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date: 2026-08-01 06:10
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-01
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Saturday, 01 August 2026
- The average temperature today is 13.34˚C,
- With highs of 14.98˚C and lows of 11.5˚C,
- It may feel like 12.74˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 1.18m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1019hPa and humidity is 77%
- The sun will rise at 04:30 and set at 19:59
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 93 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Optimise flow.
### Fixture List
- Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
- Accrington Stanley v Sheffield Wednesday
- Manchester City v Inter Milan
- Darmstadt v Portsmouth
- Indonesia All Stars v Aston Villa
- FC Magdeburg v West Ham United
- Manchester United v Atlético Madrid
- Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City
- Preussen Munster v Southampton
- Reading v Charlton Athletic
- Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
- AFC Wimbledon v QPR
- Burton Albion v Derby County
- Cardiff City v Roma
- Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City
- Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City
- Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers
- Millwall v Antwerp
- Norwich City v Osasuna
- Reading v Charlton Athletic
- VFL Bochum v Sheffield United
- Hamburg v Everton
- Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
- Kasimpasa v Hull City
- Wolves v Racing Santander
- Stoke City v Valencia
- Girona v Arsenal
- Leicester City v Genoa
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 134.8300018310547
- ^FTSE : 10868.099609375
- ^FTMC : 23975.0
### Just for fun
> Where do they make facts? At the factory.
### Top News
- Mysterious DNA: two unknown ancestors found in human genome (Euronews, [5 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/01/mysterious-dna-two-unknown-ancestors-found-in-human-genome))
- US Senate bill on Russia sanctions risks backfiring against European allies (Euronews, [40 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/01/us-senate-bill-on-russia-sanctions-risks-backfiring-against-european-allies))
- Tongue tied: Humans once spoke tens of thousands of languages, so what happened? (Euronews, [48 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/01/tongue-tied-humans-once-spoke-tens-of-thousands-of-languages-so-what-happened))
- ‘Not in my basement’: Why has Germany been so slow to adopt smart meters and what’s it costing? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/01/not-in-my-basement-why-has-germany-been-so-slow-to-adopt-smart-meters-and-whats-it-costing))
- Latest news bulletin August 1st, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/01/latest-news-bulletin-august-1st-2026-morning))
- Danube dries in heat: skeleton of giant mammoth uncovered in Bulgaria (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/01/danube-dries-in-heat-skeleton-of-giant-mammoth-uncovered-in-bulgaria))
- Ice cream economics: How long do you have to work for one scoop? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/01/ice-cream-economics-how-long-do-you-have-to-work-for-one-scoop))
- Scenic, secluded and stress-free: These are Europe’s best islands for a road trip (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/01/scenic-secluded-and-stress-free-these-are-europes-best-islands-for-a-road-trip))
- Situational Awareness got the future right but misread the past (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/20af5836-51b0-4a37-a820-9de1583a18b4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The war dividend (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/523aa460-0f70-4afd-bd9a-5ab078624931?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- AI’s ‘cookie banner’ moment: EU labels come for the bots (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/19ff059b-1d02-4f0e-9b34-ce96edb0cb13?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Fifa abandons $20bn stake-sale plan after global backlash (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/58400cf0-20df-46ef-975b-7414806e09de?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Bond sell-off sent warning on Fed’s credibility, says top central bank official (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2735a2b5-db87-4a7f-9484-20c1e429267d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0f9b2fe7-bde4-4f5f-b49e-93ccb5da9ea8?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Citadel’s swoop on Situational Awareness helped stem a $3tn AI rout (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4f00bd97-c3da-41af-9b92-410ebaa6ad2d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Wildfires: Var department once again facing the flames (Euronews, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/31/wildfires-var-department-once-again-facing-the-flames))
- Strongest earthquake in years strikes volcanic area near Naples, injuring four (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/31/strongest-earthquake-in-years-strikes-volcanic-area-near-naples-injuring-four))
- How 60,000 people swam to Spanish territory (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7c487af9-53a2-4088-bf14-1f2deb4247e9?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Dev who gave HashiCorp its name returns with a faster terminal multiplexer (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/07/31/dev-who-gave-hashicorp-its-name-returns-with-a-faster-terminal-multiplexer/5281970))
- Chelsea also fined £10m by The FA for self-reported historical financial irregularities (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-finances/170624/chelsea-also-fined-10m-by-the-fa-for-self-reported-historical-financial-irregularities))
- Official: Mykhailo Mudryk reinstated with immediate effect after doping case appeal resolution (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/170619/official-mykhailo-mudryk-reinstated-with-immediate-effect-after-doping-case-appeal-resolution))
- Europe’s long hot summer (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c5d2f736-d640-4ae6-99e2-c4d2cae1e2ab?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The week that shook football (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0b7081c3-2654-471c-b1b9-87c6f6369fb0?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The most famous brand in physical security got pwned by ShinyHunters (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/31/the-most-famous-brand-in-physical-security-got-pwned-by-shinyhunters/5281924))
- US bank places trust in ransomware crew that promised to delete its data (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/31/us-bank-places-trust-in-ransomware-crew-that-promised-to-delete-its-data/5281888))
- Anthropic and OpenAI are competing to see whose agents can go rogue harder (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/31/anthropic-and-openai-are-competing-to-see-whose-agents-can-go-rogue-harder/5281797))
- Update Teams mobile app by October or lose your calendar (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/07/31/update-teams-mobile-app-by-october-or-lose-your-calendar/5281773))
- Charities remain locked out of CAF Bank online accounts (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/31/charities-remain-locked-out-of-caf-bank-online-accounts/5281711))
- NASA's Swift rescue slips to late August as LINK battles its spin (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/07/31/nasas-swift-rescue-slips-to-late-august-as-link-battles-its-spin/5281687))
- Three becomes one as Vodafone buys out merger partner (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/07/31/three-becomes-one-as-vodafone-buys-out-merger-partner/5281722))
- Scotland's university procurement center confirms cybercrooks broke in (Register, [19 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/31/scotlands-university-procurement-center-confirms-cybercrooks-broke-in/5281654))
- Tech buyers are baking in sovereignty from day one, says Forrester (Register, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/31/tech-buyers-are-baking-in-sovereignty-from-day-one-says-forrester/5281208))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170605/the-daily-hilario-july-31st))
### Word of the day
> disannul - verb tr.: To annul completely; cancel or make void.
### Quote of the Day
> If your job is constantly putting out fires, it helps not to walk around with a flamethrower. - Emma Hayes
### Oblique Strategies
> Remember those quiet evenings
### Film Archive
- Death Wish (Rated: 4)
- Released in 2018
- Summary: Dr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 948, using [2, 6, 9, 10, 75, 100]
- Answer: 15 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 100 + 75 + 2 - 10 - 9 ) x 6