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date: 2026-06-25 06:33
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-25
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Thursday, 25 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 23.82˚C,
- With highs of 24.42˚C and lows of 22.06˚C,
- It may feel like 24.29˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 1.34m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1018hPa and humidity is 78%
- The sun will rise at 03:49 and set at 20:31

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 56 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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> Do better with less.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.63999938964844 
- ^FTSE : 10461.599609375 
- ^FTMC : 23101.5 

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### Just for fun

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> During this time at this eye wear manufacturing company I designed and documented a process for a new pair of glasses with little dots of gold in the frame. That is right, I wrote the spec about specs on some specs.
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### Top News

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- Popular Ibiza DJ named as alleged 'mastermind' behind international drug trafficking operation (Euronews, [15 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/25/popular-ibiza-dj-named-as-alleged-mastermind-behind-international-drug-trafficking-operati))
- Mexico, Switzerland and Brazil top their groups after final matchday of World Cup group stages (Euronews, [26 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/mexico-switzerland-and-brazil-top-their-groups-after-final-matchday-of-world-cup-group-sta))
- Greenpeace criticises EU's 'deep incoherence' over Hormuz energy shock (Euronews, [32 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/greenpeace-criticises-eus-deep-incoherence-over-hormuz-energy-shock))
- Europe Today: Ukraine seeks defence, energy deals in Poland as Macron meets Meloni in France (Euronews, [35 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/25/europe-today-ukraine-seeks-defence-energy-deals-in-poland-as-macron-meets-meloni-in-france))
- Which EU countries fight pay gaps? New transparency rules split the bloc (Euronews, [47 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/25/which-eu-countries-fight-pay-gaps-new-transparency-rules-split-the-bloc))
- Back-to-back earthquakes leave 32 dead in Venezuela (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4eb25cfb-1b1e-4f9d-9562-3f8a3b9078c1))
- Global Beatles Day: Who was the walrus? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/25/global-beatles-day-who-was-the-walrus))
- Working mums, agricultural labourers and bill payers: Who’s hit hardest by heatwave costs? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/25/working-mums-agricultural-labourers-and-bill-payers-whos-hit-hardest-by-heatwave-costs))
- Washing underwear in kettles and raiding the breakfast buffet: Strange hotel guest habits revealed (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/25/washing-underwear-in-kettles-and-raiding-the-breakfast-buffet-strange-hotel-guest-habits-r))
- Costly IVF add-ons fail to show benefits, new study finds (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/06/25/costly-ivf-add-ons-fail-to-show-benefits-new-study-finds))
- France's largest startup campus Station F turns nine. Here's why it's nervous about the election (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/06/25/frances-largest-startup-campus-station-f-turns-nine-heres-why-its-nervous-about-the-electi))
- Micron posts 15-fold profit surge in boost for global AI stocks (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9b739203-3274-43f1-b61e-c1905061d32a))
- South Korea delays plan for new single-stock options amid record volatility (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b08c7e63-aeae-4980-b681-6eea05be7114))
- The future of TV: lots of choice, lots of hassle (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3b4e94c4-0ce8-421f-be85-41ae51e110a9))
- Insurers slash war premiums for Strait of Hormuz ships (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b62d823c-865b-4fa6-a492-1cd65d3400cb))
- What if ideas aren’t getting harder to find, after all? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/72b96cb4-15f3-4bfc-a0b7-dabc31bbe1fa))
- Oil price back at prewar levels as Gulf flows pick up (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7a05c821-491f-41a7-8d03-53183fbbb719))
- Micron locks in historically high memory prices for five years (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/06/25/micron-locks-in-historically-high-memory-prices-for-five-years/5261854))
- Chelsea &#8216;preparing to advance&#8217; interest in Maxence Lacroix — report (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169706/chelsea-preparing-to-advance-interest-in-maxence-lacroix-report))
- The reason China is building most of the world’s robots (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c8731833-10ca-4a12-bfe4-8ebb2584ec68))
- Trump demands ‘loyalty’ from Nato allies and slams lack of support in Iran war (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/39883d15-863b-4563-8b31-7e65102301cd))
- Companies are not looking before they're leaping into the AI playpen (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/06/24/companies-are-not-looking-before-theyre-leaping-into-the-ai-playpen/5261819))
- The hits keep on coming for Cisco vulnerabilities (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/24/the-hits-keep-on-coming-for-cisco-vulnerabilities/5261797))
- Qualcomm claims it's not too late for Dragonfly to land in datacenters (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/06/24/qualcomm-claims-its-not-too-late-for-dragonfly-to-land-in-datacenters/5261758))
- Real Madrid open talks with Enzo Fernández as Chelsea set £120m asking price — reports (WAGNH, [9 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169701/real-madrid-open-talks-with-enzo-fernandez-as-chelsea-set-120m-asking-price-reports))
- Loop engineering, latest AI buzzword, still needs humans in the loop (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/24/loop-engineering-latest-ai-buzzword-still-needs-humans-in-the-loop/5261735))
- Chelsea set  £75m asking price for Malo Gusto — report (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169696/chelsea-set-75m-asking-price-for-malo-gusto-report))
- Como 1907 submit offer for Trevoh Chalobah; Chelsea interested in Jacobo Ramon — reports (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169687/como-1907-submit-offer-for-trevoh-chalobah-chelsea-interested-in-jacobo-ramon-reports))
- OpenAI gets chippy with Broadcom (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/24/openai-gets-chippy-with-broadcom/5261697))
- Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/24/microsoft-uses-ai-to-link-two-malware-operations-in-racketeering-suit/5261656))
- Windows 11 turns five, leaving some important lessons for Microsoft (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/24/windows-11-turns-five-leaving-some-important-lessons-for-microsoft/5261603))
- Deno project is going to add cross-platform desktop apps in next major update (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/24/deno-project-is-going-to-add-cross-platform-desktop-apps-in-next-major-update/5261388))
- Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors' (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/06/24/boffin-claims-microsofts-supposed-quantum-leap-does-not-compute-due-to-basic-python-errors/5260489))
- Nato chief reveals Italy allowed US planes to use bases in Iran war (FT, [18 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f5e28723-da78-4822-848b-22d11259a349))
- The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169665/the-daily-hilario-june-24th))

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### Word of the day

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 > lentous - adjective: Sticky; viscous.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Be fixed on the vision, but flexible on the journey - Jeff Bezos

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Short circuit

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### Film Archive

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- Home Alone ii : Lost In New York (Rated: 2)
- Released in 1992
- Summary: No summary available
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 826, using [1, 2, 2, 10, 25, 75]
- Answer: 6 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 25 - 10 - 2 - 2 ) x 75 + 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Spyglass [URL](https://spyglass.org/) [Feed](https://spyglass.org/rss/)
- Tyler Sticka [URL](https://tylersticka.com/) [Feed](https://tylersticka.com/journal/feed.xml)
- Philipp D. Dubach [URL](https://philippdubach.com/) [Feed](https://philippdubach.com/index.xml)
- ollicle.com [URL](https://ollicle.com/) [Feed](https://ollicle.com/feed.xml)
- Jeff Gothelf [URL](https://jeffgothelf.com/) [Feed](https://jeffgothelf.com/feed/)
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