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date: 2026-07-25 06:02
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-25
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Saturday, 25 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 14.01˚C,
- With highs of 15.52˚C and lows of 13.71˚C,
- It may feel like 13.66˚C with few clouds
- The wind speed is 1.38m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1012hPa and humidity is 84%
- The sun will rise at 04:19 and set at 20:09

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 85 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Water the plants

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Be a learning individual.

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### Fixture List

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- FC Cartagena v Ipswich Town
- Luton Town v Al Kholood
- Gateshead v Newcastle United
- Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday
- Watford v Hansa Rostock
- AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic
- Bolton Wanderers v Everton
- Bromley v Crystal Palace
- Crewe Alexandra v Birmingham City
- Forest Green Rovers v Cardiff City
- Northampton Town v Birmingham City
- QPR v Fiorentina
- Rotherham United v Sheffield United
- Stevenage v Millwall
- Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth
- Konyaspor v Hull City
- Wolves v Real Sociedad
- Málaga v Leicester City
- FC Porto v Aston Villa
- Liverpool v Sunderland

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 135.74000549316406
- ^FTSE : 10736.23046875
- ^FTMC : 23801.490234375

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### Just for fun

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> I have a business idea, it is a candle company with the words of famous songs printed on them, it is called waxing lyrical.

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### Top News

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- Zelenskyy warns of 'massive' Russian attack within 48 hours (Euronews, [11 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/25/zelenskyy-warns-of-massive-russian-attack-within-48-hours))
- Tunisia marks Saied's emergency measures anniversary amid deadly power crisis (Euronews, [32 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/25/tunisia-marks-saieds-emergency-measures-anniversary-amid-deadly-power-crisis))
- Wildfire smoke is crossing borders as climate change intensifies Europe's blazes (Euronews, [59 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/25/wildfire-air-pollution-can-travel-thousands-of-kilometres-heres-how-to-protect-yourself))
- Wealth per adult rankings: How does Europe compare with the world’s richest countries? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/25/wealth-per-adult-rankings-how-does-europe-compare-with-the-worlds-richest-countries))
- Latest news bulletin July 25th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/25/latest-news-bulletin-july-25th-2026-morning))
- Revealed: The best 'trip-maxxing' routes for a four-city European break (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/25/revealed-the-best-trip-maxxing-routes-for-a-four-city-european-break))
- India’s ‘Cockroach’ Gen Z has had enough (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ac19e4f4-cf7b-4a75-b591-0ca79ef62d37))
- Why this philosopher turned down Anthropic (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bdb3b820-905b-431e-82c0-386535755af1))
- Andy Burnham’s regional privilege (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4c76fc58-836c-4abe-916e-bfc727f83fca?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- India and South Africa lead push to amass emergency fuel stockpiles (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/42847a3b-f4b6-4a16-88e0-f06fdfabbdc6?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump attacks journalists at awkward White House press dinner (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ec1e3131-525e-4577-b981-e9b763928e9b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Chelsea set to appoint a new set piece coach (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170468/chelsea-set-to-appoint-a-new-set-piece-coach))
- Chelsea confirm initial traveling squad for preseason tour (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/friendlies/170454/chelsea-confirm-initial-27-man-traveling-squad-for-preseason-tour))
- Anthropic debuts Opus 5 at half the price of its Fable sibling (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/25/anthropic-debuts-opus-5-at-half-the-price-of-its-fable-sibling/5278630))
- Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users' info (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/24/popes-official-prayer-app-commits-cardinal-sin-leaks-700k-users-info/5278603))
- AMD vibe codes its way past the CUDA moat with ROCm.AI (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/24/amd-vibe-codes-its-way-past-the-cuda-moat-with-rocmai/5278580))
- Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen ‘now in talks’ over £34m Kerim Alajbegović transfer — report (WAGNH, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170461/chelsea-bayer-leverkusen-now-in-talks-over-34m-kerim-alajbegovic-transfer-report))
