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date: 2026-07-24 06:07
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-24
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 24 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 15.79˚C,
- With highs of 16.09˚C and lows of 15.39˚C,
- It may feel like 15.59˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 1.93m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1020hPa and humidity is 83%
- The sun will rise at 04:18 and set at 20:11

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 84 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Farmers Market in town

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Design for constant evolution.
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### Fixture List

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- Derby County v SC Freiburg
- Rosenborg v Manchester United
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 135.22999572753906 
- ^FTSE : 10639.2001953125 
- ^FTMC : 23627.30078125 

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### Just for fun

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> A former girlfriend, who was a pyromaniac, tried to reignite our relationship. She was an old flame, but I was able to blow her off.
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### Top News

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- Spain coach slams Argentina's World Cup final behaviour as 'unacceptable’ (Euronews, [1 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/24/spain-coach-slams-argentinas-world-cup-final-behaviour-as-unacceptable))
- The majority of AI jobs now sit outside technological occupations in Europe (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/24/the-majority-of-ai-jobs-now-sit-outside-technological-occupations-in-europe))
- ‘Less than a minute of your time’: Driving the speed limit could save you money and cut emissions (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/24/less-than-a-minute-of-your-time-driving-the-speed-limit-could-save-you-money-and-cut-emiss))
- ‘Like a bird flying’: You can now soar on a giant swing over the Swiss Alps (Euronews, [9 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/24/like-a-bird-flying-you-can-now-soar-on-a-giant-swing-over-the-swiss-alps))
- Europe Today: Trump imposes new tariffs as EU agrees fresh sanctions on Russia (Euronews, [10 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/europe-today-trump-imposes-new-tariffs-as-eu-agrees-fresh-sanctions-on-russia))
- Safeguards for new EU members need objective criteria, Montenegro's ambassador says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/safeguards-for-new-eu-members-need-objective-criteria-montenegros-ambassador-says))
- 'Respect the City': How Dubrovnik is managing overtourism without losing its charm (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/24/respect-the-city-how-dubrovnik-is-managing-overtourism-without-losing-its-charm))
- Latest news bulletin  July 24th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/24/latest-news-bulletin-july-24th-2026-morning))
- Chaotic sanctions negotiations expose cracks in EU front versus Russia (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/chaotic-sanctions-negotiations-expose-cracks-in-eu-front-versus-russia))
- Could the UK’s ‘radical’ new energy secretary put a stop to North Sea Drilling for good? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/24/could-the-uks-radical-new-energy-secretary-put-a-stop-to-north-sea-drilling-for-good))
- US hits 60 countries with new duties as Trump rebuilds tariff wall (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/078269b4-5518-4289-b90a-dd722fd7e703?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Oil hits $100 as Trump weighs ‘massive attack’ (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3fd494d1-ee74-4c0f-9cd6-34e2283961df?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Welcome to the era of financial candyfloss (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7bcf8215-fd76-4620-bdc3-8c1b0ea13bba?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Russia’s biggest online retailer becomes target in Ukraine drone war (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5c9ae967-8e85-470f-974b-43667cc6f1c1?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The strongman of Pakistan (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4b680401-648e-48ea-a52b-ad7a76370872?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- South Korea’s cash-rich winners of AI boom go on US buying spree (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8ebab4c1-f36a-455e-a3d1-b36247296669?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Microsoft fiber foul-up cut off Azure California for almost five hours (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/07/24/microsoft-fiber-foul-up-cut-off-azure-california-for-almost-five-hours/5277945))
- Official: Chelsea sign Harrison Bettoni from Wigan Athletic (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170422/official-chelsea-sign-harrison-bettoni-from-wigan-athletic))
- Intel posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI data centres demand fuels sales (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/48f0a410-daae-420b-93fc-216c3a2f1184?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- OpenAI-Hugging Face attack doesn't mean agents are evil – unless you tell them to be (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/24/openai-hugging-face-attack-doesnt-mean-agents-are-evil-unless-you-tell-them-to-be/5277881))
- Researchers replace downloaded macOS apps with evil twins, Apple shrugs (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/24/researchers-replace-downloaded-macos-apps-with-evil-twins-apple-shrugs/5277858))
- AMD and Cerebras join forces against Nvidia’s Groq LPUs (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/23/amd-and-cerebras-join-forces-against-nvidias-groq-lpus/5277817))
- Official: Aston Villa sign Alejandro Garnacho on loan from Chelsea (WAGNH, [9 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170416/official-aston-villa-sign-alejandro-garnacho-on-loan-from-chelsea))
- OpenAI won't let some customers export their chats, but this tool will (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/23/openai-wont-let-some-customers-export-their-chats-but-this-tool-will/5277795))
- Codeberg gives vibe-coded projects the toss, promotes human FLOSS (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/23/codeberg-gives-vibe-coded-projects-the-toss-promotes-human-floss/5277717))
- Chelsea, FC Dallas agree future transfer of Benji Flowers — report (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170407/chelsea-fc-dallas-agree-future-transfer-of-benji-flowers-report))
- Trump’s dubious nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/55b3b434-9965-4046-b239-43443db3e54a))
- AMD attacks the rack with Helios systems that rival Nvidia's (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/23/amd-attacks-the-rack-with-helios-systems-that-rival-nvidias/5277246))
- Year-long Russian attacks infect users as soon as they look at an email (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/07/23/year-long-russian-attacks-infect-users-as-soon-as-they-look-at-an-email/5277358))
- Model Context Protocol prepares to break with its stateful past (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/07/23/model-context-protocol-prepares-to-break-with-its-stateful-past/5276722))
- Millions of California-bought cars can be hijacked via Bluetooth (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/23/millions-of-california-bought-cars-can-be-hijacked-via-bluetooth/5277315))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170391/the-daily-hilario-july-23rd))
- Chelsea want £25m for Marc Guiu and Axel Disasi; £65m for Nicolas Jackson — reports (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170395/chelsea-want-25m-for-marc-guiu-and-axel-disasi-65m-for-nicolas-jackson-reports))

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### Word of the day

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 > echinate - adjective: Spiny or bristly.

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### Quote of the Day

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> This indispensable first step to getting what you want is this: Decide what you want. - Ben Stein, Actor

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Are there sections? Consider transitions

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### Film Archive

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- Bosque De Sombras (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2006
- Summary: N/A
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 694, using [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 100]
- Answer: 2 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 - 1 ) x ( 3 + 2 + 2 ) + 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Fun Retrospectives [URL](https://www.funretrospectives.com/) [Feed](http://www.funretrospectives.com/feed/)
- Information is Beautiful [URL](https://informationisbeautiful.net/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/InformationIsBeautiful)
- Graham Cluley [URL](https://grahamcluley.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/GrahamCluleysBlog)
- Anna Shipman [URL](https://www.annashipman.co.uk/) [Feed](https://www.annashipman.co.uk/atom.xml)
- Alice Bartlett [URL](https://alicebartlett.co.uk/) [Feed](https://alicebartlett.co.uk/feed.xml)
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