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date: 2026-07-07 06:31
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-07
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Tuesday, 07 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 16.68˚C,
- With highs of 17.69˚C and lows of 16.49˚C,
- It may feel like 16.62˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1016hPa and humidity is 85%
- The sun will rise at 03:57 and set at 20:28

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 68 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Refuse Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Commit to the direction.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.02000427246094 
- ^FTSE : 10651.7998046875 
- ^FTMC : 23504.19921875 

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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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- Europe Today: NATO summit opens in Ankara under Trump pressure to boost defence spending (Euronews, [30 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/07/europe-today-nato-summit-opens-in-ankara-under-trump-pressure-to-boost-defence-spending))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 16: Argentina vs. Egypt; Switzerland vs. Colombia (WAGNH, [56 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/170004/2026-world-cup-round-of-16-argentina-vs-egypt-switzerland-vs-colombia))
- EU to extend temporary message-scanning regime to detect child sexual abuse online (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/07/eu-to-extend-temporary-message-scanning-regime-to-detect-child-sexual-abuse-online))
- Death toll from China storms and floods rises to 15, state media says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/07/death-toll-from-china-storms-and-floods-rises-to-15-state-media-says))
- Infertility to affect 80 million women by 2036 with sharpest rise in over-35s, study finds (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/07/infertility-to-affect-80-million-women-by-2036-with-sharpest-rise-in-over-35s-study-finds))
- ‘A big joke’: Citizens blame corn, data centres and leaky pipes as water restrictions grip France (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/07/a-big-joke-citizens-blame-corn-data-centres-and-leaky-pipes-as-water-restrictions-grip-fra))
- The five European economies set to grow more than twice as fast as the eurozone (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/07/the-five-european-economies-set-to-grow-more-than-twice-as-fast-as-the-eurozone))
- Euronews explains: The verdict that could end Marine Le Pen – and launch Jordan Bardella (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/07/euronews-explains-the-verdict-that-could-end-marine-le-pen-and-launch-jordan-bardella))
- Andros Routes: Paths leading to the island's natural and cultural heritage (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/07/andros-routes-paths-leading-to-the-islands-natural-and-cultural-heritage))
- Punishing struggling EU candidates is wrong approach, Bosnia and Herzegovina ambassador says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/07/punishing-struggling-eu-candidates-is-wrong-approach-bosnia-and-herzegovina-ambassador-say))
- France's Kylian Mbappé condemns 'despicable' Paraguayan senator over racist remarks (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/07/frances-kylian-mbappe-condemns-despicable-paraguayan-senator-over-racist-remarks))
- How to stop AI becoming the enemy of younger workers (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0b67e331-4ff0-4af6-85b7-0d7d6710d603))
- EU to delay pre-authorised travel system after border chaos (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/de332c29-8270-44d8-b535-aabc42692f03))
- HSBC pulls back from riskier private credit lending (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/08a93f45-24fe-4ea3-9b1e-ecfb68ee309d))
- How Europe would fight without America (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ffd323d9-8a8c-4b67-ae0d-208c8f994ece))
- Greek shipping companies made almost $4bn carrying Russian oil in past three years (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d8518934-3618-43dc-af91-63a948c9bae3))
- Volkswagen needs sense-makers at the top (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e9a5a84b-d392-4067-ba06-47f217f9512b))
- German CEOs worry Merz’s €10bn tax cuts are too little to jump-start economy (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/92ca68d2-f0d7-45ab-9811-437ee45e8d5d))
- US crash out of World Cup after Trump red card controversy (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ad3ab4ac-aea7-44d1-8b89-4fd6456f9ab1))
- IBM teases new rackable mainframes that ‘complete’ the z17 family (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/07/ibm-teases-new-rackable-mainframes-that-complete-the-z17-family/5267423))
- Fifa’s red card scandal crosses ‘Rubicon’ on to the pitch (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aae94a36-1d3a-435f-bfd9-e059e5789ea0))
- AI startup that’s never turned a profit say's it'll totally be around in 2047 to close its $19B lease (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/07/ai-startup-thats-never-turned-a-profit-says-itll-totally-be-around-in-2047-to-close-its-19b-lease/5267385))
- Boffins bet on quantum computers, AI supers to solve fusion fuel dilemma (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/07/06/boffins-bet-on-quantum-computers-ai-supers-to-solve-fusion-fuel-dilemma/5267199))
- Software engineers can still rake in big bucks by working for fast-growing companies (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/06/software-engineers-can-still-rake-in-big-bucks-by-working-for-fast-growing-companies/5267213))
- Madlad builds homebrew GPU using 8,192 RISC-V chips (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/06/madlad-builds-homebrew-gpu-using-8192-risc-v-chips/5267175))
- GitHub cuts short offer to burn repos on CD after mockery ensues (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/07/06/github-cuts-short-offer-to-burn-repos-on-cd-after-mockery-ensues/5267113))
- EU urged to act after Pegasus infects phone of spyware inquiry MEP (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/06/eus-latest-spyware-scandal-prompts-calls-for-urgent-action/5267054))
- Zelenskyy says ‘battle in the sky’ will decide outcome of war with Russia (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6ca8de40-15e4-470e-a258-6dd2d8d9d83e))
- Samsung floats 2028 launch for seaborne datacenter (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/07/06/samsung-floats-2028-launch-for-seaborne-datacenter/5266981))
- Microsoft says the world is changing faster than it can keep up as it guts commercial, Xbox teams (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/07/06/microsoft-says-the-world-is-changing-faster-than-it-can-keep-up-as-it-guts-commercial-xbox-teams/5267032))
- Official: Everton sign Tyrique George from Chelsea (WAGNH, [14 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169997/official-everton-sign-tyrique-george-from-chelsea))
- AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo makes local AI look easy, but at $4K, easy doesn't come cheap (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/06/amds-ryzen-ai-halo-makes-local-ai-look-easy-but-at-4k-easy-doesnt-come-cheap/5266711))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 16: Portugal vs. Spain; USA vs. Belgium (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169986/2026-world-cup-round-of-16-portugal-vs-spain-usa-vs-belgium))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169977/the-daily-hilario-july-6th))

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### Word of the day

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 > dispositively - adverb: Conclusively; so as to settle the matter.

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### Quote of the Day

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> A great ScrumMaster will become dispensable and wanted by the team - Geoff Watts

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Mute and continue

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### Film Archive

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- American Underdog (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2021
- Summary: The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 472, using [1, 1, 1, 5, 5, 75]

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Jon Shamir [URL](https://jonshamir.com/) [Feed](https://jonshamir.com/rss.xml)
- Caroline Crampton [URL](https://www.carolinecrampton.com/) [Feed](https://www.carolinecrampton.com/tag/blog/rss/)
- Jim Nielsen (Notes) [URL](https://notes.jim-nielsen.com/) [Feed](https://notes.jim-nielsen.com/feed.json)
- Build5Nines [URL](https://build5nines.com/) [Feed](http://buildazure.com/feed/)
- Wordland dev [URL](https://daveverse.org/) [Feed](https://wordland.dev/scripting/237777565/rss.xml)
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