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date: 2026-08-12 05:44
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-12
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 12 August 2026

- The average temperature today is 16.33˚C,
- With highs of 16.65˚C and lows of 14.36˚C,
- It may feel like 16.19˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 2.68m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1023hPa and humidity is 83%
- The sun will rise at 04:47 and set at 19:39

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 103 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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> Optimise flow.

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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 139.44000244140625
- ^FTSE : 10844.2001953125
- ^FTMC : 24799.80078125

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### Just for fun

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> The police came round the other day saying they had reports our pet dog had been chasing the local kids on roller skates, funny I said, our dog does not own any roller skates.

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### Top News

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- Taiwan hits out at China over naval drill with Indonesia (FT, [29 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e0ca4cab-c8ba-47d6-9465-13e2d73285fc?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- China-linked hackers hit Taiwan in unprecedented ‘autonomous’ AI cyber attack (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7d2ab3e0-9085-48f6-b38a-d90260d58795?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How to stop global warming (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e16ec916-08ad-4f87-9b62-e42e9f28a59c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/725b4d15-bd8d-4083-a04e-db016338af2e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- China’s great jobs squeeze (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a3803e70-cb4d-444f-a31e-05be2f2c44f6?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Europe’s carbon mechanism is a tariff by another name (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/99bbb4e9-32de-40cb-aa15-537937d70889))
- Singapore Airlines loses almost $800mn on Air India bet — with more pain forecast (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5ed01c06-573f-4864-bc11-6cea70593197?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Top Democrat demands briefing on secret mission to extract Trump from Turkey (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2af69d91-5fef-4e6e-b2f5-3297aeb65e5b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Chelsea have ‘no interest’ in signing Myles Lewis-Skelly from Arsenal — report (WAGNH, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170953/chelsea-have-no-interest-in-signing-myles-lewis-skelly-from-arsenal-report))
- India’s central bank wants AI to approve loans that humans would reject (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/12/indias-central-bank-wants-ai-to-approve-loans-that-humans-would-reject/5286572))
- Modular's Mojo programming language hits 1.0 milestone (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/12/modulars-mojo-programming-language-hits-10-milestone/5286545))
- Signal adds an extra layer of security to make sure you're actually chatting with the right person (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/signal-adds-an-extra-layer-of-security-to-make-sure-youre-actually-chatting-with-the-right-person/5286461))
- 421 bugs in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday release, and the Norks have already attacked one (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/421-bugs-in-microsofts-patch-tuesday-release-and-the-norks-have-already-attacked-one/5286483))
- Give Palantir up to $244m through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/08/11/palantir-could-receive-244m-pentagon-no-bid-contract/5286438))
- Panama Canal fees hit record high as El Niño and Iran war choke shipping (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/38083cb5-3892-40a1-b90f-102109f96b17?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Together AI embraces the competition with $240M IBM Cloud deal (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/08/11/together-ai-embraces-the-competition-with-240m-ibm-cloud-deal/5286400))
- Official: Notts County sign Ishé Samuels-Smith on loan from Chelsea (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170940/official-notts-county-sign-ishe-samuels-smith-on-loan-from-chelsea))
- Official: RC Strasbourg sign Filip Jörgensen on loan from Chelsea (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/multi-club/170935/official-rc-strasbourg-sign-filip-jorgensen-on-loan-from-chelsea))
- DEF CON dingus suspected of trying to take over Delta in-flight Wi-Fi (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/def-con-dingus-suspected-of-trying-to-take-over-delta-in-flight-wi-fi/5286331))
- Intel upsizes stock sale to $20B with spending plans still fuzzy (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/11/intel-upsizes-stock-sale-to-20b-with-spending-plans-still-fuzzy/5286313))
- Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/two-wars-and-a-world-cup-lead-to-epic-ddos-attacks-on-publishers/5286278))
- Feds warn Gunra ransomware is exploiting known bugs to hit critical infrastructure (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/11/feds-warn-gunra-ransomware-is-exploiting-known-bugs-to-hit-critical-infrastructure/5286263))
- CFCW on tour: Media appearances and meeting the fans (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/cfcw-on-tour-media-appearances-and-meeting-the-fans))
- Gallery: Open training under the lights in Sydney (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/gallery-open-training-under-the-lights-in-sydney))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170918/the-daily-hilario-august-11th))

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### Word of the day

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> skirr - verb tr.: To range rapidly over an area, especially in search of something. noun: A whirring or grating sound.

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### Quote of the Day

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> A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say we did it ourselves. - Lao Tzu

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Breathe more deeply

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### Film Archive

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- The Hitman's Bodyguard (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2017
- Summary: Michael Bryce, a protection agent, is tasked with protecting Darius Kincaid, one of the world's most famous assassins.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 504, using [1, 6, 7, 10, 25, 75]
- Answer: 14 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 75 + 25 + 1 - 10 - 7 ) x 6

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Monevator [URL](https://monevator.com/) [Feed](https://feeds.feedburner.com/monevatorcom)
- Rosemary Orchard [URL](https://rosemaryorchard.com/) [Feed](https://rosemaryorchard.com/category/blog/feed)
- A11y Weekly [URL](https://a11yweekly.com/) [Feed](https://a11yweekly.com/feed/)
- The Morning Brew [URL](https://blog.cwa.me.uk/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/ReflectivePerspective)
- Ploeh.DJ [URL](https://blog.ploeh.dk/) [Feed](https://blog.ploeh.dk/rss.xml)

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