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date: 2026-07-21 06:08
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-21
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Tuesday, 21 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 14.95˚C,
- With highs of 15.54˚C and lows of 14.26˚C,
- It may feel like 14.46˚C with few clouds
- The wind speed is 2.05m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1028hPa and humidity is 75%
- The sun will rise at 04:14 and set at 20:14

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 81 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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> Be humble.
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### Fixture List

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- Sheffield United v Huddersfield Town
- QPR v Wycombe Wanderers
- Gillingham v Millwall
- Walsall v Aston Villa
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 135.25999450683594 
- ^FTSE : 10524.7998046875 
- ^FTMC : 23540.69921875 

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### Just for fun

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> I have interviewed at a bird food-making company, but waiting to see if they have a successful seed funding round, as I don't come cheep.
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### Top News

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- Europe Today: Spain celebrates World Cup triumph as Burnham takes office in the UK (Euronews, [5 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/21/europe-today-spain-celebrates-world-cup-triumph-as-burnham-takes-office-in-the-uk))
- Nearly 100 US troops injured in two weeks since Iran war resumed (FT, [34 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2e137205-df69-47a2-9674-2f4a9deec0d9?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Four things to know one year after the Turnberry agreement (Euronews, [38 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/21/four-things-to-know-one-year-after-the-turnberry-agreement))
- Morgan Rogers passes Chelsea medical, signs 6-year contract — reports (WAGNH, [39 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170329/morgan-rogers-passes-chelsea-medical-signs-6-year-contract-reports))
- Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods citing disputes over autos (Euronews, [50 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/21/trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-citing-disputes-over-autos))
- How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar this summer (Euronews, [58 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/21/how-to-keep-babies-safe-when-temperatures-soar-this-summer))
- Where are Europe's households most indebted? Not where you would think (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/21/where-are-europes-households-most-indebted-not-where-you-would-think))
- Wind and solar power ‘stranded’ in Europe’s outdated energy grid. Is there an ‘immediate’ solution? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/21/wind-and-solar-power-stranded-in-europes-outdated-energy-grid-is-there-an-immediate-soluti))
- Three possible ways to lift the Greek veto on new Russia sanctions (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/21/three-possible-ways-to-lift-the-greek-veto-on-new-russia-sanctions))
- Revealed: The underrated European islands set to be 2026's hottest holiday escapes (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/21/revealed-the-underrated-european-islands-set-to-be-2026s-hottest-holiday-escapes))
- Latest news bulletin  July 21st, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/21/latest-news-bulletin-july-21st-2026-morning))
- How Montenegro might complicate the EU's already tense budget talks (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/21/how-montenegro-might-complicate-the-eus-already-tense-budget-talks))
- Psychedelic drugs are going mainstream (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dd268ceb-e664-4e37-b304-e16dd5142946?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- China weighs tighter export controls on AI models and chips (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6049a031-9e9b-464c-97bb-414da04d5a6a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The fall of America’s farm superpower (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8aa89209-dc0b-4678-9b6a-01029398b304?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Pointers for Burnham on what Britain really wants (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c2b74307-569b-448b-a1e6-c73b64d7c90b))
- AI is becoming a geopolitical weapon, warns EU digital chief (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ccaf6c42-f94b-4afc-a063-7243b4fb78ed?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why Canada isn’t listening to American whining in the wine wars (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/23a211e3-3db7-47ac-b185-06f506d44aed))
- Biotech deals surge to record as fear of missing out grips Big Pharma (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3778ec84-778f-4983-8ad9-85e7dbb5698d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- OVH reveals semi-secret plan to fix critical Januscape bug with mass reboots – and an Australian crash-test dummy (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/07/21/ovh-reveals-semi-secret-plan-to-fix-critical-januscape-bug-with-mass-reboots-and-an-australian-crash-test-dummy/5275359))
- Pro-Trump Super Pac Maga Inc builds $400mn war chest ahead of midterms (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c34f57ed-6c8e-4203-983b-6b619848cb3e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US to hit Canada with 50% tariffs on wide range of goods (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0b507e93-877f-4cf7-904b-639eb390c4bf?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Attackers pummel critical WordPress vuln to create all sorts of mischief (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/20/attackers-pummel-critical-wordpress-vuln-to-create-all-sorts-of-mischief/5275265))
- Scammers impersonate FBI on social media, prey on crime victims (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/20/scammers-impersonate-fbi-on-social-media-prey-on-crime-victims/5275224))
- AWS customer learns the hard way how even the smallest oversight can be mission-critical (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/07/20/aws-customer-learns-the-hard-way-how-even-the-smallest-oversight-can-be-mission-critical/5275089))
- Malicious cloud customers can bring down the power grid (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/20/malicious-cloud-customers-can-bring-down-the-power-grid/5275193))
- Frontier LLMs couldn't help Hugging Face fight off evil agents (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/20/frontier-llms-couldnt-help-hugging-face-fight-off-evil-agents/5275168))
- The Document Foundation says Microsoft's file formats keep users on a short leash (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/07/20/the-document-foundation-says-microsofts-file-formats-keep-users-on-a-short-leash/5274960))
- Microsoft 365 calendars become spy drop boxes in HOLLOWGRAPH campaign (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/20/microsoft-365-calendars-become-spy-drop-boxes-in-hollowgraph-campaign/5274982))
- Windows Server Update Services buckle under Microsoft's metadata mountain (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/20/windows-server-update-services-buckle-under-microsofts-metadata-mountain/5274843))
- EU's AI labeling rules take effect next month (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/20/eus-ai-labeling-rules-take-effect-next-month/5274917))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170310/the-daily-hilario-july-20th))
- Enzo Fernández sees red as Spain beat Argentina to win the 2026 World Cup (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/170313/enzo-fernandez-sees-red-as-spain-beat-argentina-to-win-the-2026-world-cup))

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### Word of the day

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 > ettercap - noun: 1. A bad-tempered or spiteful person. 2. A spider.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Scrum is like your mother-in-law, it points out ALL your faults - Ken Schwaber

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Change instrument roles

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### Film Archive

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- The Throwaways (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2015
- Summary: Given a choice between assisting the CIA or life in prison, a notorious hacker agrees to help the government and recruits a team of misfits to assist.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 855, using [1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100]
- Answer: 11 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 - ( 50 - 25 ) / 5 ) x ( 10 - 1 )

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Emily Webber [URL](https://emilywebber.co.uk/) [Feed](http://emilywebber.co.uk/feed/)
- Smashing Magazine [URL](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/) [Feed](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/feed/)
- Benjamin Parry [URL](https://benjamin.parry.is/) [Feed](https://benjamin.parry.is/writing/feed.xml)
- Ricky Mondello [URL](https://rmondello.com/) [Feed](https://rmondello.com/feed/)
- Bryce Wray [URL](https://www.brycewray.com/) [Feed](https://www.brycewray.com/index.xml)
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