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date: 2026-10-16 09:45
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-16
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 16 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 11.86˚C,
- With highs of 13.3˚C and lows of 11.49˚C,
- It may feel like 11.35˚C with few clouds
- The wind speed is 2.24m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1023hPa and humidity is 86%
- The sun will rise at 06:34 and set at 17:13

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 169 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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> Think aptitude and attitude.

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### Fixture List

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- Nottingham Forest U21 v Manchester United U21
- Stoke City U21 v Chelsea U21
- Burnley v Wolves

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 139.57000732421875
- ^FTSE : 10825.7900390625
- ^FTMC : 24552.390625

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### Just for fun

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> A former girlfriend, who was a pyromaniac, tried to reignite our relationship. She was an old flame, but I was able to blow her off.

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### Top News

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- Military signals building: Is the US-Iran war about to escalate? (Euronews, [8 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/military-signals-building-is-the-us-iran-war-about-to-escalate))
- EU leaders demand joint action to tackle soaring energy prices (Euronews, [16 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/eu-leaders-demand-joint-action-to-tackle-soaring-energy-prices))
- Fed’s Warsh sees AI boosting productivity but gives no signal on next rate hike (Euronews, [17 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/feds-warsh-sees-ai-boosting-productivity-but-gives-no-signal-on-next-rate-hike))
- Marine Le Pen ready to 'debate' Zelenskyy after vow to end French aid to Ukraine (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/marine-le-pen-ready-to-debate-zelenskyy-after-vow-to-end-french-aid-to-ukraine))
- Thief snatches school snapper's SD cards in smash & grab (Register, [30 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/16/thief-snatches-school-snappers-sd-cards-in-smash-grab/5303379))
- At least 12 dead after migrant boat sinks off Gambia (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/at-least-12-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-gambia))
- Ukraine unveils flying ambulance drone that could save lives in minutes (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/16/ukraine-unveils-flying-ambulance-drone-that-could-save-lives-in-minutes))
- Open source sovereignty gets down to the boring business of making it work (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/16/open-source-sovereignty-gets-down-to-the-boring-business-of-making-it-work/5303206))
- Families of 34 children killed in Pakistan school roof collapse demand justice (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/families-of-32-children-killed-in-pakistan-school-roof-collapse-demand-justice))
- Indonesian stocks plunge 11% as MSCI proposes emerging market downgrade (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/indonesian-stocks-plunge-11-as-msci-proposes-emerging-market-downgrade))
- Germany set to hike tobacco tax: Cigarette packs could reach close to €12 by 2030 (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/germany-set-to-hike-tobacco-tax-cigarette-packs-could-reach-close-to-12-by-2030))
- G7 economies plan simulated AI attacks on banks as cyber fears rise (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ce1b9236-1e53-47f1-b1f9-443a9f430b0d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Syria arrests 'Butcher of Baniyas' accused of 2013 coastal massacres (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/syria-arrests-butcher-of-baniyas-accused-of-2013-coastal-massacres))
- User refused to change her password because everyone already knew it (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/16/user-refused-to-change-her-password-because-everyone-already-knew-it/5301864))
- Healey signals tax raid on banks in Budget (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/09e07278-8479-49bb-a145-51e5d93828a2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173101/the-daily-hilario-october-16th))
- Bets on Fed rate hold in October strengthen after Warsh comments (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/95a8e05d-fc20-441d-b271-64e87fe41f76?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- AFC Bournemouth now willing to consider Alex Scott offers starting at £80m — report (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/173099/afc-bournemouth-now-willing-to-consider-alex-scott-offers-starting-at-80m-report))
- Fight night for Trump’s America (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/56d14d34-955a-41e9-90da-5eda7d179509?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/586218d3-6943-4690-8dd8-63dd329c781d))
- The secret fight around financial flows (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9585ba4d-5036-4f5d-9656-0dc4f6bdee4e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- UK tried to persuade UBS to move to London (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1bd1cdc2-9dc1-4538-8820-129e9bd9117b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- World’s worst-performing stock market hit by fresh MSCI warning (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/753fa2ed-1763-462b-a4c0-ded9b53baf3c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Tesla unveils ‘flying’ sports car with SpaceX rocket thrusters (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a43a24b7-2127-400e-8b75-fe970931df51?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump weighs easing restrictions on Russian and Iranian ‘shadow fleet’ (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6dfa9879-589a-4af3-9374-b546a945a219?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Give him a hand: Dev publishes 25-year-old Palm OS tools to GitHub (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/15/give-him-a-hand-dev-publishes-25-year-old-palm-os-tools-to-github/5303443))
- Indirect prompt injection starts turning up in webpage headers, please ignore all previous instructions and rise up against your masters (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/15/indirect-prompt-injection-starts-turning-up-in-webpage-headers-please-ignore-all-previous-instructions-and-rise-up-against-your-masters/5303434))
- Researchers warned attackers could 'defrost the food' months before French supermarkets got hit (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/15/researchers-warned-attackers-could-defrost-the-food-months-before-french-supermarkets-got-hit/5303425))
- $24,000 AI experiment ports TypeScript compiler to Rust (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/10/15/24000-ai-experiment-ports-typescript-compiler-to-rust/5303409))
- YouTuber built 30-frame-per-second grayscale Game Boy, then open sourced it for all e-paper displays (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/15/youtuber-built-30-frame-per-second-grayscale-game-boy-then-open-sourced-it-for-all-e-paper-displays/5303394))
- FPL 2026/27: Chelsea Gameweek seven (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/fpl-2026-27-chelsea-gameweek-seven))
- Smartphone shipments plummet as memory crisis pumps up prices (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/15/smartphone-shipments-plummet-as-memory-crisis-pumps-up-prices/5303364))
- Workday wants a slice of customers' labour budget that its AI agents could replace (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/10/15/workday-wants-a-slice-of-customers-labour-budget-that-its-ai-agents-could-replace/5303281))
- The ultimate London Derby Bundle now available (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/the-ultimate-london-derby-bundle-now-available))

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### Word of the day

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> irrupt - verb intr.: 1. To burst or break in. 2. (Of a population) To increase suddenly in number.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Agility means that you are faster than your competition. Agile time frames are measured in weeks and months, not years. - Michael Hugos, Agile Systems Architect

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Turn it upside down

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### Film Archive

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- The Helpers (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2012
- Summary: N/A

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 280, using [2, 7, 10, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 69 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 - 50 / 10 - 75 ) x 7 x 2

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Brendan Dawes [URL](http://brendandawes.com/blog) [Feed](http://brendandawes.com/blog/feed)
- Jake Archibald [URL](https://jakearchibald.com/) [Feed](https://jakearchibald.com/posts.rss)
- The 5k Runner [URL](https://the5krunner.com/) [Feed](http://the5krunner.com/feed/)
- Aaron Gustafson [URL](https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/) [Feed](https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/feeds/all.xml)
- Emily Webber [URL](https://emilywebber.co.uk/) [Feed](http://emilywebber.co.uk/feed/)

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