--- layout: post date: 2026-08-13 05:46 type: daily title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-13 permalink: /2026-08-13-daily-rundown obots: noindex --- _Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._ ## On Thursday, 13 August 2026 - The average temperature today is 20.79˚C, - With highs of 21.96˚C and lows of 19.11˚C, - It may feel like 20.41˚C with clear sky - The wind speed is 1.34m/s and visibility is 10000m - The pressure is 1021hPa and humidity is 57% - The sun will rise at 04:49 and set at 19:37 ### MI5 Status - The current threat level is SEVERE - It has been 104 days since the last change (2026-04-30) ### Today's tasks - No tasks today ### Daily Doctrine > Challenge assumptions. ### Fixture List - No Fixtures ### Stocks - VWRL.L : 139.67999267578125 - ^FTSE : 10833.2001953125 - ^FTMC : 24814.900390625 ### Just for fun > What did the cannibal eat for lunch? - Whoever they were meat-ing. ### Top News - Financial sovereignty, digital euro and payment roaming: EU seeks alternatives to US cards (Euronews, [40 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/13/financial-sovereignty-digital-euro-and-payment-roaming-eu-seeks-alternatives-to-us-cards)) - Taking the stairs could be better for your heart than you think (Euronews, [41 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/13/taking-the-stairs-could-be-better-for-your-heart-than-you-think)) - Ranked: The world's best stargazing destinations – and the No.1 is in France (Euronews, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/13/ranked-the-worlds-best-stargazing-destinations-and-the-no1-is-in-france)) - Latest news bulletin August 13th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/13/latest-news-bulletin-august-13th-2026-morning)) - Wildfires in Europe: Is 2026 already the worst year on record? (Euronews, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/13/wildfires-in-europe-is-2026-already-the-worst-year-on-record)) - Tourist guides raise the alarm as Europe braces for another heatwave (Euronews, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/13/tourist-guides-raise-the-alarm-as-europe-braces-for-another-heatwave)) - Millions of solar eclipse glasses could end up in landfill: Here’s what to do instead (Euronews, [45 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/13/millions-of-solar-eclipse-glasses-could-end-up-in-landfill-heres-what-to-do-instead)) - Boardroom battle at India’s $280bn behemoth heralds start of ‘Noel Tata era’ (FT, [55 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/525d9d60-f902-4b89-ad34-ba96d03be97e?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - US strikes targeting Houthis killed 153 civilians in Yemen last year, Pentagon review says (Euronews, [56 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/13/us-strikes-targeting-houthis-killed-153-civilians-in-yemen-last-year-pentagon-review-says)) - Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/13/congos-ebola-outbreak-on-track-to-surpass-deadliest-in-history-who-chief-says)) - Oil spill from tanker believed to be Russian reaches Oman's coastline, Muscat authorities say (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/13/oil-spill-from-tanker-believed-to-be-russian-reaches-omans-coastline-muscat-authorities-sa)) - Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation in record IPO (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/840ac156-af1c-4a82-b260-ae791072fcfa?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f2f2a881-1d4d-47db-a7d9-c6c50ee29a6a?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - What your out-of-office really means (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/46caeb96-13a3-4231-ae9a-7230225d09b7?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - ‘Endearing’ rise in women buying their own diamonds, says Swarovski boss (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/93dcc888-6998-48a5-86f7-3303e0770f12?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Wanted: a leader to rescue the UN (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8349e039-a02c-4586-92d8-7f95d3fcd15a?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Trump is taxing the dark matter that pays America’s way (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7ff4321e-3f96-4f7b-8f2d-4fefa4773a5d)) - Wealth managers cut fees to win AI’s paper millionaires (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aa0ca006-5af4-4f94-9789-3e56f9f53e1d?