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date: 2026-07-01 06:44
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-01
permalink: /2026-07-01-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 01 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.04˚C,
- With highs of 17.75˚C and lows of 16.51˚C,
- It may feel like 17.02˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 2.07m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1023hPa and humidity is 85%
- The sun will rise at 03:53 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 62 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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> Seek the best.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.83999633789062 
- ^FTSE : 10497.099609375 
- ^FTMC : 23013.5 

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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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- Spain ends its second-hottest June on record with nearly 900 heat deaths (Euronews, [3 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/spain-ends-its-second-hottest-june-on-record-with-nearly-900-heat-deaths))
- A 'prolonged' and 'dangerous' heatwave is set to intensify across the US (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/a-prolonged-and-dangerous-heatwave-is-set-to-intensify-across-the-us))
- NoMad Hotels to debut in Singapore complete with craft soft-serve sundae-slash-cocktail bar (Euronews, [43 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/01/nomad-hotels-to-debut-in-singapore-complete-with-craft-soft-serve-sundae-slash-cocktail-ba))
- Europe Today: EPP boss Weber speaks exclusively to Euronews as von der Leyen visits Baku (Euronews, [49 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/europe-today-epp-boss-weber-speaks-exclusively-to-euronews-as-von-der-leyen-visits-baku))
- EU slaps €3 duty fee on SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress imports (Euronews, [58 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/eu-slaps-3-duty-fee-on-shein-temu-and-aliexpress-imports))
- International Joke Day: What is the funniest joke in the world (courtesy of Monty Python)? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/01/international-joke-day-what-is-the-funniest-joke-in-the-world-courtesy-of-monty-python))
- Drone captures rivers of lava flowing down Mount Etna (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/01/drone-captures-rivers-of-lava-flowing-down-mount-etna))
- Ukrainian volunteers in Poland support front despite growing war fatigue (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/ukrainian-volunteers-in-poland-support-front-despite-growing-war-fatigue))
- Billions of mRNA vaccine doses’ review underpins their effectiveness (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/01/billions-of-mrna-vaccine-doses-review-underpins-their-effectiveness))
- Almost one in three Europeans expect standard of living to decline, survey says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/almost-one-in-three-europeans-expect-standard-of-living-to-decline-survey-says))
- Democratic Socialist wins Colorado primary (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/36b9c745-5934-48b0-a505-f45d196ad632))
- Germany woos Trump with plan to make US weapons in Europe (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e9b71e3f-8f99-477a-87b3-0985e5bbf081))
- Planes leaving half full in EU border chaos, says industry (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/54ade9a4-b89e-482b-809f-c7fec11c59a0))
- The fragility of the world’s economic resilience (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7d732c78-8d3d-4e10-a3a1-4e0c79e36d36))
- Uniqlo’s plan to dominate global fashion (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3d9fcefd-f07f-47e2-a92e-32ee41c0443d))
- Five things we learnt from Trump’s financial disclosure (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b96ab721-90bf-47bf-90a1-941fd8faabc5))
- White House lifts ban on Anthropic models (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/137ddb71-852f-438c-ad76-25e2dc43486b))
- T-Mobile appears to be quitting VMware – and fighting a very familiar battle for support rights on the way out (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/07/01/t-mobile-appears-to-be-quitting-vmware-and-fighting-a-very-familiar-battle-for-support-rights-on-the-way-out/5264750))
- Donald Trump made more than $1bn last year in return to presidency (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dab0dd71-2d95-4838-b0df-e942f9cc5dec))
- Claude Code users complain their chat records are being mysteriously wiped out (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/30/claude-code-users-complain-their-chat-records-are-being-mysteriously-wiped-out/5264673))
- Qualcomm's proposed solution to catch up in AI infra: Bury the compute under the DRAM (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/06/30/qualcomms-proposed-solution-to-catch-up-in-ai-infra-bury-the-compute-under-the-dram/5264071))
- Changing AI math could reduce the hardware burden, researchers show (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/30/changing-ai-math-could-reduce-the-hardware-burden-researchers-show/5264609))
- Europe’s rearmament drive is sustaining 195,000 US defence jobs, Nato chief says (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b0e09632-81b9-43ee-881e-f14712c5d7b6))
- Infosec professionals sour on automated pentesting tools (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/30/infosec-professionals-sour-on-automated-pentesting-tools/5264571))
- ‘Unprecedented’ plane crash tests Beijing’s sense of security (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b1fae3cd-5507-4aed-968a-a18ee884e1e2))
- Huntress CEO says threat hunter used 'poor judgment' in alerting ransomware crim about law enforcement probe (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/30/huntress-ceo-says-threat-hunter-used-poor-judgment-in-alerting-ransomware-crim-about-law-enforcement-probe/5264532))
- Meta's non-surgical mind reading machine improves on prior projects, but still isn't great (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/30/metas-non-surgical-mind-reading-machine-improves-on-prior-projects-but-still-isnt-great/5264500))
- AI agents: Cause of database sprawl. And also the proposed solution (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/30/ai-agents-cause-of-database-sprawl-and-also-the-proposed-solution/5264430))
- Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/06/30/microsoft-previews-linux-containers-that-run-in-windows/5264468))
- What the OCI MSA didn't solve for AI scaling (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/06/30/what-the-oci-msa-didnt-solve-for-ai-scaling/5262624))
- Chelsea &#8216;open talks&#8217; with Rayo Vallecano for Pep Chavarría — reports (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169856/chelsea-open-talks-with-rayo-vallecano-for-pep-chavarria-reports))
- Everton &#8216;progressing in talks&#8217; to sign Tyrique George from Chelsea — report (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169853/everton-progressing-in-talks-to-sign-tyrique-george-from-chelsea-report))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169834/the-daily-hilario-june-30th))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 32: Côte d&#8217;Ivoire vs. Norway; France vs. Sweden; Mexico vs. Ecuador (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169841/2026-world-cup-round-of-32-cote-divoire-vs-norway-france-vs-sweden-mexico-vs-ecuador))

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### Word of the day

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 > Crichtonism - noun: Extraordinary, wide-ranging accomplishment.

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### Quote of the Day

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> As a general rule of thumb, when benefits are not quantified at all, assume there are not any. - Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, Software Development Authors

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Repetition is a form of change

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### Film Archive

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- The Crow (Rated: 5)
- Released in 1994
- Summary: The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural...
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 266, using [4, 6, 10, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 32 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 50 - 75 - 10 ) x 4 + 6

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Ellane N [URL](https://ellanew.com/) [Feed](https://ellanew.com/feed.rss)
- Joel Hawksley [URL](https://hawksley.org/) [Feed](https://hawksley.org/feed.xml)
- Andrew Nesbitt [URL](https://nesbitt.io/) [Feed](https://nesbitt.io/feed.xml)
- Simon Willison (tools) [URL](http://simonwillison.net/) [Feed](https://simonwillison.net/atom/beats/tool/)
- GitHub [URL](https://github.blog/) [Feed](https://github.blog/feed/)
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