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date: 2026-08-08 05:55
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-08
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Saturday, 08 August 2026

- The average temperature today is 10.57˚C,
- With highs of 13.86˚C and lows of 10.38˚C,
- It may feel like 10.01˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 1.17m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1020hPa and humidity is 89%
- The sun will rise at 04:41 and set at 19:46

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 99 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Water the plants

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Challenge assumptions.

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### Fixture List

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- Cambridge United v Barnet
- Chelsea v AC Milan
- QPR v Millwall
- Eintracht Frankfurt v Hull City
- Leeds United v RB Leipzig
- AFC Wimbledon v Newport County
- Barnsley v Wigan Athletic
- Bradford City v Rochdale
- Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United
- Bromley v Reading
- Burnley v Notts County
- Burton Albion v Blackburn Rovers
- Cardiff City v Swindon Town
- Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley
- Derby County v Lincoln City
- Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield
- Gillingham v Luton Town
- Grimsby Town v Blackpool
- Leicester City v Northampton Town
- Leyton Orient v Oxford United
- Norwich City v MK Dons
- Preston North End v Huddersfield Town
- Salford City v Shrewsbury Town
- Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers
- Stockport County v Doncaster Rovers
- Stoke City v Oldham Athletic
- Swansea City v Birmingham City
- Watford v Crawley Town
- West Ham United v Portsmouth
- Ipswich Town v Rayo Vallecano
- RC Lens v Sunderland
- Tottenham Hotspur v Getafe
- AFC Fylde v Wealdstone
- Altrincham v Southend United
- Boreham Wood v Tamworth
- Boston United v Aldershot Town
- Carlisle United v Worthing
- Eastleigh v Gateshead
- Forest Green Rovers v FC Halifax Town
- Harrogate Town v Solihull Moors
- Hartlepool United v Barrow AFC
- Hornchurch v Kidderminster Harriers
- Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town
- Woking v Sutton United
- Darlington v Worksop Town
- Scarborough Athletic v South Shields
- Dorking Wanderers v Dagenham & Redbridge
- PSG v Manchester United
- VfB Stuttgart v Everton
- Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic
- Colchester United v Southampton
- Rotherham United v West Brom
- Udinese v Nottingham Forest
- Real Betis v AFC Bournemouth
- Barcelona v Nottingham Forest
- Valencia v Newcastle United

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 139.74000549316406
- ^FTSE : 10901.099609375
- ^FTMC : 24854.900390625

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### Just for fun

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> The Milky Way came runner-up in a galaxy talent contest and had to settle for the constellation prize.

