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date: 2026-08-25 05:22
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-25
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- The average temperature today is 14.05˚C,
- With highs of 14.98˚C and lows of 13.15˚C,
- It may feel like 13.73˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1013hPa and humidity is 85%
- The sun will rise at 05:08 and set at 19:12
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 116 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- Recycling Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day
### Daily Doctrine
> Know your users.
### Fixture List
- Nottingham Forest U18 v Crystal Palace U18
- Cardiff City v Norwich City
- Bristol Rovers v Chelsea U21
- Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough
- Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra
- Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United
- Blackpool v Lincoln City
- Cambridge United v Millwall
- Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
- Ipswich Town v Leicester City
- Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City
- Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves
- Southampton v West Ham United
- Stevenage v Reading
- Stoke City v Hull City
- Walsall v Leyton Orient
- Watford v Peterborough United
- Birmingham City v Brentford
- Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 137.25
- ^FTSE : 10854.2998046875
- ^FTMC : 24717.5
### Just for fun
> It is very difficult to find work during a recession and every workplace is affected, just a few days ago I heard lots of firefighters were getting fired.
### Top News
- US grain farmers pummelled as Iran war triggers surge in costs (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/acb64e29-a3ce-4282-82b0-6b7b5dd4f63e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Socialists and Maga are both wrong about economic liberalism (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/02e197fb-e6dc-426b-a952-72cc906a2733))
- JPMorgan eases approach on lending against shares to court AI’s new wealth (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d18b330f-1cc2-4f83-9720-5ab5b13981e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Iranians queue for petrol as US blockade bites (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e08d7f0e-f9fb-45a4-a1ef-025a75a5b776))
- The threats to ‘Swiss Made’ (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/db7494b8-c590-4a50-8644-211d154a8f7b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US affordability tracker: the data that could decide the 2026 midterm elections (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/71dccbca-4a1f-485a-9790-28cc527cdb82?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The little-known French company trying to unseat Palantir in Europe (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f4a1aa36-761b-4b5a-86a4-4be9abc5cd46?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Xabi Alonso just wants the Enzo Fernández saga to be over (WAGNH, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171351/xabi-alonso-just-wants-the-enzo-fernandez-saga-to-be-over))
- IBM announces chip that natively executes Arm and Z instructions concurrently (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/25/ibm-announces-chip-that-natively-executes-arm-and-z-instructions-concurrently/5292059))
- Microsoft AI watermarks in Paint and Photos are linked to user IDs, researcher finds (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/microsoft-ai-watermarks-in-paint-and-photos-are-linked-to-user-ids-researcher-finds/5292034))
- SEC subpoenas Wall Street banks over Situational Awareness (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c36d4e57-1ea2-47a5-8f6d-f390369aedc4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on mail-in ballots (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b89d51c9-2206-4213-b0d3-8a826262c9d8?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- You don't want this Sleepwalker backdoor on your Windows machine (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/you-dont-want-this-sleepwalker-backdoor-on-your-windows-machine/5292021))
- Alonso: 'A very professional, solid performance with maturity' (CFC, [8 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/alonso-a-very-professional-solid-performance-with-maturity))
- Browser fingerprint tool shows how easy you are to track using the latest sneaky tricks (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/browser-fingerprint-tool-shows-how-easy-you-are-to-track-using-the-latest-sneaky-tricks/5292015))
- Fulham 2-3 Chelsea, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (WAGNH, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/171325/fulham-2-3-chelsea-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Morgan Rogers: An enjoyable debut! (CFC, [8 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/morgan-rogers-an-enjoyable-debut))
- Match report: Fulham 2-3 Chelsea (CFC, [8 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-fulham-chelsea-aug-26))
- Match gallery: Off to a winning start! (CFC, [9 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/fulham-gallery-off-to-a-winning-start))
- Conjure cash with old Macs by linking them to AI inference Borg (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/24/conjure-cash-with-old-macs-by-linking-them-to-ai-inference-borg/5292002))
- Scott Bessent threatens Iran’s economic partners with more sanctions (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/67c74e64-5c37-4a5d-ae6c-d3c002f99628?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Fulham vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Lineups & Game Thread (WAGNH, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/171313/fulham-vs-chelsea-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Update: New domain for Sign in with Apple (Apple, [11 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=1ptvdtcm))
- Windows NT 4 went on sale 30 years ago today (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/24/windows-nt-4-went-on-sale-30-years-ago-today/5291938))
- YouTuber's backyard fab ambitions expand from RAM to homebrew LEDs (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/24/youtubers-backyard-fab-ambitions-expand-from-ram-to-homebrew-leds/5291956))
- Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/iran-linked-cyberattack-shut-down-a-uk-power-plant/5291930))
- Logitech hit by sueball over tariff refunds (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/08/24/logitech-hit-by-sueball-over-tariff-refunds/5291845))
- Users mash LinkedIn's AI slop button 1M+ times in 3 weeks (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/24/users-mash-linkedins-ai-slop-button-1m-times-in-3-weeks/5291802))
- Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Fulham: Back to the back-three future! (WAGNH, [20 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/171299/chelsea-fans-preferred-lineup-against-fulham-back-to-the-back-three-future))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/171290/the-daily-hilario-august-24th))
### Word of the day
> hyperphagia - noun: Compulsive overeating.
### Quote of the Day
> The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them - John Maxwell
### Oblique Strategies
> Reverse
### Film Archive
- The Bank Job (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2008
- Summary: Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 967, using [3, 5, 9, 10, 25, 100]
- Answer: 7 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 100 + 10 - 5 ) x 9 + 25 - 3