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date: 2026-06-12 06:49
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-12
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 12 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 15.56˚C,
- With highs of 16.4˚C and lows of 14.83˚C,
- It may feel like 15.44˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 2.68m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1019hPa and humidity is 87%
- The sun will rise at 03:49 and set at 20:27

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 43 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Farmers Market in town

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Design for constant evolution.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 134.1300048828125 
- ^FTSE : 10303.900390625 
- ^FTMC : 22970.599609375 

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### Just for fun

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> What do you call a female horse? Mary.
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### Top News

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- Princess Bajrakitiyabha the 'pride of Thailand' dies aged 47 after three-year battle with infection (Euronews, [17 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/12/princess-bajrakitiyabha-the-pride-of-thailand-dies-aged-47-after-three-year-battle-with-in))
- This is your BIOS speaking.  Please fix me. Your PC is broken (Register, [19 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/12/this-is-your-bios-speaking-please-fix-me-your-pc-is-broken/5245619))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 2: Canada vs. Bosnia &#038; Herzegovina; USA vs. Paraguay (WAGNH, [25 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/ex-chelsea-fc/169339/2026-world-cup-day-2-canada-vs-bosnia-herzegovina-usa-vs-paraguay))
- Europe Today: World Cup fever, new EU migration era and the Pope's message to Spain (Euronews, [50 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/12/europe-today-world-cup-fever-new-eu-migration-era-and-the-popes-message-to-spain))
- OpenAI opens Madrid office to speed up ChatGPT expansion (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/12/openai-backs-spain-opens-madrid-office-to-speed-up-chatgpt-expansion))
- Inside DATALAND: The world’s first AI art museum will let visitors see, hear and smell art (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/12/inside-dataland-the-worlds-first-ai-art-museum-will-let-visitors-see-hear-and-smell-art))
- SpaceX's stock market debut: Five risks investors need to know (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/12/spacexs-stock-market-debut-five-risks-investors-need-to-know))
- People to drink less booze, but only for the next five years (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/06/12/people-to-drink-less-booze-but-only-for-the-next-five-years))
- Hungary’s third-largest lake is disappearing. Can experts save it before it’s too late? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/12/hungarys-third-largest-lake-is-disappearing-can-experts-save-it-before-its-too-late))
- Anthropic's Fable 5 worth the price? OpenAI may soon become cheaper (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/06/12/anthropics-fable-5-worth-the-price-openai-may-soon-become-cheaper))
- The city of international solidarity… and kitsch: 48 hours in Skopje, North Macedonia (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/12/the-city-of-international-solidarity-and-kitsch-48-hours-in-skopje-north-macedonia))
- Marc Cucurella not thinking about anything else other than the World Cup (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/169332/marc-cucurella-not-thinking-about-anything-else-other-than-the-world-cup))
- Mexico fans celebrate World Cup win over South Africa (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/12/mexico-fans-celebrate-world-cup-win-over-south-africa))
- Musk should go more boldly with fantastical SpaceX projections (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a6002a52-5ab3-431a-8683-16a2f1d409c2))
- The quantum computing revolution is closer than you think (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7e461be0-5c13-4a93-a0f8-0659ae5505a2))
- The great bond and equity conundrum (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4389caaa-b87a-4d4c-82a1-db161d3265d3))
- European defence stock rally goes into reverse on funding concerns (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1fa66019-c241-46f8-b9e4-7b3ac8575904))
- Chinese investors rush to open Hong Kong accounts amid Beijing crackdown (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/eff414c9-6c8a-4200-b490-b13c642a7821))
- KPMG report contained AI hallucinations on benefits of . . . AI (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b3828e92-4961-4b39-84f0-c42f33be3c3f))
- Japan’s PM: Building resilience in a turbulent world (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8344e590-a7f0-4908-abf7-561b626c3fd2))
- Chelsea, Axel Disasi agree ‘exit would suit all parties’ — report (WAGNH, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169328/chelsea-axel-disasi-agree-exit-would-suit-all-parties-report))
- Asian stocks rise after Trump hints at Iran war deal (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9d8b31b0-1269-458e-b831-9b5e079e564e))
- Trump says US close to deal with Iran and calls off strikes (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/05472479-445d-4c16-ba85-6db47ba72373))
- Claude is ready for its corporate close-up (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/11/claude-is-ready-for-its-corporate-close-up/5254565))
- Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn in world’s biggest IPO (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1890e552-aa7e-4d7f-98f1-db4f165e8827))
- Everyone hates frontier AI labs, says Palantir boss (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/11/everyone-hates-frontier-ai-labs-says-palantir-boss/5254516))
- Anthropic recruits army to sell Claude to nonprofits (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/11/anthropic-hires-1000-fellows-to-push-claude-into-nonprofits/5254489))
- ShinyHunters hacked 100+ orgs by exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft 0-day (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/11/shinyhunters-claims-oracle-peoplesoft-0-day-hit-100-orgs/5254443))
- Google's new open-weights model brings image-generation tricks to AI text generation (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/11/googles-diffusiongemma-uses-diffusion-tech-to-speed-text-generation/5254406))
- Microsoft's worst 'Nightmare' unleashes BitLocker bypass 0-day (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/11/nightmare-eclipse-drops-claimed-bitlocker-bypass-for-microsoft-windows/5254371))
- Hand-cranked AI box lets you get a workout while you wait for answers (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/11/hand-cranked-ai-box-lets-you-get-a-workout-while-you-wait-for-answers/5254333))
- Graviton 5 impresses, but please, for the love of all that's holy, stop calling them 'AI chips' (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/06/11/graviton-5-impresses-but-please-for-the-love-of-all-thats-holy-stop-calling-them-ai-chips/5254316))
- ZTE wins three Selular Award 2026 honors for AI-powered network innovation (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/06/11/zte-wins-three-selular-award-2026-honors-for-ai-powered-network-innovation/5254393))
- Deprecation of the ImageCreator class (Apple, [15 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=dz9wvq0r))
- WWDC26 survey (Apple, [16 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=15wishue))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 1: Mexico vs. South Africa; South Korea vs. Czech Republic (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/fifa-world-cup/169298/2026-world-cup-day-1-mexico-vs-south-africa-south-korea-vs-czech-republic))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169286/the-daily-hilario-june-11th))

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### Word of the day

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 > chorizont - noun: One who disputes the authorship of a work.

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### Quote of the Day

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> After you plant a seed in the ground, you do not dig it up every week to see how it is doing. - William Coyne

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Consult other sources
-promising
-unpromising

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### Film Archive

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- Scream III (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2000
- Summary: No summary available
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 794, using [1, 8, 9, 10, 25, 75]
- Answer: 5 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 75 + 1 - 10 ) x 9 + 25 x 8

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Calum Ryan (bookmarks) [URL](https://www.calumryan.com/bookmarks) [Feed](https://www.calumryan.com/feeds/bookmarks/rss)
- Aaron Gustafson [URL](https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/) [Feed](https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/feeds/all.xml)
- Accidentally in Code [URL](https://cate.blog/) [Feed](https://cate.blog/feed/)
- Adrian Roselli [URL](https://adrianroselli.com/) [Feed](https://adrianroselli.com/feed)
- MacStories [URL](https://www.macstories.net/) [Feed](https://www.macstories.net/feed/)
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