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date: 2026-07-04 06:20
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-04
permalink: /2026-07-04-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Saturday, 04 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 16.91˚C,
- With highs of 17.75˚C and lows of 16.03˚C,
- It may feel like 16.9˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1026hPa and humidity is 86%
- The sun will rise at 03:55 and set at 20:29

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 65 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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> Use appropriate tools.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.64999389648438 
- ^FTSE : 10679.0 
- ^FTMC : 23538.80078125 

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### Just for fun

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> I got sacked from my job at the bakery after customers complained everything had a leathery texture. I really misunderstood how to make Choux buns.
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### Top News

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- NATO's drone problem: Can European industry close the gap? (Euronews, [19 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/04/natos-drone-problem-can-european-industry-close-the-gap))
- Argentina survive major World Cup scare as Egypt edge past Australia (Euronews, [23 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/04/argentina-survive-major-world-cup-scare-as-egypt-edge-past-australia))
- Meet My Mama: how home cooks turned chefs are spicing up the French catering market (Euronews, [46 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/04/meet-my-mama-how-home-cooks-turned-chefs-are-spicing-up-the-french-catering-market))
- Plovdiv travel guide: How to spend 48 hours in Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited city (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/04/plovdiv-travel-guide-how-to-spend-48-hours-in-europes-oldest-continuously-inhabited-city))
- Latest news bulletin  July 4th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/04/latest-news-bulletin-july-4th-2026-morning))
- Men up to six times as likely to ‘hit the wall’ during marathons, study finds (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/04/men-up-to-six-times-as-likely-to-hit-the-wall-during-marathons-study-finds))
- El Niño to ‘strengthen rapidly’ and fuel extreme weather. When will Europe face its wrath? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/04/el-nino-to-strengthen-rapidly-and-fuel-extreme-weather-when-will-europe-face-its-wrath))
- Ireland, as 'honest broker', reckons with the high price of dirty business (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/04/ireland-as-honest-broker-reckons-with-the-high-price-of-dirty-business))
- World's largest digital camera starts mapping the universe (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/04/worlds-largest-digital-camera-starts-mapping-the-universe))
- Trump uses Mount Rushmore speech to warn of ‘communist menace’ in US (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/46ae86e3-b7a4-4ef6-b90a-bc96214c521c))
- My fellow American: who should be remembered for the next 250 years? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3265b413-f8b6-4ee9-a058-5d6689df9100))
- My America: On the strangeness of pledging allegiance to the flag (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0a7844b1-c91c-473e-a2f9-29d7c964b1cc))
- A Silk Road destination wants tourists to stay longer (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/04/a-silk-road-destination-wants-tourists-to-stay-longer))
- My America: Can we keep this great experiment? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/260f93d4-c7a2-443b-8c3a-c62bf8c626d0))
- Simon Schama: The founding fathers and the battle for America’s future (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/34eb59fa-fc22-4b03-b9e6-205443d19dd1))
- Yankee pyramids: the meaning of presidential libraries (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b640ab8d-4273-43be-8206-be750c004665))
- Iran begins mourning for Khamenei under tight security (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a23d758d-3b48-4ea4-a08c-5dba88543d08))
- David Potter, the man who put Psion in the palm of your hand, logs off at 82 (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/5266624))
- An American birthday worth celebrating (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/010b7867-1bf3-4a32-aeee-a3e6a67e4b0b))
- Official: Real Madrid ‘categorically deny’ any speculation regarding Enzo Fernández (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169935/real-madrid-categorically-deny-any-speculation-regarding-enzo-fernandez))
- Granit Xhaka rejects Chelsea, ‘will be staying’ at Sunderland — report (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169930/granit-xhaka-rejects-chelsea-will-be-staying-at-sunderland-report))
- Amazon Leo constellation nears 400 satellites as broadband launch looms (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/07/03/amazon-leo-constellation-nears-400-satellites-as-broadband-launch-looms/5266588))
- Trump will oppose heavy US AI regulation, says outgoing tech adviser (FT, [15 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5128e476-db8b-48ac-a8fb-0f16d0f5c2ed))
- AdaptHealth says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/03/adapthealth-crooks-stole-our-passwords-patient-health-data/5266512))
- Startup targets datacenters with 3D-printed nuclear reactor module (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/03/startup-targets-datacenters-with-3d-printed-nuclear-reactor-module/5266480))
- NetNut cracked as Google and FBI target 2 million-device botnet (Register, [18 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/03/netnut-cracked-as-google-and-fbi-target-2-million-device-botnet/5266414))
- AI bills are baffling the C-suite after shift to usage-based pricing (Register, [19 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/03/ai-bills-are-baffling-the-c-suite-after-shift-to-usage-based-pricing/5266383))
- What has America ever done for us? (FT, [20 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f61eb897-ff73-4943-ae5e-9d96c61ee3b8))
- EU appears to find datacenter emissions easier to offset than lobbyists (Register, [21 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/07/03/eu-appears-to-find-datacenter-emissions-easier-to-offset-than-lobbyists/5265814))
- Databricks unifies OLTP and OLAP, depending on what counts as a copy (Register, [21 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/07/03/databricks-unifies-oltp-and-olap-depending-on-what-counts-as-a-copy/5265733))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 32: Australia vs. Egypt; Argentina vs. Cape Verde; Colombia vs. Ghana (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169925/2026-world-cup-round-of-32-australia-vs-egypt-argentina-vs-cape-verde-colombia-vs-ghana))
- The Daily Hilario: Come out to the coast… (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169915/the-daily-hilario-come-out-to-the-coast))
- User swore hacker called General Failure had invaded his PC (Register, [23 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/user-swore-hacker-called-general-failure-had-invaded-his-pc/5265548))

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### Word of the day

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 > Comstock Lode - noun: A rich supply or source, especially one that seems inexhaustible.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Be honest, Without objectivity and honesty, the project team is set up for failure, even if developing iteratively. - Ian Spence and Kurt Bittner, Agile Authors

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Do something boring

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### Film Archive

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- The Grudge I Tae (Rated: 9)
- Released in 2002
- Summary: No summary available
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 463, using [1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 50]
- Answer: 9 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 8 x 2 + 50 ) x 7 + 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Derek Sivers [URL](https://sive.rs/) [Feed](https://sive.rs/en.atom)
- Dave Kiss [URL](https://davekiss.com/) [Feed](https://davekiss.com/blog.rss)
- Mike Cohn [URL](https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/) [Feed](http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/rss)
- Scripting [URL](http://scripting.com/) [Feed](http://scripting.com/rss.xml)
- Julia Evans [URL](https://jvns.ca/) [Feed](https://jvns.ca/atom.xml)
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