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date: 2026-08-26 05:22
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-26
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 26 August 2026

- The average temperature today is 16.98˚C,
- With highs of 17.2˚C and lows of 16.5˚C,
- It may feel like 16.8˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1012hPa and humidity is 79%
- The sun will rise at 05:10 and set at 19:10

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 117 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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- Bradford City v Burnley
- Newcastle United v West Brom
- Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic
- Preston North End v Everton

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.9199981689453
- ^FTSE : 10886.2001953125
- ^FTMC : 24856.099609375

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### Just for fun

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> What do you call a female horse? Mary.

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### Top News

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- Next Atlantic tropical storm will be named Dolly but no connection to Parton's death (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/next-atlantic-tropical-storm-will-be-named-dolly-but-no-connection-to-partons-death))
- Partial lunar eclipse on Friday: Where to see it in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and Germany (Euronews, [8 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/partial-lunar-eclipse-on-friday-where-to-see-it-in-spain-italy-france-portugal-and-germany))
- Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than other alternatives for quitting smoking, study finds (Euronews, [10 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/26/nicotine-e-cigarettes-are-more-effective-than-other-alternatives-for-quitting-smoking-stud))
- 'The response seems very timid': where does ecology fit in the presidential race? (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/the-response-seems-very-timid-where-does-ecology-fit-in-the-presidential-race))
- Day trips in Europe: Top 10 sightseeing stops beyond the beaten track for autumn 2026 (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/26/day-trips-in-europe-top-10-sightseeing-stops-beyond-the-beaten-track-for-autumn-2026))
- Latest news bulletin August 26th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/26/latest-news-bulletin-august-26th-2026-morning))
- Europe’s gas prices are surging. Who will be the first to pay more? (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/26/europes-gas-prices-are-surging-who-will-be-the-first-to-pay-more))
- Bessent’s bond intervention puts US Treasury on collision course with Fed (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a50df99b-0621-44ea-a7c7-c9c685e2eba1?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Institutional investors back Blackstone and KKR funds for wealthy individuals (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6b355049-3122-4167-8a8a-ce37da73463d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How chicken conquered the world (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6cbabfff-c549-42ce-b4a8-4a6535bf165b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The bankers cashing in on Italy’s wealth boom (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/73134cc3-2ff4-43db-8d49-019bf1abb385?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- ‘It seems crazy’: SpaceX’s orbital data centre bet tests physics and finance (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/41e60b41-5f13-4d72-8dfc-9bab83f57fb3?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Four Russian bankers made millions from EU sanctions (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3cb40de7-89f5-4c64-b769-70da374dcd4a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- China challenges Korean champions in flash memory race (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1b1c357f-6a1c-4ce3-bb47-980c3de4d3d2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Iran and Oman discuss temporary corridor in Strait or Hormuz (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/iran-and-oman-discuss-temporary-corridor-in-strait-or-hormuz))
- Now Perplexity is trying to get into the local AI action (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/now-perplexity-is-trying-to-get-into-the-local-ai-action/5292449))
- Intel's 256-core Xeon 7 CPUs are a Diamond in the rough (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/08/25/intel-diamond-rapids-xeon-7-cpu-deep-dive/5292427))
- Trump administration pauses immigrant visa applications (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/857fb8e1-eec6-443e-97e8-f6876302aabc?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- French driver, 46, detained in Italy after three Akeron missiles found in van (Euronews, [8 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/25/french-driver-46-detained-in-italy-after-three-akeron-missiles-found-in-van))
- Apple defies memory shortage with new Mac minis (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/apple-defies-memory-shortage-with-new-mac-minis/5292406))
- Claude and Cowork now share what they know about you (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/claude-and-cowork-now-share-what-they-know-about-you/5292412))
- At least 306 people infected with salmonella in Belgium in outbreak linked to eggs (Euronews, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/25/at-least-306-people-infected-with-salmonella-in-belgium-in-outbreak-linked-to-eggs))
- Nottingham Forest, Chelsea agree £45m Liam Delap transfer — report (WAGNH, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171377/nottingham-forest-chelsea-agree-45m-liam-delap-transfer-report))
- McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally 'on the road to ROI' (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/mckinsey-says-enterprise-ai-is-finally-on-the-road-to-roi/5292388))
- Aston Villa, Chelsea ‘open talks’ over £65m transfer for Nicolas Jackson — report (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171372/aston-villa-chelsea-open-talks-over-65m-transfer-for-nicolas-jackson-report))
- EPA to drop requirement for public notice of polluting datacenters (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/08/25/epa-to-drop-requirement-for-public-notice-of-polluting-datacenters/5292341))
- You could've applied all 1,449 Oracle patches and still been hit by this attack (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/25/you-couldve-applied-all-1449-oracle-patches-and-still-been-hit-by-this-attack/5292335))
- Microsoft warns that transitioning Excel workbooks to new Exchange connectors might not be smooth sailing (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/25/microsoft-warns-that-transitioning-excel-workbooks-to-new-exchange-connectors-might-not-be-smooth-sailing/5292316))
- Slop factory bans Russians for using slop factory to create slop (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/slop-factory-bans-russians-for-using-slop-factory-to-create-slop/5292297))
- US convicts ex-Philips engineer for exposing X-ray secrets to competitor (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/08/25/us-convicts-ex-philips-engineer-for-exposing-x-ray-secrets-to-competitor/5292291))
- Official: RC Strasbourg sign Omari Kellyman from Chelsea (WAGNH, [20 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171364/official-rc-strasbourg-sign-omari-kellyman-from-chelsea))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/171331/the-daily-hilario-august-25th))

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### Word of the day

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> ophidiophobia - noun: An abnormal fear of snakes.

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### Quote of the Day

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> It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. - Sherlock Holmes, Scandal in Bohemia

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Honor thy error as a hidden intention

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### Film Archive

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- Fever Pitch (Rated: 7)
- Released in 2005
- Summary: Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 191, using [1, 3, 6, 10, 25, 75]
- Answer: 31 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 6 + 3 ) x 10 + 75 + 25 + 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Jim Nielsen (Notes) [URL](https://notes.jim-nielsen.com/) [Feed](https://notes.jim-nielsen.com/feed.json)
- Benjamin Parry [URL](https://benjamin.parry.is/) [Feed](https://benjamin.parry.is/writing/feed.xml)
- Build5Nines [URL](https://build5nines.com/) [Feed](http://buildazure.com/feed/)
- Chris Shaw [URL](https://thoughts.uncountable.uk/) [Feed](https://thoughts.uncountable.uk/feed)
- Health Rising [URL](https://www.healthrising.org/) [Feed](https://www.healthrising.org/feed/)

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