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date: 2026-09-23 09:57
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-09-23
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Wednesday, 23 September 2026

- The average temperature today is 18.58˚C,
- With highs of 19.46˚C and lows of 18.16˚C,
- It may feel like 18.58˚C with few clouds
- The wind speed is 3.6m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 80%
- The sun will rise at 05:55 and set at 18:05

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 146 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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> Bias towards action.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 141.70919799804688 
- ^FTSE : 10720.650390625 
- ^FTMC : 24456.759765625 

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### Just for fun

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> Two tortillas have a fight in a karaoke bar. What ensued could only be described as a wrap battle.
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### Top News

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- Kallas urges free passage through Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran's FM (Euronews, [25 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/kallas-urges-free-passage-through-hormuz-after-talks-with-iran))
- 'C'était ça ou mourir': French literary sensation faces claims of using AI (Euronews, [27 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/cetait-ca-ou-mourir-literary-sensation-faces-claims-of-using-ai))
- Taylor Swift announces new single ‘Patient Zero’ - and faces backlash for cover art (Euronews, [31 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero-and-faces-backlash-for-cover-art))
- Chelsea FCW vs. FK Austria Wien, UEFA Women’s Champions League: Preview, team news, how to watch (WAGNH, [33 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/172473/chelsea-fcw-vs-fk-austria-wien-uefa-womens-champions-league-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- AI chatbots serve up content from Russia's sanctioned state-run outlets, RSF finds (Euronews, [36 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/ai-chatbots-serve-up-content-from-russias-sanctioned-state-run-outlets-rsf-finds))
- Capturing the extremes: Meet the photographer that calls the top of Mount Fuji home (Euronews, [39 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/capturing-the-extremes-meet-the-photographer-that-calls-the-top-of-mount-fuji-home))
- These are the most affordable Michelin Key hotels in Europe (Euronews, [42 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/these-are-the-most-affordable-michelin-key-hotels-in-europe))
- BT Tower's rooftop pool plan brings swimmers back down to earth (Register, [42 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/23/bt-towers-rooftop-pool-plan-brings-swimmers-back-down-to-earth/5298365))
- Azerbaijan pardons French citizen Martin Ryan following Usmanov's delisting (Euronews, [48 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/azerbaijan-pardons-french-citizen-martin-ryan-following-usmanovs-delisting))
- UK to launch new military space squadron to protect satellites, defence ministry says (Euronews, [58 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/uk-to-launch-new-military-space-squadron-to-protect-satellites-defence-ministry-says))
- Von der Leyen says Hungary 'strengthened rule of law', unlocks €4.2bn in EU funding (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/von-der-leyen-says-hungary-strengthened-rule-of-law-unlocks-42bn-in-eu-funding))
- Killer robots or super intelligence? Trump and world leaders clash over AI (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/killer-robots-or-super-intelligence-trump-and-world-leaders-clash-over-ai))
- UK’s uncrewed experimental sub shows it can fire torpedoes (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/23/uks-uncrewed-experimental-sub-shows-it-can-fire-torpedoes/5298308))
- Why security belongs in the network (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/23/sponsored-why-security-belongs-in-the-network/5296790))
- Shut up and calculate: Jev's new AI primitives for coders (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/23/shut-up-and-calculate-jevs-new-ai-primitives-for-coders/5298431))
- The Daily Hilario: Wednesday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172461/the-daily-hilario-september-23rd))
- In the age of AI, teaching networking principles remains more important than learning protocols (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/09/23/in-the-age-of-ai-teaching-networking-principles-remains-more-important-than-learning-protocols/5298478))
- Artificial intelligence must have a new name, says politician who likes renaming bodies of water (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/23/artificial-intelligence-must-have-a-new-name-says-politician-who-likes-renaming-bodies-of-water/5298470))
- Has Trump caged his China hawks? (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5b7decf1-08fd-43fc-b9f3-9870ffa5716f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The battle between the Fed and Trump (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d2e5ed9c-a123-4275-afc7-14b75b9337a0?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ab694096-0acf-4e13-9726-ec339a082a99?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Oil tanker costs hit record $1.2mn a day as Iran war disrupts shipping (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f95db340-8c8f-435f-957d-4623255ac29e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Nscale left its biggest customer unnamed in $35bn IPO filing: ByteDance (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d1090476-7be6-4bba-ae2a-f417499e820a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How private equity ended up in limbo (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2b307c1e-cd98-4666-91d5-000b1dc7bbd1?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US and Iran hold first talks since June as Trump threatens ‘annihilation’ (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1434496d-0eaf-4270-8ad3-87724cd3721e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow down (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/23/frontier-ai-keeps-racing-despite-calls-to-slow-down/5298448))
- Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomously select post-compromise actions (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/22/windows-closedquorum-malware-uses-ai-models-to-autonomously-select-post-compromise-actions/5298435))
- Trump says he would back US diesel export ban (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/22d1154b-8bea-4f8d-bfc4-5db7761d3612?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Security firm finds naming AI agents after Seinfeld characters helps bots join the team (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/22/security-firm-finds-naming-ai-agents-after-seinfeld-characters-helps-bots-join-the-team/5298424))
- US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/152aa77b-977f-4607-8a09-77291f85d2a0?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated' (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/22/shinyhunters-claims-fbi-hack-this-is-not-financially-motivated/5298385))

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### Word of the day

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 > timorous - adjective: Full of fear; timid.

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### Quote of the Day

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> 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

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Imagine the music as a set of disconnected events

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### Film Archive

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- Paranormal Activity 2 (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2010
- Summary: After experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 207, using [7, 8, 8, 9, 25, 75]
- Answer: 14 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 25 - 8 / 8 ) x 75 / 9 + 7

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Jamie Arnold [URL](https://www.jamiearnold.com/) [Feed](https://www.jamiearnold.com/blog?format=rss)
- Chris Ferdinandi [URL](https://gomakethings.com/articles) [Feed](https://gomakethings.com/feed/index.xml)
- Marc Thiele [URL](https://marcthiele.com/) [Feed](https://marcthiele.com/feed-all)
- Will Larson [URL](https://lethain.com/) [Feed](https://lethain.com/feeds.xml)
- Scott Hanselman [URL](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/) [Feed](http://feeds.hanselman.com/ScottHanselman)
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