---
layout: post
date: 2026-07-31 06:18
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-31
permalink: /2026-07-31-daily-rundown
---

<!-- markdownlint-disable MD033 -->

_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

<!-- weather_marker starts -->
## On Friday, 31 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 12.62˚C,
- With highs of 13.87˚C and lows of 11.49˚C,
- It may feel like 11.87˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1019hPa and humidity is 74%
- The sun will rise at 04:28 and set at 20:00

<!-- weather_marker ends -->

### MI5 Status

<!-- threat_marker starts -->
- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 92 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

<!-- threat_marker ends -->

### Today's tasks

<!-- task_marker starts -->
- No tasks today
<!-- task_marker ends -->

### Daily Doctrine

<!-- doctrine_marker starts -->
> Use appropriate tools.
<!-- doctrine_marker ends -->

### Fixture List

<!-- fixture_marker starts -->
- Leeds United v Sunderland
- Mansfield Town v Derby County
- Bromley v QPR
- Birmingham City v Barcelona
- Sporting CP v Nottingham Forest
<!-- fixture_marker ends -->

### Stocks

<!-- stocks_marker starts -->

- VWRL.L : 134.49000549316406 
- ^FTSE : 10897.2998046875 
- ^FTMC : 24079.099609375 

<!-- stocks_marker ends -->

### Just for fun

<!-- jokes_marker starts -->
> I got sacked from my job at the bakery after customers complained everything had a leathery texture. I really misunderstood how to make Choux buns.
<!-- jokes_marker ends -->

### Top News

<!-- news_marker starts -->
- UK announces £8 billion investment in nuclear submarines (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/uk-announces-8-billion-investment-in-nuclear-submarines))
- Moisés Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson join Chelsea preseason tour (WAGNH, [23 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/friendlies/170608/moises-caicedo-and-nicolas-jackson-join-chelsea-preseason-tour))
- Apple shares fall despite record revenue as outlook disappoints (Euronews, [38 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/31/apple-shares-fall-despite-record-revenue-as-outlook-disappoints))
- Europe's youth is losing strength and flexibility, study finds (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/31/europes-youth-is-losing-strength-and-flexibility-study-finds))
- What it takes to build the world’s longest railway tunnel – and restore nature once it’s done (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/europes-mega-landfill-in-the-alps-how-a-v-shaped-valley-became-a-u-shaped-one))
- Latest news bulletin  July 31st, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/31/latest-news-bulletin-july-31st-2026-morning))
- Lake Como vs Lake Garda: How Italy’s most popular lakes compare (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/31/lake-como-vs-lake-garda-how-italys-most-popular-lakes-compare))
- Time is running out: what trade concessions can the EU win from China? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/31/time-is-running-out-what-trade-concessions-can-the-eu-win-from-china))
- Anthropic admits its most powerful AI model hacked into three organisations' systems during testing phase (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/31/anthropic-admits-its-most-powerful-ai-model-hacked-into-three-organisations-systems-during))
- Hamas agrees to 'historic' disarmament deal that includes Israeli withdrawal from Gaza (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/trump-announces-historic-deal-for-the-complete-disarmament-of-hamas-and-israeli-withdrawal))
- We’ve moved from income world to wealth world (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6a35508c-c0bd-4000-81b3-7c7383fb24fd?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- JPMorgan walks into another football firestorm (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c81dd7e8-9f4b-415f-aa08-eb2b3b1f3680?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Russia targets hundreds of Ukrainian petrol stations (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/066066cf-d45b-436c-9170-b42097a4b141?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Spanish invisible shield that saves satellites from irreparable failure (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/31/spanish-invisible-shield-that-saves-satellites-from-irreparable-failure))
- Asian stocks rebound and yen jumps on signs of intervention (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/23eb1fd4-8301-4c0e-89b3-2647389e6226?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Anthropic’s Claude escaped test sandbox to attack three organizations (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/31/anthropics-claude-escaped-test-sandbox-to-attack-three-organizations/5281562))
- Big Tech AI spending spree tops $1tn (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dcf3873e-7b32-4a24-a90d-3bccf1d2c996?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump says Hamas has agreed to disarm over time (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e4cec5e1-a4e9-449b-a411-da1c025af2e8?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ‘golden child’ of the AI trade, was laid low (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/620bd668-d112-412d-aa52-22489b128d55?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Anthropic’s Claude AI models hack into 3 outside groups during testing (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1a841f08-8e59-49d9-9561-0ed20e9190df?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Amazon's Q2 was great, but the earnings release is packed with baloney (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/07/31/amazon-q2-earnings-strong-results-much-baloney-in-press-release-corey-quinn/5281486))
- Trump ‘not sure’ he will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d8c42f6b-4dba-4976-a907-c7c93bca0bbd?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Saudi Arabia announces maritime defence coalition as Houthi attacks threaten Red Sea route (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/926bad8a-55e0-4d1d-8612-7ebd0aaef4ee?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- LinkedIn realizes its users have been bathing in AI slop, offers a shower (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/30/linkedin-realizes-its-users-have-been-bathing-in-ai-slop-offers-a-shower/5281436))
- Oracle adds Google Gemini to the agent menu (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/30/oracle-adds-google-gemini-to-the-agent-menu/5281331))
- GPUs could explode to multiple TB with new storage-inspired memory tech (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/07/30/gpus-could-explode-to-multiple-tb-with-new-storage-inspired-memory-tech/5281363))
- Official: Chelsea sign Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170596/official-chelsea-sign-maxence-lacroix-from-crystal-palace))
- Open source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned font (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/30/open-source-project-fools-ai-scrapers-with-poisoned-font/5281303))
- Jailed Flock vandal wipes out three cameras, racks up thousands in damages (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/30/jailed-flock-vandal-wipes-out-three-cameras-racks-up-thousands-in-damages/5281224))
- Americans give all-day school phone bans a ringing endorsement (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/30/americans-give-all-day-school-phone-bans-a-ringing-endorsement/5281186))
- From individual achievement to partner impact (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/07/30/partner-content/5277414))
- Samsung warns memory crunch will last through 2028 as profit rises 19-fold (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/30/samsung-warns-memory-crunch-will-last-through-2028-as-profit-rises-19-fold/5281142))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170586/the-daily-hilario-july-30th))