- France and Spain evacuate 150,000 as ‘unprecedented’ wildfires spread (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6e1d4a14-b7ad-4a36-86d9-3990497272a3?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Europol flags 4,340 'horrific' URLs linked to The Com (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/24/europol-flags-4340-horrific-urls-linked-to-the-com/5278556))
- Iran military says it targeted US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait (Euronews, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/24/iran-military-says-it-targeted-us-bases-in-bahrain-jordan-and-kuwait))
- US tech groups cut 140,000 jobs despite AI spending boom (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/96a33881-27fd-42cf-8cff-4cbc87fc835f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Tech leaders issue letter to train Uncle Sam about value of open weight AI (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/24/tech-leaders-issue-letter-to-train-uncle-sam-about-value-of-open-weight-ai/5278533))
- Waymo explores split with Uber as robotaxi tensions deepen (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9dcb5d72-13aa-4f9c-ac6d-e022860df5ea?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/icc-chief-prosecutor-removed-from-post-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations))
- Trump threatens new EU tariffs in retaliation for fines on US tech groups (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9b819dfc-8248-4aa5-b670-3a14d05f252e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump and Zelenskyy to meet in Washington next week (Euronews, [11 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/24/trump-and-zelenskyy-to-meet-in-washington-next-week))
- Wildfires trigger mass evacuations across France and Spain (Euronews, [11 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/wildfires-trigger-mass-evacuations-across-france-and-spain))
- Dev accidentally commits Copilot binary to FreeBSD ports repo (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/24/dev-accidentally-commits-copilot-binary-to-freebsd-ports-repo/5278458))
- ChatGPT wants access to your health records so it can be a better not-doctor (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/24/chatgpt-wants-access-to-your-health-records-so-it-can-be-a-better-not-doctor/5278430))
- Como 1907 make ‘improved bid’ for Trevoh Chalobah — report (WAGNH, [14 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170449/como-1907-make-improved-bid-for-trevoh-chalobah-report))
- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with ZTE to deepen cooperation in digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/24/partner-content/5278416))
- Flock cameras go up in flames as cops hunt suspected firebugs (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/24/flock-cameras-go-up-in-flames-as-cops-hunt-suspected-firebugs/5278357))
- Veterans Affairs signs $1.6B deal for an army of Salesforce AI agents (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/24/veterans-affairs-signs-16b-deal-for-an-army-of-salesforce-ai-agents/5278302))
- Chelsea, Crystal Palace ‘finalising’ £52m Maxence Lacroix transfer — report (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170444/chelsea-crystal-palace-finalising-52m-maxence-lacroix-transfer-report))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170412/the-daily-hilario-july-24th))
- Chelsea ‘favorites’ to sign Kerim Alajbegović from Bayer Leverkusen — reports (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170433/chelsea-favorites-to-sign-kerim-alajbegovic-from-bayer-leverkusen-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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> Grand principles that generate no action are mere vapour. Conversely, specific practices in the absence of guiding principles are often inappropriately used. - Jim Highsmith, Agile Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Listen in total darkness, or in a very large room, very quietly

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### Film Archive

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- The Squad (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2011
- Summary: A French police unit tries to stop a group of criminals.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 415, using [1, 3, 6, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 5 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 6 - 1 ) x 3 + 75 + 25

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Shekhar Gulati [URL](https://shekhargulati.com/) [Feed](https://shekhargulati.com/feed/)
- Circle CI [URL](https://circleci.com/blog/) [Feed](http://circleci.com/blog/feed.xml)
- Dan North [URL](https://dannorth.net/) [Feed](http://DanNorth.net/index.xml)
- Marc Amos [URL](https://marcamos.com/journal/) [Feed](https://marcamos.com/journal/feed.xml)
- Robin Rendle [URL](https://robinrendle.com/) [Feed](https://robinrendle.com/feed.xml)

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