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date: 2026-05-23 06:18
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-23
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Saturday, 23 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 16.01˚C,
- With highs of 17.19˚C and lows of 15.39˚C,
- It may feel like 15.86˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1025hPa and humidity is 84%
- The sun will rise at 04:04 and set at 20:06

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 23 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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> Provide purpose, mastery and autonomy.
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### Fixture List

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- Charlton Athletic Women v Leicester City Women
- Hull City v Middlesbrough
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 135.7899932861328 
- ^FTSE : 10466.2998046875 
- ^FTMC : 23167.5 

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### Just for fun

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> Why did the blues man cross the road? To get from A to B#7
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### Top News

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- WHO says Ebola risk now 'very high' in DR Congo (€, [19 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/23/who-says-ebola-risk-now-very-high-in-dr-congo))
- China ‘won’t win anything’ if it ‘destroys’ Europe’s industry, French minister tells Euronews (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/23/china-wont-win-anything-if-it-destroys-europes-industry-french-minister-tells-euronews))
- Latest news bulletin  May 23rd, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/23/latest-news-bulletin-may-23rd-2026-morning))
- ‘Anime effect’: Fans boost tourism across Asia with pilgrimages to attractions and festivals (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/23/anime-effect-fans-boost-tourism-across-asia-with-pilgrimages-to-attractions-and-festivals))
- In the race to succeed Trump, Vance and Rubio set for unpopularity contest among Republicans (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/23/in-the-race-to-succeed-trump-vance-and-rubio-set-for-unpopularity-contest-among-republican))
- Is Hantavirus a threat to Europe? Climate change and habitat destruction are increasing the risk (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/23/is-hantavirus-a-threat-to-europe-climate-change-and-habitat-destruction-are-increasing-the))
- Chelsea romp to U18 Premier League crown with 5-1 win over Manchester City in National Final (♣, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-youth-and-reserves/168896/chelsea-romp-to-u18-premier-league-crown-with-5-1-win-over-manchester-city-in-national-final))
- The new arms race in computing power (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5aecd7b6-652f-4edb-b666-71f3f50fc43e))
- The new Luddite movement (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f5c96fa6-5b9b-4951-b71d-e32b3b57d8df))
- Arsenal’s hold on the streets and the elites (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2491cee3-8644-4cad-829d-8749f639515b))
- China Inc goes shopping for western consumer brands (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d5137b83-446d-4562-b0e5-44dc27d02640))
- SpaceX launches redesigned Starship in successful pre-IPO test (£, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ae78c11f-9aef-4ae8-976d-a70db5b4aa91))
- Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/23/feds-unwittingly-leak-pilots-pre-crash-conversation/5245462))
- Trump administration to make foreigners leave US to apply for green cards (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5d4c3de6-07d9-436e-8822-2dbafd10774a))
- Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue (®, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/22/minor-edits-to-ai-skills-can-make-agents-go-rogue/5245413))
- A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets (®, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390))
- Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio (®, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/22/zuck-defends-monitoring-employees-to-win-ai-race-in-purported-leaked-audio/5245379))
- Reece James in, Cole Palmer out as Thomas Tuchel picks England squad for World Cup (♣, [9 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/168888/reece-james-in-cole-palmer-out-as-thomas-tuchel-picks-england-squad-for-world-cup))
- EU clinches new trade deal with Mexico to bolster its foothold in Latin America (€, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/22/eu-clinches-new-trade-deal-with-mexico-to-bolster-its-foothold-in-latin-america))
- Indian youth ‘cockroach’ protest goes viral (£, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2bfed8a4-8ea0-4627-b7a8-e9ca46945239))
- UAE-backed programme broadens assessment of public institutions (€, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/22/uae-backed-programme-broadens-assessment-of-public-institutions))
- Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Donald Trump’s US intelligence chief (£, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a347267d-c4f8-4ff6-9704-68cc153db4cd))
- Megalodon chums the waters in 5.5K+ GitHub repo poisonings (®, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/22/megalodon-chums-the-waters-in-55k-github-repo-poisonings/5245342))
- Trump lashes out at Republicans who oppose his ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund (£, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bf9cf8d8-ace7-48f5-a0ce-35b4c89553cd))
- Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's director of national intelligence (€, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/22/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-as-trumps-director-of-national-intelligence))
- 'Associate membership' risks leaving Ukraine in limbo, Ireland warns after Merz pitches bold plan (€, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/22/associate-membership-risks-leaving-ukraine-in-limbo-ireland-warns-after-merz-pitches-bold-))
- Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/22/ai-datacenter-boom-collides-with-us-grid-reality/5245295))
- America’s ‘simultaneity’ nightmare (£, [14 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3292bc37-91e8-4b23-83f7-d131fd7ee198))
- As memory prices squeeze enterprise buyers, Lenovo laughs all the way to the bank (®, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/22/as-memory-prices-squeeze-enterprise-buyers-lenovo-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank/5245202))
- Media giant settles for $930k with FTC over allegations it lied about eavesdropping on conversations through smart devices (®, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/05/22/media-giant-settles-for-930k-amid-user-snooping-allegations/5245180))
- Microsoft lets users exile floating Copilot button after interface rage (®, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/22/microsoft-lets-users-exile-floating-copilot-button-after-interface-rage/5245093))
- AT&T sues to ditch Cali copper phone lines to save billions (®, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/22/att-sues-to-ditch-cali-copper-phone-lines-to-save-billions/5244917))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (♣, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168865/the-daily-hilario-may-22nd))
- Xabi Alonso, the last big bet that BlueCo get at Chelsea (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168686/xabi-alonso-the-last-big-bet-that-blueco-get-at-chelsea))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168842/the-daily-hilario-may-21st))

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### Word of the day

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 > Elginism - noun: Cultural vandalism: the removal or plunder of cultural treasures from their place of origin, especially for display in another country.

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### Quote of the Day

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> When to use iterative development? You should use iterative development only on projects that you want to succeed. - Martin Fowler, Author and Programmer

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Short circuit

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### Film Archive

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- Shawshank Redemption (Rated: 6)
- Released in 1994
- Summary: A wrongfully convicted banker forms a close friendship with a hardened convict over a quarter century while retaining his humanity through simple acts of compassion.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 129, using [6, 7, 9, 25, 50, 100]
- Answer: 27 solutions.

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

  Solution: 100 + 50 + 7 + 6 - 25 - 9

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Scott Brady [URL](https://www.scottbrady.io/) [Feed](https://feeds.feedburner.com/scottbrady91)
- Salma Alam-Naylor [URL](https://whitep4nth3r.com/) [Feed](https://whitep4nth3r.com/feed.xml)
- HeyDingus [URL](https://heydingus.net/) [Feed](https://heydingus.net/feed.rss)
- Rob Weychert [URL](https://v7.robweychert.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/robweychert)
- Ploeh.DJ [URL](https://blog.ploeh.dk/) [Feed](https://blog.ploeh.dk/rss.xml)
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