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date: 2026-07-02 11:56
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-02
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Thursday, 02 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 21.65˚C,
- With highs of 22.14˚C and lows of 21.4˚C,
- It may feel like 21.23˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 2.68m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1023hPa and humidity is 52%
- 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 63 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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> Focus on user needs.

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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 136.99000549316406
- ^FTSE : 10527.0498046875
- ^FTMC : 23260.83984375

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### Just for fun

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> I have a business idea, it is a candle company with the words of famous songs printed on them, it is called waxing lyrical.

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### Top News

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- 11-year-old boy dies from rabies in Canada after waking up to a bat on his face (Euronews, [9 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/02/11-year-old-boy-dies-from-rabies-in-canada-after-waking-up-to-a-bat-on-his-face))
- What's behind the viral claims of child trafficking on Vinted? (Euronews, [13 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/whats-behind-the-viral-claims-of-child-trafficking-on-vinted))
- This is how to get cheap last-minute flights, according to Skyscanner (Euronews, [14 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/02/this-is-how-to-get-cheap-last-minute-flights-according-to-skyscanner))
- Any deal with Tehran is 'a pause before the next war,' Reza Pahlavi tells Euronews (Euronews, [22 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/02/any-deal-with-tehran-is-a-pause-before-the-next-war-reza-pahlavi-tells-euronews))
- Fast-moving wildfire spreads across southern France (Euronews, [46 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/02/fast-moving-wildfire-spreads-across-southern-france))
- Tavolara glamping: Government revokes special economic zone approval in Sardinia, no luxury resort (Euronews, [50 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/02/tavolara-glamping-government-revokes-special-economic-zone-approval-in-sardinia-no-luxury))
- How the Entry-Exit System is becoming a nightmare for Europe's summer travellers (Euronews, [57 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/how-the-entry-exit-system-is-becoming-a-nightmare-for-europes-summer-travellers))
- Oracle E-Business Suite was under attack via critical flaw before the public exploit code was even released (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/02/oracle-e-business-suite-was-under-attack-via-critical-flaw-before-the-public-exploit-code-was-even-released/5265710))
- 'Are we serious about war?': EU defence chief calls on countries to live up to security ambitions (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/are-we-serious-about-war-eu-defence-chief-calls-on-countries-to-live-up-to-security-ambiti))
- Window to control AI is closing and it could widen inequality, UN experts warn (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/02/window-to-control-ai-is-closing-and-it-could-widen-inequality-un-experts-warn))
- Vatican excommunicates Lefebvrists over unauthorised ordinations (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/vatican-excommunicates-lefebvrists-over-unauthorised-ordinations))
- Fear, loathing and ice cream pricing (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/419d600c-5998-4f65-8d53-b53dfc459970))
- Russia unleashes huge bombardment of Kyiv (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f85948e6-d779-4d74-9a59-56e83c3534d6))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 32: Spain vs. Austria; Portugal vs. Croatia; Switzerland vs. Algeria (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169907/2026-world-cup-round-of-32-spain-vs-austria-portugal-vs-croatia-switzerland-vs-algeria))
- Connect, disconnect, or just have a lovely beer (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/02/connect-disconnect-or-just-have-a-lovely-beer/5264598))
- Beijing plane crash pilot suffered from ‘insomnia and anxiety’, say police (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/41d9164f-8158-4a89-90ce-59415056d4e1))
- Russian drone campaign mapped Nato air defence gaps, study finds (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/49ed0040-7f5d-402d-b42d-1d8eab27114c))
- UN warns of need for global governance to avoid an AI-pocalypse (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/02/un-warns-of-need-for-global-governance-to-avoid-an-ai-pocalypse/5265188))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169897/the-daily-hilario-july-2nd))
- Hackers shoveled snow for company, were rewarded with network admin access (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/02/hackers-shoveled-snow-for-company-were-rewarded-with-network-admin-access/5265240))
- Trouble keeps finding Supermicro as strange server shipments attract police attention in Taiwan and Singapore (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/07/02/trouble-keeps-finding-supermicro-as-strange-server-shipments-attract-police-attention-in-taiwan-and-singapore/5265520))
- OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7c803eab-8e80-4431-9a87-e943bf00e00b))
- The economics of women’s weight (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a7a9bfbf-9743-473b-897f-6a91ad3fa0a9))
- Trump’s $1bn plan to remake America’s capital (FT, [7 hours ago](https://ig.ft.com/trump-dc/))
- New humanoid robots from China look like creepy pop star action figures – complete with slightly dodgy lip-synch (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/02/new-humanoid-robots-from-china-look-like-creepy-pop-star-action-figures-complete-with-slightly-dodgy-lip-synch/5265490))
- White House accelerates plans for AI model standards (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0bb7e2f9-007b-4577-9c4a-858948ee969a))
- Oracle outlines all the ways it could lose the farm it bet on AI (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/01/oracle-outlines-all-the-ways-it-could-lose-the-farm-it-bet-on-ai/5265438))
- EvilTokens device-code phishing kit totally more evil than we all thought (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/01/eviltokens-device-code-phishing-kit-totally-more-evil-than-we-all-thought/5265409))
- Claude Sonnet 5.0 heads straight down the middle of the road to dodge controversy (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/07/01/claude-sonnet-50-heads-straight-down-the-middle-of-the-road-to-dodge-controversy/5265398))
- Trump made up to $1.4bn in stock purchases in 2025 (FT, [14 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9067f454-a2f3-43da-bb0e-7f3015ce3bf5))
- Anthropic is removing its covert code for catching Chinese competitors (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/01/anthropic-is-removing-its-covert-code-for-catching-chinese-competitors/5265366))
- This is how we can make AI safe for everyone (FT, [19 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0c2e1077-f658-4b3d-9040-602615c961ca))
- Official: Chelsea sign Marco Palestra from Atalanta (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169888/official-chelsea-sign-marco-palestra-from-atalanta))

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### Word of the day

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> Mona Lisa - noun: A woman with an enigmatic smile or expression. adjective: Enigmatic, mysterious, or inscrutable, especially of a smile or expression.

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### Quote of the Day

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> It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Assemble some of the instruments in a group and treat the group

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### Film Archive

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- Ex Machina (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2015
- Summary: A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 766, using [2, 2, 4, 9, 9, 10]
- Answer: 5 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 9 + 2 ) x ( 9 - 2 ) x 10 - 4

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Probably Fine [URL](https://blog.probablyfine.co.uk/) [Feed](https://blog.probablyfine.co.uk/feed.xml)
- Simon Willison (tools) [URL](http://simonwillison.net/) [Feed](https://simonwillison.net/atom/beats/tool/)
- Sean McPherson [URL](https://seanmcp.com/) [Feed](https://seanmcp.com/rss.xml)
- Daring Fireball [URL](https://daringfireball.net/) [Feed](http://daringfireball.net/index.xml)
- Giles Turnbull [URL](https://gilest.org/) [Feed](https://gilest.org/feed/index.xml)

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