))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168542/the-daily-hilario-may-12th))
- Xabi Alonso ‘open to’ possibility with Chelsea ‘exploring’ deal — report (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168539/xabi-alonso-open-to-possibility-with-chelsea-exploring-deal-report))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168523/the-daily-hilario-may-11th))

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### Word of the day

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 > rake's progress - noun: A steady decline, especially one brought on by dissipation, folly, or vice.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Stable Velocity. Sustainable Pace - Mike Cottmeyer

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Do something boring

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### Film Archive

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- The Union (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2024
- Summary: Construction worker Mike is thrust into the world of espionage when his high school sweetheart, Roxanne, recruits him for a high-stakes intelligence mission.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 929, using [1, 6, 10, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 3 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( ( 100 + 10 ) x 50 + 75 - 1 ) / 6

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Jon Shamir [URL](https://jonshamir.com/) [Feed](https://jonshamir.com/rss.xml)
- Matt Webb [URL](https://interconnected.org/home) [Feed](https://interconnected.org/home/feed)
- Stephen Hackett 512 Pixels [URL](https://512pixels.net/) [Feed](http://feeds2.feedburner.com/forkbombr/rss2)
- Justin Jackson [URL](https://justinjackson.ca/) [Feed](http://justinjackson.ca/feed/)
- David Cramer [URL](https://cra.mr/) [Feed](https://cra.mr/rss.xml)
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