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date: 2026-05-20 06:34
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-20
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 20 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 11.93˚C,
- With highs of 12.51˚C and lows of 11.5˚C,
- It may feel like 11.5˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 3.13m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1014hPa and humidity is 89%
- The sun will rise at 04:08 and set at 20:01

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 20 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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> Be humble.

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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 133.3300018310547
- ^FTSE : 10330.599609375
- ^FTMC : 22568.0

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### Just for fun

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> I have a business idea, it is a candle company with the words of famous songs printed on them, it is called waxing lyrical.

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### Top News

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- How to travel this summer without paying more for the crisis in the Middle East (€, [1 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/20/how-to-travel-this-summer-without-paying-more-for-the-crisis-in-the-middle-east))
- Taiwan Travelogue: Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King win the International Booker Prize (€, [4 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/20/taiwan-travelogue-yang-shuang-z-and-translator-lin-king-win-the-international-booker-prize))
- China’s Xi holds welcome ceremony for Putin (€, [9 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/20/chinas-xi-holds-welcome-ceremony-for-putin))
- A new Orient Express journey will whisk passengers from Rome to Istanbul – for €20,000 (€, [33 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/20/a-new-orient-express-journey-will-whisk-passengers-from-rome-to-istanbul-for-20000))
- First suspected hantavirus case in Portugal tests negative (€, [33 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/20/first-suspected-hantavirus-case-in-portugal-tests-negative))
- Europe Today: EU strikes deal on trade pact with US as Putin meets Xi Jinping in China (€, [40 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/20/europe-today-eu-strikes-deal-on-trade-pact-with-us-as-putin-meets-jinping-in-china))
- China’s Xi warns of ‘law of the jungle’ in Putin meeting (£, [41 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/abe198be-ddfb-41fa-902c-6d80b13bcece))
- The EU simplifies the AI Act and bans ‘nudifier’ apps (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/20/the-eu-simplifies-the-ai-act-and-bans-nudifier-apps))
- Watch: Arsenal fans go wild after first Premier League title in 22 years (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/20/watch-arsenal-fans-go-wild-after-first-premier-league-title-in-22-years))
- Fancy a taste of Finland? Then RSVP to this special foodie invite (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/20/fancy-a-taste-of-finland-then-rsvp-to-this-special-foodie-invite))
- From pretty plants to solar saviours: Small and big ways to keep life-saving bees buzzing (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/20/well-managed-solar-farms-could-help-boost-declining-bumblebee-populations-in-the-uk-new-st))
- João Pedro named Chelsea Player of the Season for 2025-26 (♣, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/168828/joao-pedro-named-chelsea-player-of-the-season-for-2025-26))
- Google Cloud suspended major customer Railway.com without cause, causing outage (®, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/05/20/google-cloud-suspended-major-customer-railwaycom-without-cause-causing-outage/5243111))
- EU mulls Merkel or Draghi as possible Putin whisperer (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1dc0f6c9-d06f-404b-ba5b-3cf2588bd467))
- The Gulf crisis may just be starting (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fb290ca1-4fa0-4309-b406-8c850d0b2449))
- London loses its lustre (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1a3d44fa-a4dc-42d5-808a-fbc0aa254f95))
- How Powell steered the Fed under fire from Trump (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b7d91c52-47b6-4bf6-bae9-18a847940c9a))
- Nvidia’s Huang bankrolls AI boom with $90bn deal spree (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c6b362b8-ab6b-4723-af48-28082bdfcac2))
- Pennsylvania Democratic primary result signals shift to appeal to working class (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/35961c92-6657-4264-b11d-53e9638d49e9))
- AI sackings reach New Zealand, which will use it to eject 14 percent of government staff (®, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/20/ai-sackings-reach-new-zealand-which-will-use-it-to-eject-14-percent-of-government-staff/5243076))
- Trump’s ‘worst’ Republican critic loses most expensive House primary ever (£, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/29cd0b80-200b-4809-825b-b65bb5b4f8bf))
- Anthropic’s Stainless steal tightens grip on AI dev tooling (®, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/20/anthropics-stainless-steal-tightens-grip-on-ai-dev-tooling/5243053))
- Morgan Stanley issues China-only iPhones to its Hong Kong bankers (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7674f883-1f58-4601-a291-d94d25ea8b20))
- Google accused of pushing 'free for life' G Suite users onto paid plans (®, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/05/19/google-accused-of-pushing-free-for-life-g-suite-users-onto-paid-plans/5242567))
- Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware crims to mask their malware (®, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/19/microsoft-disrupts-alleged-malware-signing-operation-used-by-ransomware-gangs/5243013))
- Trump and sons granted ‘forever’ immunity from existing tax audits (£, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4))
- Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [9 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168814/chelsea-2-1-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Frustrated franchisee sues Pizza Hut over crappy kitchen AI (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/19/frustrated-franchisee-sues-pizza-hut-over-crappy-kitchen-ai/5242899))
- Google touts its tokenmaxxing and capex spending amid AI orgy (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/19/google-touts-tokenmaxxing-huge-capex-and-ai-agents-at-i/o/5242983))
- Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Lineups &#038; Game Thread (♣, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168800/chelsea-vs-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Firefox 151 helps you edit PDFs – and switch OSes (®, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/19/firefox-151-helps-you-edit-pdfs-and-switch-oses/5242888))
- America's top cyber-defense agency left a GitHub repo open with with passwords, keys, tokens – and incredibly obvious filenames (®, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/19/americas-top-cyber-defense-agency-left-a-github-repo-open-with-with-passwords-keys-tokens-and-incredibly-obvious-filenames/5242915))
- Shadow AI invades the workplace, up 4x in the last year (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/19/shadow-ai-surges-in-the-workplace/5242868))
- Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Spurs: Let’s try it without Levi Colwill (♣, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168795/chelsea-fans-preferred-lineup-against-spurs-lets-try-it-without-levi-colwill))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168757/the-daily-hilario-may-19th))
- Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Preview, team news, how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168779/chelsea-vs-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- João Pedro snubbed by Brazil, Andrey Santos left off World Cup squad, too (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/168763/joao-pedro-snubbed-by-brazil-andrey-santos-left-off-world-cup-squad-too))
- How should Chelsea line up to keep Spurs in relegation danger? (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168743/how-should-chelsea-line-up-to-keep-spurs-in-relegation-danger))
- The Daily Hilario: Netflix and Vardy Party (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168735/the-daily-hilario-netflix-and-vardy-party))

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### Word of the day

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> Smithfield match - noun: A marriage of convenience, especially one arranged for money.

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### Quote of the Day

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> The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. - Joseph Priestley

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### Oblique Strategies

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> riff

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### Film Archive

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- Christine (Rated: 3)
- Released in 1983
- Summary: A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 675, using [1, 5, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 43 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 10 / 5 + 100 - 75 ) x 25

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Leading Agile [URL](https://www.liminalarc.co/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/LeadingAgile)
- Jim Nielsen (Notes) [URL](https://notes.jim-nielsen.com/) [Feed](https://notes.jim-nielsen.com/feed.json)
- Probably Fine [URL](https://blog.probablyfine.co.uk/) [Feed](https://blog.probablyfine.co.uk/feed.xml)
- Benjamin Willems (Anti-) [URL](https://benjaminwil.info/) [Feed](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/feed.xml)
- Online Journalism [URL](https://onlinejournalismblog.com/) [Feed](http://onlinejournalismblog.com/feed/)
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