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date: 2026-06-24 06:30
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-24
permalink: /2026-06-24-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- The average temperature today is 22.69˚C,
- With highs of 23.8˚C and lows of 22.04˚C,
- It may feel like 23.13˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1018hPa and humidity is 81%
- The sun will rise at 03:49 and set at 20:31
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 55 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Think aptitude and attitude.
### Fixture List
- No Fixtures
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 136.9600067138672
- ^FTSE : 10428.900390625
- ^FTMC : 22926.5
### Just for fun
> What TV show is a pirates favourite? Plankety Plank.
### Top News
- Rock in Rio 2026: live music still draws thousands (Euronews, [12 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/24/rock-in-rio-2026-live-music-still-draws-thousands))
- Europe Today: Sánchez under pressure as Europe backs Ukraine (Euronews, [28 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/24/europe-today-sanchez-under-pressure-as-europe-backs-ukraine))
- More than 150 shipwrecks discovered beneath Gibraltar waters (Euronews, [31 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/more-than-150-shipwrecks-discovered-beneath-gibraltar-waters))
- Romeo Beckham to make acting debut in queer tennis film ‘Forty Love’ (Euronews, [34 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/24/romeo-beckham-to-make-acting-debut-in-queer-tennis-film-forty-love))
- Why is gold falling as inflation rises? The inflation hedge myth, explained (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/24/why-is-gold-falling-as-inflation-rises-the-inflation-hedge-myth-explained))
- Chelsea, Atalanta agree Marco Palestra transfer — reports (WAGNH, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169673/chelsea-atalanta-agree-marco-palestra-transfer-reports))
- Latest news bulletin June 24th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/24/latest-news-bulletin-june-24th-2026-morning))
- Europe's best hotel swimming pools: Take a dip and stay cool in the heatwave (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/24/europes-best-hotel-swimming-pools-take-a-dip-and-stay-cool-in-the-heatwave))
- ‘El Niño is a distraction’: Why Europe’s deadly heatwave isn’t down to a natural weather phenomenon (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/el-nino-is-a-distraction-why-europes-deadly-heatwave-isnt-down-to-a-natural-weather-phenom))
- From misting fans to wearable air conditioners: Here’s the tech to keep you cool this summer (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/06/24/from-misting-fans-to-wearable-air-conditioners-heres-the-tech-to-keep-you-cool-this-summer))
- US eases restrictions on Iranian national football team allowing travel two days before next match (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/us-eases-restrictions-on-iranian-national-football-team-allowing-travel-two-days-before-ne))
- Heatwave shows we are marinating in a crisis of our own making (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f059869e-294b-42b7-bf38-fe55b46ad812))
- Qatar says US-Iran hotline essential to reopen Strait of Hormuz (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e2d91812-1553-4d9e-a3cf-abe499de70b1))
- Venezuela to reveal $240bn debt pile in world’s largest restructuring (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b7f25ca2-827c-40f9-ab1a-57067d8ec90d))
- The rise and fall of US hegemony (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5a9fed66-57fa-4f7b-bce9-f5519bd1d84b))
- The decade that made Andy Burnham (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9949d99f-a348-4c66-805f-438653384fa6))
- To cool or not to cool: French politicians draw battle lines over aircon (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b9abbdc4-0993-4e7b-bb68-75d02d644ecc))
- Chinese supercomputer using local processors heads TOP500 list (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/06/24/chinese-supercomputer-using-local-processors-heads-top500-list/5260532))
- Pete Hegseth forces out top US army officer in Europe (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b2936511-6549-4a93-9c9f-b6dc3cd165a0))
- Nvidia’s banned AI chips double in price on China’s black market (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/57fcd3ce-464f-4dc2-8ea2-5712d4972c69))
- Hormuz closure strands almost 1,200 cargo ships with $125bn worth of goods (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4d3dd2b7-cb6b-410b-8c15-203904f32294))
- Design kits for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27 are here (Apple, [9 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=e2lxw9l1))
- OpenAI Codex bombards SSDs with needless write operations, costing millions (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/23/openai-codex-bombards-ssds-with-needless-write-operations-costing-millions/5260402))
- Anthropic reimagines Claude in Slack as nosy, always-on agentic AI coworker (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/23/anthropic-reimagines-claude-in-slack-as-nosy-always-on-agentic-ai-coworker/5260422))
- Mythos discovers 'Squidbleed,' a memory leak that's gone undetected since Clinton era (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/23/mythos-discovers-squidbleed-a-memory-leak-thats-gone-undetected-since-clinton-era/5260367))
- Space Force goes to (pretend) orbital war following record-fast Rocket Lab launch (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/23/space-force-goes-to-pretend-orbital-war-following-record-fast-rocket-lab-launch/5260277))
- O2 joins UK 2G switch-off with summer 2029 start date (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/06/23/o2-joins-uk-2g-switch-off-with-summer-2029-start-date/5260297))
- Valve opens Steam Machine pre-orders with queue lottery and hefty prices amid AI squeeze (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/23/valve-opens-steam-machine-pre-orders-with-queue-lottery-and-hefty-prices-amid-ai-squeeze/5260242))
- 21,000 Oracle jobs vanish amid Big Red's big bets on AI (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/23/21000-oracle-jobs-vanish-amid-big-reds-big-bets-on-ai/5260086))
- Bold move, Cotton: Trump administration tells US techies it expects American quantum computer by 2028 (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/06/23/bold-move-cotton-trump-administration-tells-us-techies-it-expects-american-quantum-computer-by-2028/5260074))
- Microsoft Access finally breaks free of its 22-inch form limit (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/23/microsoft-access-finally-breaks-free-of-its-22-inch-form-limit/5260005))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 13: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan; England vs. Ghana; Panama vs. Croatia; Colombia vs. DR Congo (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169652/2026-world-cup-day-13-portugal-vs-uzbekistan-england-vs-ghana-panama-vs-croatia-colombia-vs-dr-congo))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169639/the-daily-hilario-june-23rd))
### Word of the day
> timorsome - adjective: Timid; easily frightened.
### Quote of the Day
> Scrum is a mindset, culture, and philosophy, not just a fixed set of practices. - Zuzana Sochova
### Oblique Strategies
> Repetition is a form of change
### Film Archive
- Thanksgiving (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2023
- Summary: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 679, using [2, 5, 9, 10, 75, 100]
- Answer: 10 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: 100 x 5 + ( 75 + 10 ) x 2 + 9