<!-- news_marker ends -->

### Word of the day

<!-- word_marker starts -->

 > disannul - verb tr.: To annul completely; cancel or make void.

<!-- word_marker ends -->

### Quote of the Day

<!-- quote_marker starts -->

> Even though working in small chunks adds some overhead, it reaps enormous rewards by allowing us to avoid work that delivers zero or negative value for our organisations - Accelerate

<!-- quote_marker ends -->

### Oblique Strategies

<!-- eno_marker starts -->
> Destroy
-nothing
-the most important thing

<!-- eno_marker ends -->

### Film Archive

<!-- film_marker starts -->
- Home Alone iii (Rated: 2)
- Released in 1997
- Summary: No summary available
<!-- film_marker ends -->

### Countdown Numbers

<!-- game_marker starts -->

- Target: 417, using [1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 25]
- Answer: 16 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 9 + 8 ) x 25 - ( 3 + 1 ) x 2

   </details>

<!-- game_marker ends -->

### 5 Random Blogroll Links

<!-- blogroll_marker starts -->
- Chronosaur.us [URL](https://chronosaur.us/) [Feed](https://chronosaur.us/feed/)
- Shekhar Gulati [URL](https://shekhargulati.com/) [Feed](https://shekhargulati.com/feed/)
- Sophie Koonin [URL](https://localghost.dev/) [Feed](https://localghost.dev/feed.xml)
- Lisa Charlotte Muth [URL](https://lisacharlottemuth.com/) [Feed](https://lisacharlottemuth.com/feed.xml)
- Connor Edwards [URL](https://cedwards.xyz/) [Feed](https://cedwards.xyz/index.xml)
<!-- blogroll_marker ends -->