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date: 2026-07-23 06:11
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-23
permalink: /2026-07-23-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Thursday, 23 July 2026
- The average temperature today is 15.18˚C,
- With highs of 15.95˚C and lows of 14.26˚C,
- It may feel like 15˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 1.82m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1023hPa and humidity is 86%
- The sun will rise at 04:16 and set at 20:12
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 84 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Design for constant evolution.
### Fixture List
- No Fixtures
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 136.66000366210938
- ^FTSE : 10717.0
- ^FTMC : 23926.599609375
### Just for fun
> Why did the blues man cross the road? To get from A to B#7
### Top News
- Europe Today: Latvian PM Andris Kulbergs speaks exclusively to Euronews as Rubio meets Lavrov (Euronews, [10 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/europe-today-latvian-pm-andris-kulbergs-speaks-exclusively-to-euronews-as-rubio-meets-lavr))
- How to be a bull on the S&P 500 (FT, [41 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b3e67789-9470-47c1-b984-a3e9c8d731a1?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Flash in the pants: Lamine Yamal's 6PM German boxer shorts go viral after World Cup appearance (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/23/flash-in-the-pants-lamine-yamals-6pm-german-boxer-shorts-go-viral-after-world-cup-appearan))
- Senior White House official claims China’s K3 model stolen from Anthropic (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/23/senior-white-house-official-claims-chinas-k3-model-stolen-from-anthropic/5276804))
- What is climate gentrification? Why house prices are rising outside of Europe's city centres (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/23/what-is-climate-gentrification-why-house-prices-are-rising-outside-of-europes-city-centres))
- Cost of pay gap in the EU: Women earn €3,900 less than men a year (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/23/cost-of-pay-gap-in-the-eu-women-earn-3900-less-than-men-a-year))
- Latest news bulletin July 23rd, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/23/latest-news-bulletin-july-23rd-2026-morning))
- Love aviation and geography? Give these flight and city guessing games a go (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/23/love-aviation-and-geography-give-these-flight-and-city-guessing-games-a-go))
- Iran-backed Houthis attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1ddfbe42-b8e8-487c-a156-505879469926))
- Houthis claim strikes on Red Sea oil tankers as US continues attacks on Iran (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/23/yemen-houthis-claim-strikes-on-two-saudi-oil-tankers-in-red-sea))
- Over 5,800 excess deaths recorded in France during the June heatwave (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/23/over-5800-excess-deaths-recorded-in-france-during-the-june-heatwave))
- Japan awakes (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/397c04d8-db0f-4902-9ea0-269584f43697?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Military briefing: can the US reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1cbe4fd0-6b81-42c5-bc30-070fec3cd9dd?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump Media fast feed for president’s posts sparks Wall Street backlash (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/019ce313-00c5-4d7d-a26c-acd7250de84a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Russia forced to import fuel from India as Ukrainian strikes damage refineries (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fda9e7c8-87cd-49f8-bdf1-01adf293670f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Is Trump winning the tariff wars? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7b53032e-894d-43ac-9dd1-2b94572b8489?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US announces landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/23/us-announces-landmark-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia))
- Google is hoarding TPUs to chase artificial general intelligence (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/23/google-is-hoarding-tpus-to-chase-artificial-general-intelligence/5276755))
- Tesla’s profits plunge as Musk’s carmaker uses discounts to boost sales (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dc5e629b-562c-41e3-8b89-350af6960adc?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- OpenAI scored an own goal with HuggingFace attack, showing how open Chinese models are winning (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/23/openai-scored-an-own-goal-with-huggingface-attack-showing-how-open-chinese-models-are-winning/5276699))
- ‘Scorching, dry summers’: Heat rather than lack of rain is now to blame for Europe’s droughts (Euronews, [7 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/23/scorching-dry-summers-heat-rather-than-lack-of-rain-is-now-to-blame-for-europes-droughts))
- Google burns through $6bn in cash as AI spending climbs again (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b02f972c-c764-4006-9377-42563d9d5530?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US and Saudi Arabia agree landmark nuclear energy pact (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2707aeb6-dba0-4640-877b-4839d268c820?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Google Cloud is killing it (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/07/22/google-cloud-is-killing-it/5276632))
- Web app turns your old phone into a new smart display (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/22/web-app-turns-your-old-phone-into-a-new-smart-display/5276554))
- Sovereign AI is 'nonsense,' says Doctorow (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/22/sovereign-ai-is-nonsense-says-doctorow/5276578))
- Fresh off AI layoffs, Block now wants to whack Slack with agent-human collab tool (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/22/fresh-off-ai-layoffs-block-now-wants-to-whack-slack-with-agent-human-collab-tool/5276529))
- Aston Villa, Chelsea agree Alejandro Garnacho loan with option — reports (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170387/aston-villa-chelsea-agree-alejandro-garnacho-loan-with-option-reports))
- Linux kernel team publishes 432 CVEs in two days (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux-kernel-team-publishes-432-cves-in-two-days/5276497))
- Astronomers spot exomoon candidate that's almost as massive as Jupiter (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/07/22/astronomers-spot-exomoon-candidate-thats-almost-as-massive-as-jupiter/5276419))
- Latest Musk merch drop runs entirely on child labor (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/22/latest-musk-merch-drop-runs-entirely-on-child-labor/5276240))
- ‘Recent’ Chelsea bid for Alex Scott was rejected by AFC Bournemouth — reports (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170380/recent-chelsea-bid-for-alex-scott-was-rejected-by-afc-bournemouth-reports))
- The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170365/the-daily-hilario-july-22nd))
### Word of the day
> bellwether - noun: 1. An indicator of future trends. 2. A leader or trendsetter.
### Quote of the Day
> The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You cannot blow an uncertain trumpet. - Theodore M. Hesburgh
### Oblique Strategies
> What is the reality of the situation?
### Film Archive
- Uncharted (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2022
- Summary: Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 556, using [3, 3, 4, 4, 50, 100]
- Answer: 5 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 100 x 50 + 4 ) / ( 4 x 3 - 3 )