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date: 2026-08-03 10:21
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-03
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Monday, 03 August 2026
- The average temperature today is 26.47˚C,
- With highs of 27.14˚C and lows of 25.54˚C,
- It may feel like 26.47˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 1.79m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1010hPa and humidity is 45%
- The sun will rise at 04:33 and set at 19:55
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 95 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- Garden Waste Day
### Daily Doctrine
> Set exceptional standards.
### Fixture List
- York City v Crawley Town
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 136.3300018310547
- ^FTSE : 10862.3203125
- ^FTMC : 24211.859375
### Just for fun
> I am going to start looking for jobs with yoghurt companies as I hear they have a great culture.
### Top News
- ‘You literally can’t’: AI startup Orchid sparks backlash over its ‘second brain’ assistant (Euronews, [2 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/03/you-literally-cant-ai-startup-orchid-sparks-backlash-over-its-second-brain-assistant))
- Latest news bulletin August 3rd, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/03/latest-news-bulletin-august-3rd-2026-midday))
- Major oil companies reap profits as US-Iran fighting drives energy prices higher (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/03/major-oil-companies-reap-profits-as-us-iran-fighting-drives-energy-prices-higher))
- Video shows damage after Naples earthquake injures 26 (Euronews, [57 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/03/video-shows-damage-after-naples-earthquake-injures-26))
- Donald Trump angers music fans after sharing AI-generated image of himself as Elvis Presley (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/03/donald-trump-angers-music-fans-after-sharing-ai-generated-image-of-himself-as-elvis-presle))
- As Larry Ellison bets the farm, Oracle says it loves AI-written code, just not in OpenJDK (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/03/as-larry-ellison-bets-the-farm-oracle-says-it-loves-ai-written-code-just-not-in-openjdk/5281851))
- Europe’s digital economy: How Europe can avoid a digital train crash (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/03/europes-digital-economy-how-europe-can-avoid-a-digital-train-crash))
- Wales first country to withdraw support for Infantino's re-election bid as FIFA chief (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/03/wales-first-country-to-withdraw-support-for-infantinos-re-election-bid-as-fifa-chief))
- AI demand keeps consumer prices high in 'RAMaggedon' chip crunch (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/ai-demand-keeps-consumer-prices-high-in-ramaggedon-chip-crunch))
- Alibaba's new Qwen AI claims to match unsupervised working skills touted by Claude (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/03/alibabas-new-qwen-ai-claims-to-match-unsupervised-working-skills-touted-by-claude))
- Claude Code is revolutionizing digital archaeology. Enterprise better dig it (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/08/03/claude-code-is-revolutionizing-digital-archaeology-enterprise-better-dig-it/5281676))
- AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb over $400bn tie-up (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e9027253-e13c-460a-a4b1-f9047e5a6ca7?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Todd Blanche confirms scrapping of $1.8bn ‘slush fund’ ahead of confirmation vote (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/518d4dea-01b4-4030-85c1-916e91661580?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes near Spokane, Washington (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/03/wildfires-destroy-hundreds-of-homes-near-spokane-washington))
- Japan vows further yen intervention with US if needed (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5de204a4-4db6-458c-aa9a-324e6bd5e766?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170685/the-daily-hilario-august-3rd))
- AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/03/ai-is-both-the-weapon-and-the-target-in-latest-wave-of-cyberattacks/5281534))
- IT boss left root session open for bring-your-kid-to-work day (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/03/it-boss-left-root-session-open-for-bring-your-kid-to-work-day/5280931))
- Team America: Yen police (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f6d563ee-9238-4f82-a848-79f2478326bd?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Microsoft says 8 GB of RAM should be enough for anyone running Windows 11 (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/03/microsoft-says-8-gb-of-ram-should-be-enough-for-anyone-running-windows-11/5282153))
- Whatever happened to prudence? (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2d1226d3-48e3-47c8-9a0b-96cbb9ab8a4c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/90550cee-2dd4-437f-8bda-b1ff41317d23))
- Wall Street learns to love blockchain (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7600731b-4f7f-4d38-a478-3196c565a880?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/08/03/meta-straps-on-a-kick-me-sign-by-mistakenly-taking-down-video-by-indias-prime-minister/5282130))
- Chelsea Women travelling squad for New Zealand and Australia pre-season tour (CFC, [10 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/travelling-chelsea-women-squad-confirmed-for-new-zealand-and-australia-pre))
- Uefa threatens legal action over Infantino’s failed Fifa commercialisation (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ddb7c0d4-c156-48a0-b30f-d03f605a1a9c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Official: Chelsea sign Valentín Barco from RC Strasbourg (WAGNH, [14 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170688/official-chelsea-sign-valentin-barco-from-rc-strasbourg))
- Morocco counts its dead and missing after mass swim to Ceuta (FT, [18 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a01171e8-f8a1-4e2c-b3f7-f79f9cd11651?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
### Word of the day
> crotchet - noun: 1. An eccentric opinion, preference, or habit. 2. In music, a quarter note. 3. A small hook or hooklike device or structure.
### Quote of the Day
> The ScrumMaster's role is to support team rather than individual behaviour. - Zuzana Sochova
### Oblique Strategies
> thing on the list
### Film Archive
- Vendetta (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2013
- Summary: Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents. With police closing in & his old unit on his trail, he has to to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 984, using [2, 8, 9, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 12 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 100 + 75 - 50 - 2 ) x 8