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date: 2026-09-25 10:10
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-09-25
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 25 September 2026

- The average temperature today is 19.36˚C,
- With highs of 20.01˚C and lows of 18.75˚C,
- It may feel like 19.13˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 1.54m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1018hPa and humidity is 68%
- The sun will rise at 05:58 and set at 18:01

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 148 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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> Do better with less.
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### Fixture List

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- England U21 v Kazakhstan U21
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 141.35000610351562 
- ^FTSE : 10719.3603515625 
- ^FTMC : 24308.44921875 

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### Just for fun

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> Why did the crab cross the road? It just followed the sidewalk.
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### Top News

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- The drones Russia could use to strike Europe from its Mediterranean ghost fleet (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/the-drones-russia-could-use-to-strike-europe-from-its-mediterranean-ghost-fleet))
- Latest news bulletin  September 25th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [10 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/25/latest-news-bulletin-september-25th-2026-midday))
- Fourteen Kazakh soldiers found dead in Caspian Sea after naval training (Euronews, [14 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/fourteen-kazakh-soldiers-found-dead-in-caspian-sea-after-naval-training))
- Rising fuel costs squeeze rural businesses in France (Euronews, [26 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/25/rising-fuel-costs-squeeze-rural-businesses-in-france))
- Pompeii marks European Heritage Days with gladiators and 1st-century Roman traditions (Euronews, [31 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/pompeii-marks-european-heritage-days-with-gladiators-and-1st-century-roman-traditions))
- Austria: Yodelling tradition goes underground in Graz (Euronews, [43 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/25/austria-yodelling-tradition-goes-underground-in-graz))
- Judge uses electronic tag on Pokémon card tracker. It's super effective! (Register, [55 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/25/judge-uses-electronic-tag-on-pokemon-card-tracker-its-super-effective/5298631))
- Trump makes 'final decision' to grant Ukraine Patriot licence, Zelenskyy says (Euronews, [56 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/trump-makes-final-decision-to-grant-ukraine-patriot-license-zelenskyy-says))
- European bond yields ease after sell-off as US mortgage rates hit a high in Trump’s term (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/european-bond-yields-ease-after-sell-off-as-us-mortgage-rates-hit-a-high-in-trumps-term))
- ArcelorMittal to shutter Ukraine plant after Russian strikes kill workers (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/218f8e15-8c1e-4ed4-9d51-7879faca8e73?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Could the EU AI Act deter 'housefishing' in European real estate? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/could-the-eu-ai-act-deter-housefishing-in-european-real-estate))
- Your files are in four places and nobody knows which one is right (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/09/25/sponsored/5298972))
- Finland and Sweden scramble Quick Reaction Alert jets to intercept Russian aircraft (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/finland-and-sweden-scramble-quick-reaction-alert-jets-to-intercept-russian-aircraft))
- UK wants more homes heated by waste heat from datacenters (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/09/25/uk-wants-more-homes-heated-by-waste-heat-from-datacenters/5298827))
- Huawei Cloud Rolls Out Enterprise AI Products Across the Board, Building an Open Agentic Cloud (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/25/partner-content-huawei-cloud-rolls-out-enterprise-ai-products-across-the-board-building-an-open-agentic-cloud/5298765))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172516/the-daily-hilario-friday))
- Project leader thought his team understood the plan, ended up fixing their 'interpretation' of it (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/09/25/project-leader-thought-his-team-understood-the-plan-ended-up-fixing-their-interpretation-of-it/5298754))
- Astronomer watches Starlink satellites sinking to build a ‘planetary barometer’ (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/09/25/astronomer-watches-starlink-satellites-sinking-to-build-a-planetary-barometer/5299036))
- EU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to avoid ‘made in Europe’ barriers (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5453be91-7bd9-4097-9e83-870354d3a248?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- No product, no problem: investors place big bets on AI neolabs (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5308cce5-ba65-45e8-b9f4-59ea8b3cd900?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How can we tackle AI’s financial risks? (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/065dd0d6-804d-4609-8964-e0af05a4603e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The cheap new AI model taking aim at OpenAI and Anthropic (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/456884ea-2558-4648-8036-a77b73733430?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Wall Street boutiques balk at Saudi Arabia’s HQ rules (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8b1b398d-da7d-4dda-aa64-b7a42c59fd7e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Can quantum turn ‘magic’ into money? (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ae9eedd2-4530-47e4-be4b-242d0e2a6253?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Mike Penders to miss Belgium game with quadriceps injury (WAGNH, [6 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/injury-news/172525/mike-penders-to-miss-belgium-game-with-quadriceps-injury))
- 2026 just became the year of FreeBSD on the (Amazonian cloud) desktop (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/25/2026-just-became-the-year-of-freebsd-on-the-amazonian-cloud-desktop/5299025))
- Pomp prevails over substance as Trump hosts Xi (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/cdff194b-8106-4f71-b5b8-d0dbaf2c4d79?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Iran offers US new seven-day ceasefire proposal (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/917a9cba-6afd-4ba3-8742-2b7601ecc2ba?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Google Gemini can present cartoon or lifelike avatars to lip-sync generative chatter (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/25/google-gemini-can-present-cartoon-or-lifelike-avatars-to-lip-sync-generative-chatter/5299016))
- Crook used three open source agents to break into a Fortune 500 hospitality company, a major US airline and 25+ other orgs (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/25/crook-used-three-open-source-agents-to-break-into-a-fortune-500-hospitality-company-a-major-us-airline-and-25-other-orgs/5299012))
- Google's TPUs to catch some rays in orbit next week (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/24/googles-tpus-to-catch-some-rays-in-orbit-next-week/5298990))
- Alyssa Thompson on 'fighting it out' and starting strong in the Women's Champions League (CFC, [21 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/alyssa-thompson-on-fighting-it-out-and-starting-strong-in-the-womens))
- Match gallery: Blues get the job done in the Women's Champions League (CFC, [23 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-gallery-blues-get-the-job-done-in-the-womens-champions-league))

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### Word of the day

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 > obtuse - adjective: 1. Slow or unwilling to understand. 2. Dull or indistinct, as a sound, pain, or sensation. 3. Blunt; not sharp or pointed. 4. Of an angle: measuring more than 90° and less than 180°.

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### Quote of the Day

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> In XP, we do not divide and conquer. We conquer and divide. First we make something that works, then we bust that up and solve the little parts. - Kent Beck, XP Trainer and Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Humanize something free of error

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### Film Archive

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- American Underdog (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2021
- Summary: The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 520, using [2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 25]
- Answer: 86 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 10 + 8 + 3 ) x 25 - 5

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Harry Cresswell [URL](https://harrycresswell.com/writing/) [Feed](https://harrycresswell.com/writing/feed.xml)
- by Stéphanie Walter [URL](https://stephaniewalter.design/) [Feed](https://stephaniewalter.design/feed/)
- Steve (Harsh Browns) [URL](https://visitmy.website/) [Feed](https://visitmy.website/feed.xml)
- Aaron Randall [URL](https://aaronrandall.com/) [Feed](https://aaronrandall.com/feed/)
- AB Drysdale [URL](https://abdrysdale.phd/) [Feed](https://abdrysdale.phd/feed.xml)
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