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date: 2026-06-18 06:50
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-18
permalink: /2026-06-18-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Thursday, 18 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 18.03˚C,
- With highs of 18.86˚C and lows of 17.61˚C,
- It may feel like 18.19˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 2.24m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1016hPa and humidity is 88%
- 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 49 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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> Focus on user needs.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.63999938964844 
- ^FTSE : 10508.599609375 
- ^FTMC : 23364.69921875 

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### Just for fun

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> Jobs market is hitting hard, the balloon industry has flattened due to the cost of inflation.
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### Top News

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- Newsletter: Zelenskyy in town for talks with NATO and EU leaders (Euronews, [13 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/newsletter-zelenskyy-in-town-for-talks-with-nato-and-eu-leaders))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 8: Czech Republic vs. South Africa; Switzerland vs. Bosnia &#038; Herzegovina; Canada vs. Qatar; Mexico vs. South Korea (WAGNH, [18 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/ex-chelsea-fc/169531/2026-world-cup-day-8))
- 'Massive' Ukrainian drone attack targets Moscow oil refinery, local authorities say (Euronews, [20 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/massive-ukrainian-drone-attack-targets-moscow-oil-refinery-local-authorities-say))
- Where are the eurozone's cheapest and highest mortgage rates? (Euronews, [41 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/18/where-are-the-eurozones-cheapest-and-highest-mortgage-rates))
- Europe Today: NATO, Ukraine and the battle over Europe's future budget (Euronews, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/europe-today-nato-ukraine-and-the-battle-over-europes-future-budget))
- The world’s best skylines have just been named – and none of the top 10 are in Europe (Euronews, [50 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/18/the-worlds-best-skylines-have-just-been-named-and-none-of-the-top-10-are-in-europe))
- Synthetic opioids: can Europe keep up with a new drug created every week? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/synthetic-opioids-can-europe-keep-up-with-a-new-drug-created-every-week))
- Tashkent forum unveils new roadmap for investment and growth (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/18/tashkent-forum-unveils-new-roadmap-for-investment-and-growth))
- Apple price rises are ‘unavoidable’, CEO warns, as AI chip costs surge (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/18/apple-price-rises-are-unavoidable-ceo-warns-as-ai-chip-costs-surge))
- EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, China shock and €2 trillion budget (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/18/eu-leaders-meet-in-brussels-to-discuss-ukraine-china-shock-and-2-trillion-budget))
- Hidden figures: Stephan Gladieu on photographing the people of North Korea (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/18/behind-enemy-lines-stephan-gladieu-on-photographing-the-people-of-north-korea))
- Modi and Netanyahu: the making of an unlikely alliance (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5829cf25-42c0-4aa4-84d7-9142ab66d6d4))
- What is the point of Berkshire Hathaway? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6d48256f-dfdf-4fc0-b1ca-a38909e686eb))
- How Brexit still divides British voters (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/565655b0-f5bc-46a4-91fd-a560f05081f7))
- JPMorgan Chase cuts off Anthropic access for its Hong Kong staff (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/de83d303-6a03-456b-bfb9-7b11dd502ab3))
- Ships hunt far and wide for fuel after Iran war hits supplies (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1a54013e-57f4-43a2-8f1c-47dc45f258c3))
- Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/18/cyber-offenses-now-account-for-around-a-third-of-all-crime-across-asia-and-south-pacific/5257716))
- US and Iran sign deal as Trump vows to release frozen funds and ease sanctions (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d4f89b6b-c213-4550-924b-a9ae45e24c37))
- Five things to know about Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting as chair (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/28aed6f3-8d01-4748-b687-8d83bd968716))
- Estonia intends to recognize AI agents with digital IDs (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/18/estonia-intends-to-recognize-ai-agents-with-digital-ids/5258087))
- England beat Croatia; Pedro Neto sets up goal in Portugal draw (WAGNH, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169521/england-beat-croatia-pedro-neto-sets-up-goal-in-portugal-draw))
- Fed officials tilt towards rate rise as Kevin Warsh era begins (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f2463587-91e9-4da4-94b2-9cb9a270b74a))
- Git good with Epic Games' new open source VCS, Lore (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/06/17/git-good-with-epic-games-new-open-source-vcs-lore/5257978))
- Smelly config files will make your agents waste tokens, researchers warn (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/17/smelly-config-files-will-make-your-agents-waste-tokens-researchers-warn/5257951))
- Nvidia-backed optics vendor to boost wafer output by 4x to meet AI interconnect demand (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/06/17/nvidia-backed-optics-vendor-to-boost-wafer-output-by-4x-to-meet-ai-interconnect-demand/5257909))
- Massive password-stealing attack hits 75k Fortinet firewalls (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/17/massive-password-stealing-attack-hits-75k-fortinet-firewalls/5257877))
- Mbappé &#038; Haaland &#038; Messi, oh my! (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169491/mbappe-haaland-messi-oh-my))
- Anthropic boss tells G7 leaders to ‘resist the temptation to splinter’ over AI (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/573925dd-6d41-4185-810d-2b848195903d))
- Uncle Sam bets $500M that Alphabet spinoff's AI can dig up new semiconductor materials (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/06/17/uncle-sam-bets-500m-that-alphabet-spinoffs-ai-can-dig-up-new-semiconductor-materials/5257854))
- Only half of US datacenter capacity planned for 2026 is actually  under construction (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/06/17/only-half-of-us-datacenter-capacity-planned-for-2026-is-actually-under-construction/5257781))
- Smartphone market to shrink 15 percent this year due to memory crisis (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/17/smartphone-market-to-shrink-15-percent-this-year-due-to-memory-crisis/5257652))
- AWS hypes continuous agentic DevOps, puts Kiro in your pocket (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/06/17/aws-hypes-continuous-agentic-devops-puts-kiro-in-your-pocket/5256365))
- Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran (FT, [16 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c6dbc33e-f12c-4608-bdf2-c8c4b1cdc211))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 7: Portugal vs. DR Congo; England vs. Croatia; Ghana vs. Panama; Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169493/2026-world-cup-day-7-portugal-vs-dr-congo-england-vs-croatia-ghana-vs-panama-uzbekistan-vs-colombia))
- The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169483/the-daily-hilario-june-17th))

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### Word of the day

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 > viscid - adjective: Sticky; glutinous; slimy.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Every great product owner needs a great ScrumMaster. - Roman Pichler, Agile Trainer and Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> A line has two sides

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### Film Archive

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- The Snake Of June (Rated: 7)
- Released in 2002
- Summary: No summary available
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 875, using [3, 6, 9, 10, 50, 75]
- Answer: 44 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 50 - 10 x 9 / 6 ) x 75 / 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Victor Wynne [URL](https://victorwynne.com/) [Feed](https://victorwynne.com/feed.xml)
- Dan Q [URL](https://danq.me/) [Feed](https://danq.me/feed/)
- Codemanship [URL](https://codemanship.wordpress.com/) [Feed](https://codemanship.wordpress.com/feed/)
- Troy Hunt [URL](https://www.troyhunt.com/) [Feed](https://www.troyhunt.com/rss/)
- Sara Soueidan [URL](https://www.sarasoueidan.com/) [Feed](https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/index.xml)
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