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### Top News

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- Porto Santo travel guide: Escape to one of Europe’s most underrated islands (Euronews, [54 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/08/porto-santo-travel-guide-escape-to-one-of-europes-most-underrated-islands))
- Latest news bulletin August 8th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [54 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/08/latest-news-bulletin-august-8th-2026-morning))
- Batteries can save Europe’s solar and wind power from being wasted. But are they a blackout risk? (Euronews, [55 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/08/batteries-can-save-europes-solar-and-wind-power-from-being-wasted-but-are-they-a-blackout-))
- The exciting boring decade (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/10f9922c-4667-4fb9-b2a0-6f3264ef0b09?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The US bares its financial weak spot (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fb49381a-3e09-4666-85b0-7a171e01394e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Forget Asimov. Philip K Dick saw the future (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bdcf7729-3b03-49ec-82fb-b5773fdaa990))
- Amanda Knox takes her story to the Edinburgh Fringe reigniting old wounds (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/08/amanda-knox-takes-her-story-to-the-edinburgh-fringe-reigniting-old-wounds))
- Confirmed Chelsea line up vs Auckland FC (CFC, [3 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/confirmed-chelsea-line-up-vs-auckland-fc))
- China’s biggest travel site grapples with watchdog’s reservations (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2b3726f6-8149-4a74-a58e-eaaa20c9f2b9?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Today on tour: A journey to Jakarta (CFC, [5 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/today-on-tour-a-journey-to-jakarta))
- OpenAI pledges to add Astra security as Anthropic loosens Fable's leash (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/08/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fables-leash/5285161))
- Chelsea vs. AC Milan, Friendly: Preview, team news, how to watch (WAGNH, [6 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/friendlies/170824/chelsea-vs-ac-milan-friendly-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- Moonshot shake-up seeks to win Beijing nod for stock market debut (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9c0d4f0d-d2c6-4189-b4bb-200d17a4720f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Spain reinstates border controls on Italy as tensions rise over migrants (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f3050d94-6b78-4cf2-8b07-cf8903aacc7f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US economy unexpectedly sheds 23,000 jobs in July (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/54adfc90-f555-44d3-8a81-4f39a07b5473?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump revives threat to sack Fed governor Lisa Cook (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0012c7c9-fb31-4c90-a2e7-e65bd4629b22?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attacks (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/water-system-controllers-dont-belong-on-the-internet-says-ex-nsa-chief-after-suspected-iran-attacks/5285070))
- US appeals court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction without congressional approval (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/us-appeals-court-orders-halt-to-trump-ballroom-construction-without-congressional-approval))
- AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/07/ai-titans-to-tidy-agent-frontier-with-plugin-prescription/5285017))
- US Senate approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting energy income (Euronews, [11 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/us-senate-approves-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill-targeting-energy-income))
- The great Infantino divide: Who is for and against the controversial FIFA chief? (Euronews, [11 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/the-great-infantino-divide-who-is-for-and-against-the-controversial-fifa-chief))
- Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai/5284934))
- Paris: nearly 100,000 signatures against new National Assembly pavilion (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/07/paris-nearly-100000-signatures-against-new-national-assembly-pavilion))
- Brit boffins boast of beating barriers to building fusion power (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/08/07/brit-boffins-boast-of-beating-barriers-to-building-fusion-power/5284882))
- Latest news bulletin August 7th, 2026 – Evening (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/07/latest-news-bulletin-august-7th-2026-evening))
- Household income plunges in Greece, Austria despite overall OECD growth (Euronews, [14 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/07/household-income-plunges-in-greece-austria-despite-overall-oecd-growth))
- Training gallery: Preparing in Jakarta (CFC, [14 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/training-gallery-preparing-in-jakarta))
- N-able God mode flaw: Vendor confirms attackers reached customer networks as second hotfix lands (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/07/n-able-god-mode-flaw-vendor-confirms-attackers-reached-customer-networks-as-second-hotfix-lands/5284730))
- ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/07/shinyhunters-called-cancer-diagnostics-biz-and-tricked-staffers-into-giving-them-access-now-theyve-dumped-109m-email-addresses/5284857))
- MIT boffins' TONTOU attack slips through Spectre defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/mit-boffins-tontou-attack-slips-through-spectre-defenses-on-intel-and-amd-cpus/5284081))
- Scot NHS trust probes access to medical records of 9-year-old girl after man arrested on suspicion of murder (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/nhs-tayside-investigates-breach-concerning-data-of-dead-girl/5284815))
- Marco Palestra on his Chelsea switch and 'following' Alonso's ideas (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/marco-palestra-on-his-chelsea-switch-and-following-alonsos-ideas))
- Microsoft tosses Teams Live chat into its feature graveyard (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/08/07/microsoft-tosses-teams-live-chat-into-its-feature-graveyard/5284634))
- What kit are Chelsea wearing against AC Milan? (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/what-kit-are-chelsea-wearing-against-ac-milan))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170805/the-daily-hilario-august-7th))
- CFCW on tour: Meet and greet and a special mural (CFC, [23 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/cfcw-on-tour-meet-and-greet-and-a-special-mural))

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### Word of the day

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> dowfart - noun: 1. A dimwit. 2. A coward. adjective: 1. Dim or dull. 2. Cowardly.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Observing, listening, and not interfering are the most important aspects of a great ScrumMaster's job. - Zuzana Sochova

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### Oblique Strategies

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> The tape is now the music

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### Film Archive

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- Superbad (Rated: 8)
- Released in 2007
- Summary: Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 546, using [1, 3, 4, 8, 75, 100]
- Answer: 8 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 75 + 8 - 1 ) x 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- And a Dinosaur (Zhenyi Tan) [URL](https://andadinosaur.com/) [Feed](https://andadinosaur.com/home.rss)
- Non-zero Sum [URL](https://nonzerosum.games/) [Feed](https://nonzerosum.games/rss.xml)
- Remy Sharp [URL](https://remysharp.com/) [Feed](https://remysharp.com/blog.xml)
- Dan Q [URL](https://danq.me/) [Feed](https://danq.me/feed/)
- Simon Willison [URL](http://simonwillison.net/) [Feed](https://simonwillison.net/atom/everything/)

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