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date: 2026-08-06 07:48
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-06
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Thursday, 06 August 2026

- The average temperature today is 15.55˚C,
- With highs of 16.64˚C and lows of 15.38˚C,
- It may feel like 15.01˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 1.34m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1022hPa and humidity is 71%
- The sun will rise at 04:38 and set at 19:50

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 98 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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> Crossing the river by feeling the stones.

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### Fixture List

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- Bristol City v Walsall

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 139.4499969482422
- ^FTSE : 10920.83984375
- ^FTMC : 24688.099609375

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### Just for fun

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> What are two landmasses favourite game? - Bridge.

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### Top News

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- Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has 'massive amounts' (Euronews, [7 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/06/trump-dismisses-reports-of-munitions-shortages-says-us-has-massive-amounts))
- New Melania Trump series coming to Amazon Prime after huge losses for controversial 'Melania' documentary (Euronews, [55 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/06/new-melania-trump-series-coming-to-amazon-prime-after-huge-losses-for-controversial-melani))
- Australia politician Mark Parton admits texting 'my job is boring' during meeting (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/06/australia-politician-mark-parton-admits-texting-my-job-is-boring-during-meeting))
- Why the EU is betting on prevention in its new wildfire strategy (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/06/why-the-eu-is-betting-on-prevention-in-its-new-wildfire-strategy))
- Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing as mayor deplores pursuit of nuclear weapons (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/06/hiroshima-marks-81-years-since-atomic-bombing-as-mayor-deplores-pursuit-of-nuclear-weapons))
- OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit aims to stop employees leaving (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d9e9cbbe-8443-4c10-821a-1834e4965236?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The last neutrals: Can four EU states adapt to Europe's defence shift? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/06/the-last-neutrals-can-four-eu-states-adapt-to-europes-defence-shift))
- Myanmar ex-junta chief seeks political legitimacy on first Thailand trip as civilian leader (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/06/myanmar-ex-junta-chief-seeks-political-legitimacy-on-first-thailand-trip-as-civilian-leade))
- Short-haul electric flights could be a European reality in less than four years (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/06/short-haul-electric-flights-could-be-a-european-reality-in-less-than-four-years))
- Weight-loss drugs tied to lower fracture risk in diabetes patients, study finds (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/06/weight-loss-drugs-tied-to-lower-fracture-risk-in-diabetes-patients-study-finds))
- European stocks hit record highs: The 10 best performers of 2026 (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/06/european-stocks-hit-record-highs-the-10-best-performers-of-2026))
- Inside Intel: how America’s chip champion came back from the brink (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/77ece212-2768-4abe-9af1-b40a0db27c8f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Who needs consultants in the age of AI? (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0d600619-6521-4de2-963e-c6f44f6e5468?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Ares scales back €1bn private credit fund after investors balk at loan valuations (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/76646dc7-c24b-45fb-8667-9617714a122b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Biggest US law firms explore selling stakes to private equity (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/475d573a-886d-4b75-b07c-f74c38b093f2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- OpenAI reveals its rogue agent swarm went a little bit Borg ahead of Hugging Face hack (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/06/openai-reveals-its-rogue-agent-swarm-went-a-little-bit-borg-ahead-of-hugging-face-hack/5283741))
- Meta wants to get inside your terminal with its new coding agent (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/06/meta-wants-to-get-inside-your-terminal-with-its-new-coding-agent/5283717))
- ‘Every dollar is mobile’: California’s rich snap up New Zealand ‘golden visas’ (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1cf8821e-7ffa-4620-89f9-f56c11a6298e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Gallery: CFCW working hard in New Zealand! (CFC, [8 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/gallery-cfcw-working-hard-in-new-zealand))
- An off-grid AI sounds like a great survival assistant, but is better left to roleplaying the zombie apocalypse (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/an-off-grid-ai-sounds-like-a-great-survival-assistant-but-is-better-left-to-roleplaying-the-zombie-apocalypse/5283685))
- Prompt injection isn't the bug, AI agent frameworks are (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/05/prompt-injection-isnt-the-bug-ai-agent-frameworks-are/5283585))
- Time Magazine has a separate version of its website with ads only AI can see (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/time-magazine-has-a-separate-version-of-its-website-with-ads-only-ai-can-see/5283640))
- Crystal Palace submit offer for Chelsea defender Axel Disasi — report (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170793/crystal-palace-submit-offer-for-chelsea-defender-axel-disasi-report))
- Iran says it has reached agreement with Oman on Hormuz shipping route (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e0b10cad-3e46-4a6d-9227-eba6fe11c676?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill miss Juventus friendly with ‘discomforts’ (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/injury-news/170780/cole-palmer-levi-colwill-miss-juventus-friendly-with-discomforts))
- Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis steps aside in shake-up of AI lab (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/61d41764-f2f7-4906-a112-ff3073972c51?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Elon pledges to give Nvidia a virtual monopoly over the stars (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/05/elon-pledges-to-give-nvidia-a-virtual-monopoly-over-the-stars/5283605))
- IBM's agentic AI platform is under active attack - patch now (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/05/ibms-agentic-ai-platform-is-under-active-attack-patch-now/5283535))
- Samsung and Mousterian move ahead with floating datacenter for Texas (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/08/05/samsung-and-mousterian-move-ahead-with-floating-datacenter-for-texas/5283505))
- Microsoft tells engineers to curb their token-burning enthusiasm (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/microsoft-tells-engineers-to-curb-their-token-burning-enthusiasm/5283482))
- Get ready for new creative assets on the App Store (Apple, [16 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=kug6m2ea))
- Hello Developer: August 2026 (Apple, [16 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=vrvvlonn))
- Operationalize AI at scale with HPE and NVIDIA (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/sponsored-operational-ai-at-scale-with-hpe-and-nvidia/5282929))
- Alonso on 'emotional' Mudryk return and Palmer and Colwill absences (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/alonso-on-emotional-mudryk-return-and-palmer-and-colwill-absences))
- Chelsea 0-1 Juventus, Friendly: Post-match reaction (WAGNH, [18 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/friendlies/170773/chelsea-0-1-juventus-friendly-post-match-reaction))
- Welbeck pleased to feature and thanks the Hong Kong support (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/welbeck-pleased-to-feature-and-thanks-the-hong-kong-support))
- Chelsea vs. Juventus, Friendly: Lineups &#038; Game Thread (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/friendlies/170766/chelsea-vs-juventus-friendly-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))

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### Word of the day

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> pismire - noun: 1. An ant. 2. An insignificant person.

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### Quote of the Day

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> When to use iterative development? You should use iterative development only on projects that you want to succeed. - Martin Fowler, Author and Programmer

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Discover the recipes you are using and abandon them

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### Film Archive

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- Captain America: The First Avenger (Rated: 4)
- Released in 2011
- Summary: Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organiza...

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 138, using [4, 5, 25, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 27 solutions.

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

  Solution: 100 + 50 - 75 / 25 - 5 - 4

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Simon Willison [URL](http://simonwillison.net/) [Feed](https://simonwillison.net/atom/everything/)
- Jeff Gothelf [URL](https://jeffgothelf.com/) [Feed](https://jeffgothelf.com/feed/)
- The Sweet Setup [URL](https://thesweetsetup.com/) [Feed](https://thesweetsetup.com/feed/)
- Jekyll News [URL](https://jekyllrb.com/) [Feed](https://jekyllrb.com/feed.xml)
- Stefan Judis [URL](https://www.stefanjudis.com/) [Feed](https://www.stefanjudis.com/rss.xml)

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