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date: 2026-06-17 06:54
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-17
permalink: /2026-06-17-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 17 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.19˚C,
- With highs of 17.51˚C and lows of 15.95˚C,
- It may feel like 17.31˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1015hPa and humidity is 90%
- The sun will rise at 03:48 and set at 20:30

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 48 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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> Know your users.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.16000366210938 
- ^FTSE : 10494.2001953125 
- ^FTMC : 23326.599609375 

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### Just for fun

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> New judges are being offered innovative pay options to help but I do not think the test-i-money will catch on.
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### Top News

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- Germany reportedly prepping to take part in Strait of Hormuz safeguarding mission (Euronews, [5 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/17/germany-reportedly-prepping-to-take-part-in-strait-of-hormuz-safeguarding-mission))
- Zapatero appears before National Court as first ex-president charged in democratic era (Euronews, [14 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/17/zapatero-appears-before-national-court-as-first-ex-president-charged-in-democratic-era))
- Newsletter: G7 aligns on Ukraine in rare moment of unity (Euronews, [18 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/17/newsletter-g7-aligns-on-ukraine-in-rare-moment-of-unity))
- G7 leaders agree to increase weapons deliveries for Ukraine, step up pressure on Russian economy (Euronews, [19 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/17/g7-leaders-agree-to-increase-weapons-deliveries-for-ukraine-step-up-pressure-on-russian-ec))
- One killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/17/one-killed-in-russian-drone-strike-on-ukraines-zaporizhzhia))
- Developers build the best tools for developers – and are now defanging the AI menace (Register, [23 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/17/developers-build-the-best-tools-for-developers-and-are-now-defanging-the-ai-menace/5255316))
- Tashkent International Investment Forum opens amid high-level diplomacy and business talks (Euronews, [29 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/17/tashkent-international-investment-forum-opens-amid-high-level-diplomacy-and-business-talks))
- Washington's Lincoln Memorial pool turns green days after renovation (Euronews, [44 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/17/washingtons-lincoln-memorial-pool-turns-green-days-after-renovation))
- Iranian oil tankers pass US blockade ahead of peace deal signing ceremony (Euronews, [47 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/17/iranian-oil-tankers-pass-us-blockade-ahead-of-peace-deal-signing-ceremony))
- Activists denounce Israeli miner ICL in Spain and its links to white phosphorus (Euronews, [52 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/17/activists-denounce-israeli-miner-icl-in-spain-and-its-links-to-white-phosphorus))
- Oil sinks to three-month low on hopes of Hormuz reopening (Euronews, [52 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/17/oil-sinks-to-three-month-low-on-hopes-of-hormuz-reopening))
- Investors pile into bullish dollar bets as ‘US exceptionalism’ trade returns (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c2369546-6857-47fe-84bb-30f4290c9bb5))
- VW resorts to sealed bids to avoid conflicts in $10bn engines sale (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/915e37ce-1a6f-462c-9613-60ea9eb37c5c))
- China’s tech champion tests limits of US chip controls (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/234c9aeb-33aa-469e-844d-f721e81296cf))
- We have to manage the AI revolution (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/59024744-50bf-43f7-9d79-738deabc7a60))
- Cyberattack sees crops kept in the ground (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/17/cyberattack-sees-crops-kept-in-the-ground/5256321))
- Top Japan executive sounds alarm over ‘endlessly’ investing in US (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dbbfa64f-eb93-4ae9-8f8d-ed1046fb642e))
- ‘Humiliation’: Donald Trump battles claims his Iran deal is worse than Obama’s (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/db14774f-a16e-4996-9cdd-c4d3c2e36a78))
- Ambani set to fire starting gun on India’s largest IPO (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/446baa8e-100b-4530-b53f-b3ba993025ed))
- Ex-Citi executive says bank sacked her after raising Trump concerns (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b780e03d-02b7-452f-944c-a71b8f237c7e))
- AMD's Mext buy shows how AI could solve the RAM shortage it created (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/06/16/amds-mext-buy-shows-how-ai-could-solve-the-ram-shortage-it-created/5257352))
- Nicolas Jackson denied by post, flag as France overcome Senegal, 3-1 (WAGNH, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169487/nicolas-jackson-denied-by-post-flag-as-france-overcome-senegal-3-1))
- The new Siri makes one of Apple's most convenient OS features a cumbersome mess (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/16/the-new-siri-makes-one-of-apples-most-convenient-os-features-a-cumbersome-mess/5256591))
- Python dev saved from disaster by intuition...and AI (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/16/python-dev-saved-from-disaster-by-intuitionand-ai/5256632))
- Intel-born networking tech resurfaces as InfiniBand alternative for DoE supers (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/06/16/intel-born-networking-tech-resurfaces-as-infiniband-alternative-for-doe-supers/5256535))
- AI and brain-computer interface allow speechless ALS patient to work a full-time job (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/06/16/ai-and-brain-computer-interface-allow-speechless-als-patient-to-work-a-full-time-job/5256492))
- Three critical Fortinet sandbox bugs splattered by unknown attackers (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/16/three-critical-fortinet-sandbox-bugs-splattered-by-unknown-attackers/5256461))
- Commodore gets into the phone biz with Sailfish-powered retro 'Callback' (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/16/commodore-gets-into-the-phone-biz-with-sailfish-powered-retro-callback/5256186))
- Trevoh Chalobah called up to England as injury replacement (WAGNH, [14 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169477/trevoh-chalobah-called-up-to-england-as-injury-replacement))
- There's no such thing as an agentic CPU (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/06/16/there-is-no-one-cpu-to-rule-them-all-agents-otherwise/5255964))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169450/the-daily-hilario-june-16th))

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### Word of the day

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 > trepidant - adjective: Timid, apprehensive, or trembling with fear.

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### Quote of the Day

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> It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see. - Winston Churchill

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Use an unacceptable color

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### Film Archive

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- The Hangover II (Rated: 8)
- Released in 2011
- Summary: No summary available
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 755, using [1, 2, 10, 25, 50, 100]
- Answer: 9 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 50 + 1 ) x ( 25 - 10 x 2 )

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Marco Arment [URL](https://marco.org/) [Feed](http://www.marco.org/rss)
- David Cramer [URL](https://cra.mr/) [Feed](https://cra.mr/rss.xml)
- Daring Fireball [URL](https://daringfireball.net/) [Feed](http://daringfireball.net/index.xml)
- Derek Sivers [URL](https://sive.rs/) [Feed](https://sive.rs/en.atom)
- Anna Shipman [URL](https://www.annashipman.co.uk/) [Feed](https://www.annashipman.co.uk/atom.xml)
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