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layout: post
date: 2026-05-27 06:41
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-27
permalink: /2026-05-27-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- The average temperature today is 17.31˚C,
- With highs of 18.16˚C and lows of 16.49˚C,
- It may feel like 17.08˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1026hPa and humidity is 76%
- The sun will rise at 03:59 and set at 20:11
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 27 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Design for constant evolution.
### Fixture List
- No Fixtures
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 136.80999755859375
- ^FTSE : 10491.400390625
- ^FTMC : 23327.5
### Just for fun
> A former girlfriend, who was a pyromaniac, tried to reignite our relationship. She was an old flame, but I was able to blow her off.
### Top News
- Newsletter: Caution prevails as EU mulls talking to Russia (€, [10 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/27/newsletter-caution-prevails-as-eu-mulls-talking-to-russia))
- First breakdown soon after launch: Frankfurt Sky Line train out of service (€, [16 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/27/first-breakdown-soon-after-launch-frankfurt-sky-line-train-out-of-service))
- Behind enemy lines: Stephan Gladieu on photographing the people of North Korea (€, [26 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/27/behind-enemy-lines-stephan-gladieu-on-photographing-the-people-of-north-korea))
- Is BP ungovernable? Chair’s ousting over ‘bullying’ fuels fresh cycle of chaos (£, [28 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/88702665-c3ed-4c29-82ba-0d7ce1eba8cd))
- Hackers are using AI to find security flaws no scanner can catch, Google warns (€, [29 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/27/hackers-are-using-ai-to-find-security-flaws-no-scanner-can-catch-google-warns))
- International Rescue Committee warns Ebola outbreak could become 'deadliest on record' (€, [31 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/27/international-rescue-committee-warns-ebola-outbreak-could-become-deadliest-on-record))
- Not even through inheritance: 61% of Spaniards see inheriting a home as almost impossible (€, [38 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/27/not-even-through-inheritance-61-of-spaniards-see-inheriting-a-home-as-almost-impossible))
- No essays, no homework: ChatGPT transforms how students are assessed in Spain (€, [41 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/27/no-essays-no-homework-chatgpt-transforms-how-students-are-assessed-in-spain))
- Europe Today: NATO drills near Russia border as VDL warns over drone threat (€, [43 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/27/europe-today-nato-drills-near-russia-border-as-vdl-warns-over-drone-threat))
- Iran slowly reconnects to the global internet (®, [44 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/05/27/iran-slowly-reconnects-to-the-global-internet/5246803))
- Can the EU make cross-border train travel as simple as booking a flight? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/27/can-the-eu-make-cross-border-train-travel-as-simple-as-booking-a-flight))
- I went bar hopping around Bulgaria’s capital Sofia – these are the best spots for craft beer (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/27/i-went-bar-hopping-around-bulgarias-capital-sofia-these-are-the-best-spots-for-craft-beer))
- Samsung workers set for $400,000 bonus after deal to share AI profits (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1b7625e7-e9ab-4660-aff5-c1e333c31a5c))
- The legacy of Jay Powell at the Fed (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1ff5410e-99be-4560-8f5e-c72b52e5bb6c))
- Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as hub for global offshore wealth (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c030138f-275e-4950-be5e-62abe240057c))
- Trump’s Board of Peace fund is empty (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5ba3bd2c-0e0e-4306-84be-99d6d89b0d49))
- EU defence chief urges states to stop making ‘haute couture’ missiles (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/90fbd331-524b-4ad7-9f6a-301a45d93eb2))
- How AI threatens the giants of consulting (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d82d2a5c-74ab-4eb9-a658-fd5467e71670))
- Cisco making SONiC available to all customers – not just hyperscalers (®, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/27/cisco-making-sonic-available-to-all-customers-not-just-hyperscalers/5246733))
- Trump-backed candidate ousts Republican senator in Texas primary (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f85f4807-515d-4dc8-aec4-62d9e4824197))
- Barcelona trying to make João Pedro transfer happen — reports (♣, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168988/barcelona-trying-to-make-joao-pedro-transfer-happen-reports))
- Alibaba gets Android 16 running on RISC-V (®, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/27/alibaba-gets-android-16-running-on-risc-v/5246710))
- Anthropic cofounder hallucinates ghost in the machine after hearing the Pope speak about AI (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/27/anthropic-cofounder-hallucinates-ghost-in-the-machine-after-hearing-the-pope-speak-about-ai/5246671))
- NASA to pull an IKEA by dropping tons of plastic, metal, and glass on the Moon (®, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/27/nasa-plans-moon-base-buildout-with-rovers-drones-cargo-landers/5246638))
- California may let Linux bypass age check (®, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/26/california-may-let-linux-bypass-age-check/5246575))
- MyPillow must decide whether to be firm or soft as ransomware crims demand pay (®, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/26/mypillow-appears-on-play-ransomware-leak-site/5246513))
- MySQL faithful launch OurSQL Foundation to keep Oracle honest (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/05/26/mysql-faithful-launch-oursql-foundation-to-keep-oracle-honest/5246451))
- Bezos rocket fell short after cryogenic leak cut engine thrust (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/26/bezos-rocket-fell-short-after-cryogenic-leak-cut-engine-thrust/5246481))
- Microsoft wants safer C# without turning it into Rust (®, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/05/26/microsoft-wants-safer-c-without-turning-it-into-rust/5246359))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168969/the-daily-hilario-may-26th))
- Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea, Player Ratings: When your best is just barely average (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168972/sunderland-2-1-chelsea-player-ratings-when-your-best-is-just-barely-average))
- Enzo Fernández ‘would welcome’ offers to leave Chelsea, with Real Madrid and Manchester City linked — report (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168961/enzo-fernandez-would-welcome-offers-to-leave-chelsea-with-real-madrid-and-manchester-city-linked-report))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168949/the-daily-hilario-may-25th))
### Word of the day
> incalescent - adjective: Becoming warmer or more ardent.
### Quote of the Day
> To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. - Winston Churchill
### Oblique Strategies
> Assemble some of the instruments in a group and treat the group
### Film Archive
- Peppermint (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2018
- Summary: Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 543, using [2, 2, 4, 6, 7, 25]
- Answer: 9 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 25 x 7 + 6 ) x ( 4 - 2 / 2 )