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date: 2026-06-16 07:04
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-16
permalink: /2026-06-16-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Tuesday, 16 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.21˚C,
- With highs of 17.51˚C and lows of 16.58˚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 1013hPa and humidity is 80%
- The sun will rise at 03:48 and set at 20:29

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 47 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Recycling Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Embrace uncertainty.

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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.39999389648438
- ^FTSE : 10430.6201171875
- ^FTMC : 23362.619140625

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### Just for fun

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> Two tortillas have a fight in a karaoke bar. What ensued could only be described as a wrap battle.

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### Top News

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- €31bn drug trade, 7,600 deaths: How the EU plans to tackle the drug crisis (Euronews, [3 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/16/31bn-drug-trade-7600-deaths-how-the-eu-plans-to-tackle-the-drug-crisis))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [4 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169450/the-daily-hilario-june-16th))
- Protesting and cheering as Iran's World Cup match divides diaspora (Euronews, [8 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/16/protesting-and-cheering-as-irans-world-cup-match-divides-diaspora))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 6: France vs. Senegal; Iraq vs. Norway; Argentina vs. Algeria; Austria vs. Jordan (WAGNH, [14 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169462/2026-world-cup-day-6-france-vs-senegal-iraq-vs-norway-argentina-vs-algeria-austria-vs-jordan))
- Eight killed in US Air Force B-52 bomber crash in California (Euronews, [23 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/16/eight-killed-in-us-air-force-b-52-bomber-crash-in-california))
- Iran 'played Trump like a violin' in deal, former national security adviser Bolton tells Euronews (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/16/iran-played-trump-like-a-violin-in-deal-former-national-security-adviser-bolton-tells-euro))
- G7 summit: Zelenskyy joins leaders to discuss revival of peace talks (Euronews, [29 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/16/g7-summit-zelenskyy-joins-leaders-to-discuss-revival-of-peace-talks))
- Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate to a three-decade high (Euronews, [34 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/bank-of-japan-raises-its-key-interest-rate-to-a-three-decade-high))
- Bonnie Tyler out of induced coma but still in serious condition (Euronews, [41 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/16/bonnie-tyler-out-of-induced-coma-but-still-in-serious-condition))
- Europe Today: Inside the G7 Summit in Évian (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/16/europe-today-inside-the-g7-summit-in-evian))
- Human skills increasingly in demand as AI reshapes labour market, PwC finds (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/16/human-skills-increasingly-in-demand-as-ai-reshapes-labour-market-pwc-finds))
- Book a ‘Chef’s Table’ in business class: United upgrades dining on select long-haul flights (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/16/book-a-chefs-table-in-business-class-united-upgrades-dining-on-select-long-haul-flights))
- Not all heroes wear Cape Verdes (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169455/not-all-heroes-wear-cape-verdes))
- Bank of Japan raises rates to 1% for first time since 1995 (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1e887867-8533-423b-977c-c019759f7787))
- The human brain is not a machine (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/37aca277-f7f4-41b8-ac8a-0850bae2e2e5))
- JPMorgan plans Chase expansion into Europe’s largest markets (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8e69c8b4-accf-4a69-a1a2-60688111e29a))
- US-Iran deal must be ‘material’ for Strait of Hormuz to reopen, tanker giant warns (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9dfe2dd2-2d52-445f-a223-147d6509a76f))
- Europe’s AI champion Mistral vulnerable to Russian disinformation, study finds (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9703cd44-a966-42ff-bd2e-bfd3bcbc22bb))
- The world is more dangerous. Why is risk cheaper? (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3cae57bd-c2d8-4ed5-87a8-644a27c86d93))
- The reclusive heirs in line for billions when Europe’s top tankmaker lists (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a7123e93-beda-4ede-a96c-58b584b67498))
- OpenAI spending hit $34bn last year ahead of planned IPO (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e15b0d7e-ff6b-4f16-ba7a-4068feddb828))
- A modest proposal: Reformat everything to make documents more palatable to AI (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/16/a-modest-proposal-reformat-everything-to-make-documents-more-palatable-to-ai/5255938))
- New domain for Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email (Apple, [9 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=sus6t6ab))
- Cisco SD-WAN make-me-root bug under attack (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/06/15/cisco-sd-wan-make-me-root-bug-under-attack/5255916))
- Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/15/feds-freaked-over-fable-5-after-simple-fix-this-code-prompt-not-jailbreak-says-researcher/5255827))
- Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/088c14d3-f708-44d8-a306-7996aa5211de))
- DARPA seeks swappable satellites to help with future star wars (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/15/darpa-seeks-swappable-satellites-to-help-with-future-star-wars/5255839))
- Anthropic reserves right to check ID for Claude subs (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/15/anthropic-reserves-right-to-check-id-for-claude-subs/5255804))
- How the US-Iran deal came together (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/adb68e67-3d04-4a60-af30-dd9b1faee62b))
- HPE offers VMware refugees a year off the meter (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/06/15/hpe-offers-vmware-refugees-a-year-off-the-meter/5255460))
- Council of Europe hacked in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft heist (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/15/council-of-europe-hacked-in-shinyhunters-peoplesoft-heist/5255757))
- Java's Project Valhalla finally lands a preview in JDK 28 (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/06/15/javas-project-valhalla-finally-lands-a-preview-in-jdk-28/5255557))
- Feds snooze as US datacenter law set to lapse with no replacement in site (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/06/15/feds-snooze-as-us-datacenter-law-set-to-lapse-with-no-replacement-in-site/5255679))
- The Y2K bug is back! Dutch dev digs up untimely flaw in old BSD build (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/15/the-y2k-bug-is-back-dutch-dev-digs-up-untimely-flaw-in-old-bsd-build/5255645))
- Official: Real Madrid sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/169437/official-real-madrid-sign-marc-cucurella-from-chelsea))

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### Word of the day

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> temulent - adjective: Drunk; intoxicated.

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### Quote of the Day

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> As an Agile coach, you do not need to have all the answers; it takes time and a few experiments to hit on the right approach. - Rachel Davies and Liz Sedley, Agile Trainers and Authors

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Look at a very small object; look at its center

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### Film Archive

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- Trick (Rated: 3)
- Released in 1999
- Summary: The misadventures of two young gay men, trying to find a place to be alone, one night in Manhattan.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 378, using [2, 4, 25, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 6 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 - ( 75 + 50 ) / 25 ) x 4 - 2

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Johnny Reilly [URL](https://johnnyreilly.com/) [Feed](https://blog.johnnyreilly.com/rss.xml)
- Evan Travers [URL](https://evantravers.com/) [Feed](http://evantravers.com/feed.xml)
- Probably Fine [URL](https://blog.probablyfine.co.uk/) [Feed](https://blog.probablyfine.co.uk/feed.xml)
- Six Colors [URL](https://sixcolors.com/?feed=json) [Feed](https://sixcolors.com/feed.json)
- Rob Weychert [URL](https://v7.robweychert.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/robweychert)
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