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date: 2026-05-18 06:37
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-18
permalink: /2026-05-18-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Monday, 18 May 2026
- The average temperature today is 8.55˚C,
- With highs of 8.72˚C and lows of 8.17˚C,
- It may feel like 7.3˚C with light rain
- The wind speed is 2.24m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1010hPa and humidity is 90%
- The sun will rise at 04:10 and set at 19:58
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 18 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> challenge assumptions.
### Fixture List
- Arsenal v Burnley
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 135.39999389648438
- ^FTSE : 10195.400390625
- ^FTMC : 22596.099609375
### Just for fun
> I also applied to work for a design company for TV user interfaces. But I misunderstood when they said it was remote-first.
### Top News
- Newsletter: Brexit thrust to centre of UK's Labour leadership showdown (€, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/18/newsletter-brexit-thrust-to-centre-of-uks-labour-leadership-showdown))
- Backup script ingested an accidental asterisk and deleted everything (®, [7 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/05/18/backup-script-ingested-an-accidental-asterisk-and-deleted-everything/5240173))
- Europe’s short-term rental rules are changing: we need to get them right (€, [36 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/18/europes-short-term-rental-rules-are-changing-we-need-to-get-them-right))
- Europe Today: Sánchez dealt blow in Andalusia elections — what now for Spain and Brussels? (€, [39 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/18/europe-today-sanchez-dealt-blow-in-andalusia-elections-what-now-for-spain-and-brussels))
- Grafana Labs admits all its codebase are belong to someone who popped its GitHub account (®, [50 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/18/grafana-labs-admits-attackers-downloaded-its-codebase-from-github/5241686))
- Is EU legislation protecting you from AI deepfakes? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/18/how-does-europe-protect-you-against-ai-deepfakes-ask-the-euronews-ai-chatbot))
- Baby Yoda, pop shrines and Rivals: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/18/baby-yoda-pop-shrines-and-rivals-what-to-see-do-or-hear-this-week-in-europe))
- Global bonds extend sell-off on inflation fears (£, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1a33355b-b080-49f6-88e1-e613843a8af0))
- Latest news bulletin May 18th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/18/latest-news-bulletin-may-18th-2026-morning))
- EU households could save ‘more than €2,200’ every year by switching to heat pumps and EVs (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/18/eu-households-could-save-more-than-2200-every-year-by-switching-to-heat-pumps-and-evs))
- Oil prices climb as Donald Trump signals tougher action on Iran (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/18/oil-prices-climb-as-donald-trump-signals-tougher-action-on-iran))
- ‘Dusking’ is the latest travel trend – and these are the world’s best destinations for it (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/18/dusking-is-the-latest-travel-trend-and-these-are-the-worlds-best-destinations-for-it))
- Chelsea appoints ex-Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso as manager on four-year deal (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/18/chelsea-appoints-ex-real-madrid-boss-xabi-alonso-as-manager-on-four-year-deal))
- Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City, Player Ratings: Preventing 99-in-100 goals (♣, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168731/chelsea-0-1-manchester-city-player-ratings-preventing-99-in-100-goals))
- Donald Trump’s Iran war hits Americans with $40bn fuel bill (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/32ff9d8d-0103-42f8-8a78-10e2216b8fe2))
- How China enables American domination (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6228616c-0231-4926-ac1b-7125759c34a7))
- The Italianisation of Britain’s finances (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fa96e027-6727-484b-895b-c1f193b0ce35))
- Mortgage costs rise sharply on Middle East conflict (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5e7f4da1-6cb4-44d8-9bce-4ddad53c7fd1))
- Sweeping the strait: the companies gearing up to clear the Gulf of mines (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1a71f5cf-504c-4e28-af26-29d464634cd2))
- Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2a6c1cb9-6c11-41c8-a8ea-a367b8799126))
- China warns of ‘severe’ global conditions as economy shows weakness (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5b1dcd37-7567-4302-9f7a-424ec7e43ee0))
- Samsung’s weather app sparks storm of controversy by handing territory to North Korea (®, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/18/samsungs-weather-app-sparks-storm-of-controversy-by-handing-territory-to-north-korea/5241656))
- Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’ (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633))
- Vox becomes kingmaker as Sánchez suffers defeat in Spanish regional election (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/be7186e3-4df7-49b8-99bd-d06b1a5383ac))
- Surprise AI bills leave AWS and Google Cloud users aghast (®, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/18/surprise-ai-bills-leave-aws-and-google-cloud-users-aghast/5241348))
- White House says Trump and Xi agreed on ‘board of trade’ at summit (£, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aed42b42-0ca2-4104-848a-c8bca33fd837))
- Xabi Alonso wants to ‘sign and create mentality monsters’ at Chelsea — report (♣, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168728/xabi-alonso-wants-to-sign-and-create-mentality-monsters-at-chelsea-report))
- Agent harnesses, like OpenClaw, are changing how we build and run AI models (®, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/17/how-ai-agent-harnesses-like-openclaw-are-changing-llms-inference-and-cpus/5241530))
- Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO (®, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/17/enough-with-the-ai-fomo-go-slow-mo-says-domo-cdo/5240840))
- Classic 7 is Windows 10 LTSC cosplaying as Windows 7 (®, [19 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/17/classic-7-is-windows-10-ltsc-cosplaying-as-windows-7/5241291))
- Official: Chelsea appoint Xabi Alonso as new manager (♣, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168699/official-chelsea-appoint-xabi-alonso-as-new-manager))
- Wanted: Digital chief for England's schools. Must enjoy data, AI, and concrete problems (®, [22 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/17/wanted-digital-chief-for-englands-schools-must-enjoy-data-ai-and-concrete-problems/5240242))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168703/the-daily-hilario-may-17th))
- McFarlane laments the small margins in FA Cup final defeat against Manchester City (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168708/mcfarlane-laments-the-small-margins-in-fa-cup-final-defeat-against-manchester-city))
- Xabi Alonso agrees to join Chelsea as new head coach — reports (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168690/xabi-alonso-agrees-to-join-chelsea-as-new-head-coach-reports))
- AI-generated code is 'pain waiting to happen' (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/16/ai-generated-code-is-pain-waiting-to-happen/5241574))
- Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City, FA Cup Final: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168662/chelsea-0-1-manchester-city-fa-cup-final-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Chelsea FCW 1-0 Manchester United WFC, Women’s Super League: Post-match reaction (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168656/chelsea-fcw-1-0-manchester-united-wfc-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction))
- Chelsea vs. Manchester City, FA Cup Final: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168635/chelsea-vs-manchester-city-fa-cup-final-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Chelsea FCW vs. Manchester United WFC, Women’s Super League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168644/chelsea-fcw-vs-manchester-united-wfc-womens-super-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
### Word of the day
> Delphian - adjective: Obscure or ambiguous.
### Quote of the Day
> Be fixed on the vision, but flexible on the journey. - Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon
### Oblique Strategies
> Think of the radio
### Film Archive
- Jarhead 3: The Siege (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2016
- Summary: A group of Marines must protect a US Embassy in the Middle East when it suddenly comes under attack from enemy forces.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 102, using [1, 6, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 21 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: 100 + 6 + 1 - 75 / ( 25 - 10 )