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date: 2026-08-05 06:05
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-05
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 05 August 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.28˚C,
- With highs of 18.07˚C and lows of 16.5˚C,
- It may feel like 17.44˚C with moderate rain
- The wind speed is 1.79m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1010hPa and humidity is 91%
- The sun will rise at 04:36 and set at 19:52

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 96 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- No tasks today

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Use a common language.

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### Fixture List

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- K-League All Stars v Manchester City
- Chelsea v Juventus
- Arsenal v Real Betis

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 139.0
- ^FTSE : 10879.400390625
- ^FTMC : 24459.30078125

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### Just for fun

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> What do you call a pirate with a wooden leg? Peggy.

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### Top News

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- Flamenco legend Pepe Habichuela dies (Euronews, [8 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/05/flamenco-legend-pepe-habichuela-dies))
- Your viruses fly with you, and scientists could use them to spot the next pandemic (Euronews, [49 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/05/your-viruses-fly-with-you-and-scientists-could-use-them-to-spot-the-next-pandemic))
- Russian overnight barrage on Ukraine kills at least 15 in Kyiv and surrounding region (Euronews, [52 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/05/russian-overnight-barrage-on-ukraine-kills-at-least-15-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region))
- ‘An underused tool’: How regenerative farmers are shielding Spanish land from wildfires (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/05/an-underused-tool-how-regenerative-farmers-are-shielding-spanish-land-from-wildfires))
- Latest news bulletin August 5th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/05/latest-news-bulletin-august-5th-2026-morning))
- Brussels vs Beijing: The new trade battle begins in Morocco and Turkey (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/05/brussels-vs-beijing-the-new-trade-battle-begins-in-morocco-and-turkey))
- How astronaut Luca Parmitano gears up for the Artemis III Moon mission (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/05/how-astronaut-luca-parmitano-gears-up-for-the-artemis-iii-moon-mission))
- Which cities in Japan are candidates to become the 'second capital'? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/05/which-cities-in-japan-are-candidates-to-become-the-second-capital))
- Fuego volcano spews more ash and lava as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/05/fuego-volcano-spews-more-ash-and-lava-as-guatemala-shelters-1700-who-fled-nearby-villages))
- Brazil - Argentina diplomatic relations downgrade to 'Chargé d'Affaires' (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/05/brazil-argentina-diplomatic-relations-downgrade-to-charge-daffaires))
- The ethical perils of gene therapy (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c1e34575-9d72-4699-90a8-3052ca648282?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Banks to offload $15bn of debt for Anthropic data centre backed by Google (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c492ce6b-483b-4196-8f2a-9bd1afda92d3?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Nik Storonsky in talks over new share award if Revolut hits $500bn valuation (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7a284485-f648-45da-9f0b-a8b19bbdb99b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- China launches global tax hunt going back decades (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e17912c0-7691-42f7-8920-b43268930e41?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The real message in the yen intervention (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/86dbf0c1-d127-4255-85af-602afc30228e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- European carmakers turn to Chinese rivals to fill factory floors (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9a59bb55-d060-4002-bc4f-4563aa598b02?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- AI researchers let models off the leash – then watched as they tried to add malware to a FOSS project (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/ai-researchers-let-models-off-the-leash-then-watched-as-they-tried-to-add-malware-to-a-foss-project/5283165))
- Chelsea vs. Juventus, Friendly: Preview, team news, how to watch (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/friendlies/170748/chelsea-vs-juventus-friendly-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/87b039cf-7eb0-4cf6-b536-0c2929424dc5?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- AMD's results spotlight risks of putting all your AI eggs in too few baskets (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/amds-results-spotlight-risks-of-putting-all-your-ai-eggs-in-too-few-baskets/5283142))
- OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue in cyber tests, UK watchdog says (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/480c18a3-e661-4c7c-aaa0-1763887144a2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Musk’s SpaceX unnerves investors with lavish AI spending plans (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/41f7963b-dd50-4f27-a085-771ddec4a8ca?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Chelsea being ‘sensitive’ in Mykhailo Mudryk situation (WAGNH, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/170744/chelsea-being-sensitive-in-mykhailo-mudryk-situation))
- Dev proves LLMs will run on anything – even a $10 microcontroller (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/edge-and-iot/2026/08/04/dev-proves-llms-will-run-on-anything-even-a-10-microcontroller/5283088))
- OpenAI wants teachers and profs to foist their work off on ChatGPT (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/04/openai-wants-teachers-and-profs-to-foist-their-work-off-on-chatgpt/5283064))
- Next.js 16.3 aims to reduce dreaded FATAL ERROR messages (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/04/nextjs-163-aims-to-reduce-dreaded-fatal-error-messages/5283036))
- Manchester City stepping up Pedro Neto interest — report (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170731/manchester-city-stepping-up-pedro-neto-interest-report))
- Bypassing AI guardrails is so easy a script kiddie can do it (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/04/bypassing-ai-guardrails-is-so-easy-a-script-kiddie-can-do-it/5282973))
- This one time, at Hacker Summer Camp … (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/04/this-one-time-at-hacker-summer-camp/5282999))
- Feds get 3 days to patch N-able God mode flaw under active exploit (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/04/feds-get-3-days-to-patch-n-able-god-mode-flaw-under-active-exploit/5282894))
- NVMe polishes its specs, brings virtualization to locally attached SSDs (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/08/04/nvme-polishes-its-specs-brings-virtualization-to-locally-attached-ssds/5282882))
- AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/04/ai-helps-microsoft-bug-hunters-chase-a-record-20m-payday/5282821))
- What kit are Chelsea wearing against Juventus? (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/what-kit-are-chelsea-wearing-against-juventus))
- Official: RC Strasbourg sign Genesis Antwi on loan from Chelsea (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170722/official-rc-strasbourg-sign-genesis-antwi-on-loan-from-chelsea))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170719/the-daily-hilario-august-4th))

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### Word of the day

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> cumbrous - adjective: Difficult to carry, use, or manage, especially because of size, weight, or complexity.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Nothing endures but change - Heraclitus

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### Oblique Strategies

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> No entries found

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### Film Archive

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- England Is Mine (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2017
- Summary: A portrait of Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 643, using [4, 6, 10, 50, 75, 100]

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- MacStories [URL](https://www.macstories.net/) [Feed](https://www.macstories.net/feed/)
- Matthew Cassinelli [URL](https://matthewcassinelli.com/) [Feed](https://matthewcassinelli.com/feed/)
- Robin Rendle [URL](https://robinrendle.com/) [Feed](https://robinrendle.com/feed.xml)
- Shekhar Gulati [URL](https://shekhargulati.com/) [Feed](https://shekhargulati.com/feed/)
- Bubbles [URL](https://dshbx.de/blog/bubbles/) [Feed](https://dshbx.de/blog/bubbles/feed)

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