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date: 2026-09-11 09:38
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-09-11
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 11 September 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.97˚C,
- With highs of 18.73˚C and lows of 17.61˚C,
- It may feel like 17.78˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 3.6m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1019hPa and humidity is 75%
- The sun will rise at 05:36 and set at 18:34

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 134 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Farmers Market in town

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Seek the best.
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### Fixture List

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- England Women U20 v Brazil Women U20
- Tottenham Hotspur U21 v Derby County U21
- Kidderminster Harriers v Hartlepool United
- West Ham United v Wrexham
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.2899932861328 
- ^FTSE : 10656.1904296875 
- ^FTMC : 23963.390625 

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### Just for fun

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> Where do they make facts? At the factory.
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### Top News

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- Emma Bonino dies at 78 after decades of political and human rights activism (Euronews, [5 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/11/emma-bonino-dies-at-78-after-decades-of-political-and-human-rights-activism))
- Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ wows Venice and breaks standing ovation record (Euronews, [7 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/09/11/gaza-documentary-naza-wows-venice-and-breaks-standing-ovation-record))
- Healthcare is driving Sweden's election: Big promises, few easy fixes (Euronews, [11 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/11/healthcare-is-driving-swedens-election-big-promises-few-easy-fixes))
- Delay tactic or genuine solution? Carbon capture under fire again as EU invests in ‘unproven’ technology (Euronews, [12 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/11/delay-tactic-or-genuine-solution-carbon-capture-under-fire-again-as-eu-invests-in-unproven))
- OpenAI makes U-turn and calls for binding national AI safety rules (Euronews, [15 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/11/openai-makes-u-turn-and-calls-for-binding-national-ai-safety-rules))
- Digital Research's GEM opens a new window on Linux (Register, [22 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/11/digital-researchs-gem-opens-a-new-window-on-linux/5295546))
- European leisure travel to Saudi Arabia forecast to grow 130% by 2030 (Euronews, [25 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/09/11/european-leisure-travel-to-saudi-arabia-forecast-to-grow-130-by-2030))
- EU's largest political group doesn't want confrontation with China (Euronews, [26 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/11/eus-largest-political-group-doesnt-want-confrontation-with-china))
- Houthis used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles (FT, [35 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8310cf56-ce60-4e6e-8254-5bb470e9a880))
- Five dead as Dutch tourist coach overturns in eastern Switzerland (Euronews, [55 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/11/several-dead-as-tourist-coach-overturns-in-eastern-switzerland))
- IEA warns of ‘lost period’ in global oil demand (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ab6f6433-1f23-4153-a02b-7984d14734c6?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Tributes paid to 9/11 victims at Republican midterm convention in Dallas (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/11/tributes-paid-to-911-victims-at-republican-midterm-convention-in-dallas))
- BOFH: Oh no! The CMS ate 500 pages of corporate documentation (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/bofh/2026/09/11/bofh-oh-no-the-cms-ate-500-pages-of-corporate-documentation/5295201))
- Russia launches 160 drones overnight across Ukraine killing at least one and leaving many injured (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/11/russia-launches-160-drones-overnight-across-ukraine-killing-at-least-one-and-leaving-many-))
- US diesel hits record $6 a gallon on Iran supply shock (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ebfa69a3-323b-450d-8bfd-0b12e01d2a5b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- DeepSeek's new model sets a template for powerful LLMs that run lean (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/11/deepseeks-new-model-sets-a-template-for-powerful-llms-that-run-lean/5295715))
- Bond markets stabilise after global sell-off (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2c9ce5b0-32ae-4460-aa89-9c80eb05ee41?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172099/the-daily-hilario-september-11th))
- On Call: Boss wrongly claimed IT deleted his files, refused to learn the one-click fix (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/09/11/on-call-boss-wrongly-claimed-it-deleted-his-files-refused-to-learn-the-one-click-fix/5295448))
- Microsoft annoints Rust as a 'Tier 1' internal language (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/11/microsoft-annoints-rust-as-a-tier-1-internal-language/5295732))
- Bessent’s intervention risks damaging BoJ’s credibility, bankers warn (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f7ca7904-b0d8-428b-9bf7-883740ba9922?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Chelsea 6-3 Leeds United, Player Ratings: Plot twist (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-league-cup/172104/chelsea-6-3-leeds-united-player-ratings-plot-twist))
- Iran and Gulf states to meet in push for Hormuz deal (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/df2d9bcc-59f9-4122-aa4d-2020bef77e0e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Scott Bessent fails to break ‘fever’ in US bond market (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dd4cc4a0-844e-486a-b99c-b379d457019b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why Warsh is starting to bite back (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/98bfd632-8778-4c48-97a0-ef78b11299cc?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- 9/11 and the America it left behind (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bbdad57e-bd57-4c75-98b8-12fca7cbd268?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Europe’s difficult choices on AI (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f054f927-b512-452a-b494-ea53f5ac1079))
- Oracle says AI will save it from the SaaSpocalypse, not bring it on (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/11/oracle-says-ai-will-save-it-from-the-saaspocalypse-not-bring-it-on/5295736))
- OpenAI arms devs with AI conversation tool that can talk and listen at the same time (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/10/openai-arms-devs-with-ai-conversation-tool-that-can-talk-and-listen-at-the-same-time/5295708))
- Latest Anthropic horror story chills with tales of kamikaze drone swarms and bioweapons research (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/10/latest-anthropic-horror-story-chills-with-tales-of-kamikaze-drone-swarms-and-bioweapons-research/5295702))
- Watch out: Apple timepiece can grab snippets of conversation without both speakers' consent (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/10/watch-out-apple-timepiece-can-grab-snippets-of-conversation-without-both-speakers-consent/5295666))
- Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom line (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/10/shopify-extends-lifeline-to-tailwind-as-vibe-coding-erodes-web-dev-platforms-bottom-line/5295672))
- Training gallery: Rest, recovery and getting ready! (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/training-gallery-rest-recovery-and-getting-ready))

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### Word of the day

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 > breviloquent - adjective: Using few words.

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### Quote of the Day

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> The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. - Joseph Priestley

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Infinitesimal gradations

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### Film Archive

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- Luciferous (Rated: 4)
- Released in 2015
- Summary: A real family is targeted and manipulated by a malicious force determined to prove that every man, woman and child is at risk of malevolent possession.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 985, using [1, 5, 6, 6, 7, 75]
- Answer: 3 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 7 + 6 ) x 75 + 6 + 5 - 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- MacSparky [URL](https://www.macsparky.com/) [Feed](http://www.macsparky.com/blog/rss.xml)
- Peter Suhm [URL](https://petersuhm.com/) [Feed](https://petersuhm.com/feed/feed.xml)
- Julien Dambron [URL](https://dambron.fr/) [Feed](https://dambron.fr/rss.xml)
- Daring Fireball [URL](https://daringfireball.net/) [Feed](http://daringfireball.net/index.xml)
- Caroline Crampton [URL](https://www.carolinecrampton.com/) [Feed](https://www.carolinecrampton.com/tag/blog/rss/)
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