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date: 2026-06-26 06:35
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-26
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 26 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 26.05˚C,
- With highs of 27.06˚C and lows of 24.91˚C,
- It may feel like 26.05˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 2.24m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1012hPa and humidity is 76%
- The sun will rise at 03:50 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 57 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Farmers Market in town

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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 : 137.08999633789062 
- ^FTSE : 10529.900390625 
- ^FTMC : 23161.400390625 

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### Just for fun

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> It is very difficult to find work during a recession and every workplace is affected, just a few days ago I heard lots of firefighters were getting fired.
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### Top News

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- Security boss thought MFA would be too much security (Register, [5 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/26/security-boss-thought-mfa-would-be-too-much-security/5261934))
- Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped - accuser says she can't endure a fourth trial (Euronews, [13 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/26/harvey-weinsteins-new-york-rape-charge-dropped-accuser-says-she-cant-endure-a-fourth-trial))
- EU releases €3 billion loan for Ukraine as US-Iran talks remain fragile (Euronews, [33 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/eu-releases-3-billion-loan-for-ukraine-as-us-iran-talks-remain-fragile))
- How Portugal's Alentejo region has become a hotspot for luxury hotel openings (Euronews, [34 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/26/how-portugals-alentejo-region-has-become-a-hotspot-for-luxury-hotel-openings))
- Microsoft extends extended updates for Windows 10 in the most muted way imaginable (Register, [59 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/26/microsoft-extends-extended-updates-for-windows-10-in-the-most-muted-way-imaginable/5262673))
- Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Supergirl' - Save the puppy, save the world (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/26/euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-supergirl-save-the-puppy-save-the-world))
- Moisés Caicedo captains Ecuador in critical 2-1 win over Germany (WAGNH, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169730/moises-caicedo-captains-ecuador-in-critical-2-1-win-over-germany))
- Nearly 19 years of income to buy a home? Europe's least affordable housing markets (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/nearly-19-years-of-income-to-buy-a-home-europes-least-affordable-housing-markets))
- Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/gulf-states-weigh-living-side-by-side-with-iran-as-tehran-weaponises-hormuz))
- There is a significant risk of Ebola spillover into South Sudan, WHO study warns (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/06/26/there-is-a-significant-risk-of-ebola-spillover-into-south-sudan-who-study-warns))
- Latest news bulletin  June 26th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/26/latest-news-bulletin-june-26th-2026-morning))
- Côte d’Ivoire: Discover West Africa’s beach and culture hotspot (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/26/cote-divoire-discover-west-africas-beach-and-culture-hotspot))
- Europe’s Taliban Dilemma: the struggle to return Afghan migrants (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/26/europes-taliban-dilemma-the-struggle-to-return-afghan-migrants))
- Kevin Warsh’s tough talk on inflation reassures investors (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a825975a-df76-4f9c-9eb9-774329ebc29d))
- Rheinmetall gambled on Germany’s doomed warship project — and lost (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e3fa2351-72bd-40e1-97e0-5a6ae0a63a2b))
- Donald Trump Jr set for Kalshi windfall after prediction platform gave him stake (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f70147b1-ee77-4d75-8587-707a49ddb605))
- Meloni redesigns Italy’s election rules to stay in power (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e5ce6c30-e813-474f-a9b6-a8b26192d35a))
- How the DeepMind mafia brought the AI boom to London (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6a3a46b9-4725-469e-a909-917768a74afb))
- SpaceX plans Starlink mobile push into US consumer market (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/42af0f15-3aa9-49b7-b429-4a39540af03e))
- The shrinking arguments for degrowth (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5bc6b000-83c5-462b-a368-093f23759043))
- Chinese cybersecurity company claims it’s built a better-than-Mythos bug finder (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/26/chinese-cybersecurity-company-claims-its-built-a-better-than-mythos-bug-finder/5262642))
- Attack in Strait of Hormuz halts evacuation plan for stranded ships (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5abcb3c1-8ce8-470f-8a37-f47af58b2f7c))
- AI giants back non-profit to retrain workers left behind by AI (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/26/ai-giants-back-non-profit-to-retrain-workers-left-behind-by-ai/5262601))
- Self-destructing Mistic backdoor linked to access broker selling corporate footholds to ransomware gangs (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/25/self-destructing-mistic-backdoor-linked-to-access-broker-selling-corporate-footholds-to-ransomware-gangs/5262579))
- They read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/25/they-read-the-scroll-thing-ai-helps-decipher-ancient-document-charred-by-vesuvius/5262525))
- Ex-Huntress analyst claims company insider fed info to a ransomware crim. Social media drama ensues (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/25/ex-huntress-analyst-claims-company-insider-fed-info-to-a-ransomware-crim-social-media-drama-ensues/5262538))
- OpenAI says employees moving beyond chat to agents (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/25/openai-says-employees-moving-beyond-chat-to-agents/5262499))
- Perseverance rover finds even more signs of extinct life on Mars (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/25/perseverance-rover-finds-even-more-signs-of-extinct-life-on-mars/5262477))
- FOSS dev builds a BASIC compiler using LLVM (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/25/foss-dev-builds-a-basic-compiler-using-llvm/5262171))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 15: Final games in Groups D, E, F (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169710/2026-world-cup-day-15-final-games-in-groups-d-e-f))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169693/the-daily-hilario-june-25th))

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### Word of the day

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 > formous - adjective: Beautiful.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Agility means that you are faster than your competition. Agile time frames are measured in weeks and months, not years. - Michael Hugos, Agile Systems Architect

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Discover the recipes you are using and abandon them

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### Film Archive

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- Mad Max (Rated: 4)
- Released in 1979
- Summary: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 951, using [7, 9, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 3 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 75 / 25 + 100 - 7 ) x 10 - 9

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Pluralistic by Cory Doctorow [URL](https://pluralistic.net/) [Feed](https://pluralistic.net/feed/)
- Graham Cluley [URL](https://grahamcluley.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/GrahamCluleysBlog)
- Derek Sivers [URL](https://sive.rs/) [Feed](https://sive.rs/en.atom)
- Ana Rodrigues [URL](https://ohhelloana.blog/) [Feed](https://ohhelloana.blog/feed.xml)
- Alice Bartlett [URL](https://alicebartlett.co.uk/) [Feed](https://alicebartlett.co.uk/feed.xml)
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