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Chelsea set Friday deadline for any Enzo Fernández transfer offer — reports (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170986/chelsea-set-friday-deadline-for-any-enzo-fernandez-transfer-offer-reports)) - Rent-a-GPU outfit Nebius promises rapid 1 GW powerup plan isn't nebulous (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/08/12/rent-a-gpu-outfit-nebius-promises-rapid-1-gw-powerup-plan-isnt-nebulous/5287086)) - 'Near-autonomous' AI agents attack Taiwan's nuclear safety agency (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/12/near-autonomous-ai-agents-attack-taiwans-nuclear-safety-agency/5287055)) - Tailscale says deeply buried 16-year-old SQLite bug caused last year's outages (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/08/12/tailscale-says-deeply-buried-16-year-old-sqlite-bug-caused-last-years-outages/5287004)) - Wall Street giants bet Nvidia’s AI chips will defy the laws of finance (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3b522281-0119-47c9-a95a-f2c8d04e6212?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Node.js creator liberates Durable Objects from Cloudflare (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/12/nodejs-creator-liberates-durable-objects-from-cloudflare-with-celld/5286954)) - Spectre rears its ugly head again as researchers show some RISC-V chips are susceptible (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/12/spectre-rears-its-ugly-head-again-as-researchers-show-some-risc-v-chips-are-susceptible/5286978)) - Training gallery: Graft in the Surrey sunshine as Chavarria joins the group (CFC, [10 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/training-gallery-graft-in-the-surrey-sunshine-as-chavarria-joins-the-group)) - Nvidia's latest solution to soaring enterprise AI costs is...a router? (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/12/nvidias-latest-solution-for-soaring-enterprise-costs-nemo-switchyard-software-router/5286911)) - Microsoft-vendetta hacker has a new zero day that gives system privileges on fully patched Windows (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/12/microsoft-vendetta-hacker-has-a-new-zero-day-that-gives-system-privileges-on-fully-patched-windows/5286889)) - OpenWALDO aims to blow the doors off proprietary AI training models (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/12/openwaldo-aims-to-blow-the-doors-off-proprietary-ai-training-models/5286864)) - CoreWeave revenue doubles as debt pile reaches $35.6B (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/08/12/coreweave-revenue-doubles-as-debt-pile-reaches-356b/5286832)) - Smooth-talking fraudsters clone contactless cards, authorize payments in just 13 minutes (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/12/smooth-talking-fraudsters-clone-contactless-cards-authorize-payments-in-just-13-minutes/5286808)) - Updates to age ratings for the Republic of Korea (Apple, [14 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=oj3r9pvw)) - Match gallery: Blues shine in Sydney (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-gallery-blues-shine-in-sydney)) - Sonia Bompastor updates on key duo fitness and talks Champions League preparation (CFC, [18 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/sonia-bompastor-updates-on-key-duo-fitness-and-talks-champions-league)) - Official: Chelsea sign Pep Chavarría from Rayo Vallecano (WAGNH, [20 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170968/official-chelsea-sign-pep-chavarria-from-rayo-vallecano)) - The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170947/the-daily-hilario-august-12th)) ### Word of the day > corbel - noun: An architectural support projecting from a wall to bear weight. verb tr.: 1. To arrange (bricks, stones, etc.) in stepped courses to form a corbel. 2. To support by means of a corbel or corbels. ### Quote of the Day > Focus on idle work not idle workers to achieve fast, flexible flow. - Ken Rubin, Agile Author and Trainer ### Oblique Strategies > Don't be frightened to display your talents ### Film Archive - Gothika (Rated: 8) - Released in 2003 - Summary: A psychiatrist awakens as a patient in a mental institution, with no memory of the murder she's accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory, a vengeful spirit manipulates her. ### Countdown Numbers - Target: 233, using [4, 9, 10, 50, 75, 100] ### 5 Random Blogroll Links - Tom Hazeldine [URL](https://tomhazledine.com/) [Feed](https://tomhazledine.com/feed.xml) - The Codist [URL](https://thecodist.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/thecodist) - Terry Godier (blog) [URL](https://blog.terrygodier.com/) [Feed](https://blog.terrygodier.com/feed.xml) - Codemanship [URL](https://codemanship.wordpress.com/) [Feed](https://codemanship.wordpress.com/feed/) - Adam Caudill [URL](https://adamcaudill.com/blog/) [Feed](https://adamcaudill.com/blog/index.xml)