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date: 2026-09-24 09:58
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-09-24
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Thursday, 24 September 2026

- The average temperature today is 16.42˚C,
- With highs of 17.05˚C and lows of 15.51˚C,
- It may feel like 15.87˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 4.12m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1025hPa and humidity is 67%
- The sun will rise at 05:57 and set at 18:03

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 147 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 : 140.1699981689453 
- ^FTSE : 10697.5302734375 
- ^FTMC : 24213.359375 

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### Just for fun

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> I once had a work placement at an eye wear manufacturer, I gained good insight into the industry.
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### Top News

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- Crowds celebrate Saudi National Day with flags, performances and military parade (Euronews, [5 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/24/crowds-celebrate-saudi-national-day-with-flags-performances-and-military-parade))
- Fire at Starlink station in central Poland was 'sabotage,' digital affairs minister says (Euronews, [28 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/fire-at-starlink-station-in-central-poland-was-sabotage-digital-affairs-minister-says))
- Global bond sell-off deepens as oil climbs back to $105 (FT, [33 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2d87f8bf-d529-4997-90c5-393ef65d280c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Netherlands confirms Eurovision return as Spain weighs continued boycott (Euronews, [34 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/netherlands-confirms-eurovision-return-as-spain-weighs-continued-boycott))
- Experts question whether Salesforce demo breaches SAP API policy (Register, [43 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/09/24/experts-question-whether-salesforce-demo-breaches-sap-api-policy/5298606))
- 80 years and still steaming: A milestone year for the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer (Euronews, [44 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/80-years-and-still-steaming-a-milestone-year-for-the-worlds-last-seagoing-paddle-steamer))
- We need to talk: Greek PM says efforts to return Parthenon Marbles must be revived (Euronews, [48 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/we-need-to-talk-greek-pm-says-efforts-to-return-parthenon-marbles-must-be-revived))
- Germany seeks wider 'Made with Europe' rules, setting up clash with France (Euronews, [58 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/germany-seeks-wider-made-with-europe-rules-setting-up-clash-with-france))
- Britain's largest banks make first interbank transactions using tokenised deposits (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/britains-largest-banks-make-first-interbank-transactions-using-tokenised-deposits))
- Wave of AI videos showing far-right protests in Europe spreads online (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/wave-of-ai-videos-showing-far-right-protests-in-europe-spreads-online))
- What we know about CIA warning of Russian drone threat to southern Europe (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/what-we-know-about-cia-warning-of-russian-drone-threat-to-southern-europe))
- US admits there were eight suicide attempts on US aircraft carrier during record Middle East deployment (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/us-admits-there-were-eight-suicide-attempts-on-us-aircraft-carrier-during-record-middle-ea))
- Government contractor exposed path to immigration records (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/24/government-contractor-exposed-path-to-immigration-records/5298689))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172494/the-daily-hilario-september-24th))
- Judge orders White House to restore banned media’s access (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/72d1df1f-cc71-4e17-a442-0a4201ba41aa?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Europe’s internet registry wants governance ‘correction’ because its ‘Executive Board’ is not the executive (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/09/24/europes-internet-registry-wants-governance-correction-because-its-executive-board-is-not-the-executive/5298728))
- Hasan Piker: the Republican Party’s bogeyman (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e73aeb7e-a408-4272-9d87-743a040db0dc?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Emerging markets sell foreign currency bonds at record rate (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e3c74df4-9131-44cd-bd31-49691112bc85?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How to think about the end of the world (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9d1192a9-abb7-4a91-9638-4ffa855afbb8?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- India’s outsourced software industry grows 9.5 percent to reach $239 billion (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/channel/2026/09/24/indias-outsourced-software-industry-grows-95-percent-to-reach-239-billion/5298721))
- OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian health service website (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/56133ef4-377b-4e35-a939-f199ceb64507?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- OpenAI's Astra model went for a drive and no one died (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/24/openais-astra-model-went-for-a-drive-and-no-one-died/5298715))
- Zuckerberg unveils AI ‘charm’ device that can fit on a keychain (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f4770cdf-626e-41e3-9db0-3dc0b64b8c00?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- OpenAI agents ‘infiltrated Australian government website’ (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/24/openai-agents-infiltrated-australian-government-website/5298702))
- HSBC moves board meeting from Dubai to London amid safety concerns (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8b470f65-6fc3-44b6-9295-e07008ce302d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Chelsea FCW 1-0 FK Austria Wien, UEFA Women’s Champions League: Post-match reaction (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/172502/chelsea-fcw-1-0-fk-austria-wien-uefa-womens-champions-league-post-match-reaction))
- Mop the slop from your LinkedIn feed with a new open-source Chrome extension (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/23/mop-the-slop-from-your-linkedin-feed-with-a-new-open-source-chrome-extension/5298679))
- Match Report: Chelsea 1-0 Austria Vienna (CFC, [14 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-chelsea-1-0-austria-vienna))
- Europe's fastest supercomputer is finally getting its domestic silicon infusion (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/23/europes-fastest-supercomputer-is-finally-getting-its-domestic-silicon-infusion/5298665))
- Someone's attacking a critical 0-day RCE in F5 BIG-IP APM (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/23/someones-attacking-a-critical-0-day-rce-in-f5-big-ip-apm/5298659))
- Chelsea FCW vs. FK Austria Wien, UEFA Women’s Champions League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (WAGNH, [15 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/172484/chelsea-fcw-vs-fk-austria-wien-uefa-womens-champions-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Confirmed Chelsea Women line up vs Austria Vienna (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/confirmed-chelsea-women-line-up-vs-austria-vienna))
- Discordians now subject to whims of new age verification technology (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/23/discordians-now-subject-to-whims-of-new-age-verification-technology/5298641))
- Trump lays a new trap for Takaichi (FT, [18 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8dfae006-c1ac-4713-8497-0e0e59e419f6?syn-25a6b1a6=1))

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### Word of the day

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 > kidology - noun: The art or practice of bluffing or deceiving.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Scrum focuses on being agile which may (and should) lead to improving. Kanban focuses on improving, which may lead to being agile. - Karl Scotland, Agile Trainer

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Faced with a choice, do both (given by Dieter Roth)

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### Film Archive

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- Ambush (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2001
- Summary: A mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 706, using [2, 4, 5, 10, 50, 100]
- Answer: 7 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 50 + 2 - 10 ) x 5 - 4

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Matt Stein [URL](https://mattstein.com/) [Feed](https://mattstein.com/rss.xml)
- Remy Sharp [URL](https://remysharp.com/) [Feed](https://remysharp.com/blog.xml)
- Simon Collison [URL](https://colly.com/) [Feed](https://colly.com/articles/feed)
- Benjamin Willems (Anti-) [URL](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/feed.xml/) [Feed](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/feed.xml)
- Jason Rodriguez [URL](https://rodriguezcommaj.com/) [Feed](https://rodriguezcommaj.com/atom.xml)
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