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date: 2026-06-27 06:22
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-27
permalink: /2026-06-27-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Saturday, 27 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 20.76˚C,
- With highs of 20.95˚C and lows of 20.52˚C,
- It may feel like 20.88˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 1.79m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1017hPa 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 58 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Water the plants

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Be humble.
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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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> People smell when they get to the summit but never smell when they get back down due to a process called the descent.
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### Top News

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- Belgium through to World Cup knockout stage as Iran forced to wait (Euronews, [7 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/belgium-through-to-world-cup-knockout-stage-as-iran-forced-to-wait))
- US launches strikes against Iran following drone attack on cargo ship (Euronews, [43 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/us-launches-strikes-against-iran-following-drone-attack-on-cargo-ship))
- The investments that soared and slumped in the first half of 2026 (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/27/the-investments-that-soared-and-slumped-in-the-first-half-of-2026))
- Rooftop solar can provide five hours of 'free' air conditioning a day. But is it green? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/27/rooftop-solar-can-provide-five-hours-of-free-air-conditioning-a-day-but-is-it-green))
- Latest news bulletin  June 27th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/27/latest-news-bulletin-june-27th-2026-morning))
- ‘The best scenery under heaven’: Why Guilin needs to be on your China itinerary (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/27/the-best-scenery-under-heaven-why-guilin-needs-to-be-on-your-china-itinerary))
- Maxence Lacroix &#8216;expected&#8217; to join Chelsea in €55m move after World Cup — report (WAGNH, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169748/maxence-lacroix-expected-to-join-chelsea-in-e55m-move-after-world-cup-report))
- Owner of car searched by police after Beijing tower plane crash identified (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/190beede-1d8b-4a22-8437-ef8c48d01828))
- Record listing shifts focus from fundraising to deeper capital markets (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/27/record-listing-shifts-focus-from-fundraising-to-deeper-capital-markets))
- Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia’s new Trumpian tiger (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ec1f4ef3-1a8d-41f1-9071-dd8dbbd10e71))
- Trump’s power is waning. But is Trumpism here to stay? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/47163aeb-07e0-4314-9488-13acb28b0f6b))
- Shorts-wearers of the world, unite! (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/74644e89-5b34-4bc2-8c1b-fce08b5ba3d4))
- Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d72a25e2-7bde-4aa9-bd8d-0c4f3d6cb2cb))
- Trump administration allows some access to Anthropic’s Mythos (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4b578b5c-258a-48f5-a5e9-15eef5659573))
- US launches strikes on Iran after Tehran’s attack on container ship (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f9a4ca8d-d29c-4a7d-8791-8999d84317ae))
- ‘Tit-for-tat’ trade warfare threatens global economy, says IMF chief economist (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8199cd6d-e513-4c9a-9beb-8a7acd2b65dc))
- Even the Secret Service won't use company-issued phones (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/26/even-the-secret-service-wont-use-company-issued-phones/5263356))
- Frozen feasts and cool pools help Rome zoo animals survive heatwave (Euronews, [8 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/26/frozen-feasts-and-cool-pools-help-rome-zoo-animals-survive-heatwave))
- OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 to select users vetted by US government (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/33a306c2-5aaa-45b1-9386-1716fa6a128e))
- Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building (Euronews, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/26/small-plane-crashes-into-beijings-tallest-building))
- Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/06/26/trump-shuttered-climate-change-site-back-online-in-nonprofit-hands/5263319))
- Google wants AI regulation, but on its own terms (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/26/google-wants-ai-regulation-but-on-its-own-terms/5263276))
- IRGC denies direct hotline with US, as Trump warns of ceasefire violations in Strait of Hormuz (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/irgc-denies-direct-hotline-with-us-as-trump-warns-of-ceasefire-violations-in-strait-of-hor))
- Trump warns of 100% tariff on countries implementing digital services tax (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5d886d47-c509-44a4-9077-bcd25158b61e))
- US auto regulators want to kill robotaxi brake pedals (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/26/us-auto-regulators-want-to-kill-robotaxi-brake-pedals/5263228))
- Amazon Q flaw let booby-trapped Git repos execute code, swipe cloud creds (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/26/amazon-q-flaw-let-booby-trapped-git-repos-execute-code-swipe-cloud-creds/5263202))
- Oracle promises to open up MySQL governance, but the community wants guarantees (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/26/oracle-promises-to-open-up-mysql-governance-but-the-community-wants-guarantees/5263106))
- One man, two kernels, and a lot of RISC-V (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/26/one-man-two-kernels-and-a-lot-of-risc-v/5262858))
- Notion kills its Gmail client after AI agents keep humans from troubling inbox (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/26/notion-kills-its-gmail-client-after-ai-agents-keep-humans-from-troubling-inbox/5263024))
- Jiangsu's first AI-powered 10 Gbps all-optical campus network launched at Southeast University (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/06/26/jiangsus-first-ai-powered-10-gbps-all-optical-campus-network-launched-at-southeast-university/5263098))
- Miasma campaign poisons 20-plus npm packages, hunts for developer secrets (Register, [18 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/26/miasma-campaign-poisons-20-plus-npm-packages-hunts-for-developer-secrets/5262886))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 16: Final games in Groups G, H, I (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169740/2026-world-cup-day-16-final-games-in-groups-g-h-i))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169725/the-daily-hilario-june-26th))

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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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> A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way - John C. Maxwell

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### Oblique Strategies

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> What would your closest friend do?

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### Film Archive

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- Bring It On (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2000
- Summary: A champion high school cheerleading squad discovers its previous captain stole all their best routines from an inner-city school and must scramble to compete at this year's championships.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 886, using [6, 8, 10, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 8 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 75 + 8 ) x 100 / 10 + 50 + 6

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Mike Cohn [URL](https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/) [Feed](http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/rss)
- Elezea [URL](https://elezea.com/) [Feed](https://elezea.com/feed.xml)
- Callum A-R [URL](https://cakehurstryan.com/) [Feed](https://callumakehurstryansblog.wordpress.com/feed/)
- The Sweet Setup [URL](https://thesweetsetup.com/) [Feed](https://thesweetsetup.com/feed/)
- Austin Kleon (tumblr) [URL](https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/) [Feed](https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/rss)
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