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date: 2026-05-21 06:35
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-21
permalink: /2026-05-21-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Thursday, 21 May 2026
- The average temperature today is 14.54˚C,
- With highs of 14.82˚C and lows of 13.49˚C,
- It may feel like 14.37˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 3.13m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 89%
- The sun will rise at 04:06 and set at 20:03
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 21 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Think aptitude and attitude.
### Fixture List
- No Fixtures
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 134.47999572753906
- ^FTSE : 10432.2998046875
- ^FTMC : 22838.400390625
### Just for fun
> Still looking for a job, even the local bakery did not have a roll for me.
### Top News
- Lebanon rescuers search rubble after attacks in Tyre province (€, [11 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/21/lebanon-rescuers-search-rubble-after-attacks-in-tyre-province))
- Europe Today: Drones, bunkers and political turmoil: what’s going on in Lithuania? (€, [38 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/21/europe-today-drones-bunkers-and-political-turmoil-whats-going-on-in-lithuania))
- SpaceX IPO ready for launch as countdown begins for what could be the biggest ever listing (€, [38 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/21/spacex-ipo-ready-for-launch-as-countdown-begins-for-what-could-be-the-biggest-ever-listing))
- Trump says he will speak with Taiwan leader as he weighs potential arms deal (€, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/21/trump-taiwan-arms-deal))
- Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur, Player Ratings: Enzo answers the call (♣, [56 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168851/chelsea-2-1-tottenham-hotspur-player-ratings-enzo-answers-the-call))
- Real income growth Europe 2025: Biggest economies lag as Poland and Portugal lead (€, [59 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/21/real-income-growth-europe-2025-biggest-economies-lag-as-poland-and-portugal-lead))
- International Tea Day: Jamming it up with Azerbaijan’s enduring tea ritual (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/21/international-tea-day-jamming-it-up-with-azerbaijans-enduring-tea-ritual))
- Australian court fines Musk's X close to €400,000 for not disclosing data to online safety watchdog (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/21/australian-court-fines-musks-x-close-to-400000-for-not-disclosing-data-to-online-safety-wa))
- EU pays Egypt billions to manage migration — Cairo says it is not enough (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/21/eu-pays-egypt-billions-to-manage-migration-cairo-says-it-is-not-enough))
- A brand new airline is set to launch this July – and you can book tickets from London now (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/21/a-brand-new-airline-is-set-to-launch-this-july-and-you-can-book-tickets-from-london-now))
- Latest news bulletin May 21st, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/21/latest-news-bulletin-may-21st-2026-morning))
- Calum McFarlane set to stay at Chelsea and join Xabi Alonso’s staff — reports (♣, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168849/calum-mcfarlane-set-to-stay-at-chelsea-and-join-xabi-alonsos-staff-reports))
- Saudi Arabia stops new work for consultants as war rattles finances (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9855a284-8109-4d66-8b3e-e08da0e97dd8))
- Americans beware: markets can be out of sync with reality (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d95ce239-4494-4a94-be43-fc678bc6e1c3))
- The new art of war is just as bloody as the old (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7db73206-df57-4657-b846-5b6b6ab30b61))
- Is Chris Hohn Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett? (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/521d1861-82c5-4194-9358-f3dd53d122b5))
- Barnacles and jellyfish infest ships trapped in the Gulf (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/28c8ca92-0c98-46c8-8d51-7c90c68821b7))
- SpaceX pitches itself as integrated interplanetary proto-monopolist in IPO filing (®, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/21/spacex-pitches-itself-as-integrated-interplanetary-proto-monopolist-in-ipo-filing/5243891))
- Asteroid mining and new billionaires: what’s in SpaceX’s IPO filing (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a59be3cf-eee2-4b10-9c86-b6e4dc0dbbdb))
- Nvidia lifts dividend as investors fret about growth prospects (£, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a7aa26d1-1bad-407f-8bff-4ae491cb8ce0))
- Anthropic on track for first profitable quarter (£, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a67248e7-f819-4dba-b0f7-3847df0a75f3))
- Nvidia on track to be worlds leading CPU supplier claims CFO (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/21/nvidia-on-track-to-be-worlds-leading-cpu-supplier-claims-cfo/5243868))
- AMD says its $4K Ryzen AI Halo workstation practically pays for itself (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/21/amd-says-its-4k-ryzen-ai-halo-workstation-practically-pays-for-itself/5243755))
- Intuit axes 3,000 – without blaming AI (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/05/21/intuit-axes-3000-without-blaming-ai/5243807))
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX sets out plans for biggest IPO in history (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c9713173-6bf4-4406-8152-ae010898ac75))
- AI code accelerates production failures and spending, study finds (®, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/20/ai-code-boom-drives-production-failures-higher-spending/5243787))
- Even Claude agrees: hole in its sandbox was real and dangerous (®, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/20/even-claude-agrees-hole-in-its-sandbox-was-real-and-dangerous/5243662))
- Intel's CEO reveals early hiring challenges as bankruptcy concerns deterred top talent (®, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/20/intels-ceo-reveals-early-hiring-challenges-as-bankruptcy-concerns-deterred-top-talent/5243546))
- OpenAI floats buy-before-your-try AI availability guarantee (®, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/20/openai-wants-upfront-cash-for-guaranteed-ai-capacity/5243694))
- Fedora: Microsoft is all aboard, but Deepin is dumped (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/20/microsoft-rebases-azure-linux-on-fedora-as-fedora-drops-deepin/5243629))
- OpenAI readies IPO filing to list as soon as September (£, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/028a169f-cd1c-438b-b50d-df4af6297318))
- Bye-bye, Gemini CLI; Google's gone and swapped you for a closed-source AI (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/20/bye-bye-gemini-cli-google-nudges-devs-toward-antigravity/5243605))
- McFarlane hails ‘real team performance’ as Chelsea push through fatigue in Spurs win (♣, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168839/mcfarlane-hails-real-team-performance-as-chelsea-push-through-fatigue-in-spurs-win))
- The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168810/the-daily-hilario-may-20th))
- João Pedro named Chelsea Player of the Season for 2025-26 (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/168828/joao-pedro-named-chelsea-player-of-the-season-for-2025-26))
- Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168814/chelsea-2-1-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Lineups & Game Thread (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168800/chelsea-vs-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Spurs: Let’s try it without Levi Colwill (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168795/chelsea-fans-preferred-lineup-against-spurs-lets-try-it-without-levi-colwill))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168757/the-daily-hilario-may-19th))
### Word of the day
> Parthian - adjective: 1. Relating to Parthia. 2. Delivered while retreating or departing, especially as a final remark.
### Quote of the Day
> It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Author
### Oblique Strategies
> Change instrument roles
### Film Archive
- ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2019
- Summary: A look at the short, mysterious life of blues legend, Robert Johnson, who was said to have made a deal with the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 213, using [1, 1, 3, 10, 75, 100]
- Answer: 9 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 100 - 75 - 1 ) x ( 10 - 1 ) - 3