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date: 2026-10-19 10:43
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-19
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 19 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 12.3˚C,
- With highs of 13.41˚C and lows of 11.65˚C,
- It may feel like 11.67˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 4.12m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1025hPa and humidity is 80%
- The sun will rise at 06:39 and set at 17:07

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 172 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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> Challenge assumptions.

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### Fixture List

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- Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.6199951171875
- ^FTSE : 10777.990234375
- ^FTMC : 24450.009765625

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### Just for fun

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> That last joke was terrible, without the 's' though, it was decent.

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### Top News

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- Macron rejects interior minister’s resignation after French riots (FT, [17 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/cc7e577a-db7a-4e12-9a42-443696b98ec5?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- No Kings Day: Thousands rally across US against Trump (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/19/no-kings-day-thousands-rally-across-us-against-trump))
- Von der Leyen, Costa and Macron head to Budapest in sign of EU-Hungary thaw (Euronews, [27 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/von-der-leyen-costa-and-macron-head-to-budapest-in-sign-of-eu-hungary-thaw))
- Museum exhibit reveals the intricate workings of a knackered Dell (Register, [28 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/19/museum-exhibit-reveals-the-intricate-workings-of-a-knackered-dell/5303250))
- Mother leaves children on Poland mountain trail for 'whining', hikes to summit alone (Euronews, [28 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/mother-leaves-children-on-poland-mountain-trail-for-whining-hikes-to-summit-alone))
- EU eyes Arctic cable linking Greenland to Europe amid growing security threats (Euronews, [33 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/eu-eyes-arctic-cable-linking-greenland-to-europe-amid-growing-security-threats))
- Latest news bulletin October 19th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [43 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/19/latest-news-bulletin-october-19th-2026-midday))
- PwC revenue growth trails Deloitte and EY (FT, [43 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0d89ccfd-50ce-4e74-8112-0a8f53b3afff?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- 'We tore it up': French looters brag online as minister admits police 'lost control' (Euronews, [49 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/we-tore-it-up-french-looters-brag-online-as-minister-admits-police-lost-control))
- Australian MP Helen Haines 'critically' hurt in car ramming attack, officials say (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/australian-mp-helen-haines-critically-hurt-in-car-ramming-attack-officials-say))
- The big winners you need to know about from the World Travel Awards Europe 2026 (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/the-big-winners-you-need-to-know-about-from-the-world-travel-awards-europe-2026))
- ‘Ghost Shark’: Australia unveils submarine drone's secret weapons (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/19/ghost-shark-australia-unveils-submarine-drones-secret-weapons))
- Start Crying Your Heart Out: Why Liam Gallagher is wrong about Fontaines D.C. (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/start-crying-your-hear-out-why-liam-gallagher-is-wrong-about-fontaines-dc))
- US stocks set for rebound after AI sell-off (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/915ea7ca-1f35-4847-810a-fb29e8344496?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Microsoft’s second-hand licensing appeal gets the brush-off (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/10/19/microsofts-second-hand-licensing-appeal-gets-the-brush-off/5303718))
- AI’s epic cash call is matched only by its ability to strangle revenue streams (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/19/ais-epic-cash-call-is-matched-only-by-its-ability-to-strangle-revenue-streams/5303493))
- AI inference is running into a memory bottleneck. Huawei wants to tackle it with OceanStor M900 (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/19/sponsored-ai-inference-is-running-into-a-memory-bottleneck-huawei-wants-to-tackle-it-with-oceanstor-m900/5303543))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173237/the-daily-hilario-october-19th))
- Engineer was so sick of office pranks, he 'wiped' his antagonist's disk (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/19/engineer-was-so-sick-of-office-pranks-he-wiped-his-antagonists-disk/5302162))
- ConnectWise turns off its SaaS-y backup, security, and management services to probe security SNAFU (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/19/connectwise-turns-off-its-saas-y-backup-security-and-management-services-to-probe-security-snafu/5303758))
- Hollywood recasts tech tycoons as bad billionaires (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5483aa1b-7380-45d6-be0f-1a4b2098c903?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Americans are unhappy. How will they vote in the midterms? (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d375cde1-ec37-4c5e-87ab-a3a655e879d8?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Rising interest rates derail property recovery as buyers recut deals (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aef890f1-e3f5-4add-b1fc-6187e2658106?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- ICANN vows to work faster, improve transparency (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/19/icann-vows-to-work-faster-improve-transparency/5303751))
- Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3beab58d-4269-4722-b299-8fa5a93f5a52?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Private equity finds next Asian frontier (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0f857d6a-646d-4d19-bcdd-a0f0b4e8585c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Linux KVM guest-host escape rated critical, may represent a new way to attack penguin-powered networking (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/10/19/linux-kvm-guest-host-escape-rated-critical-may-represent-a-new-way-to-attack-penguin-powered-networking/5303744))
- Time Lords kill leap seconds, before they become the new Y2K bug (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/19/time-lords-kill-leap-seconds-before-they-become-the-new-y2k-bug/5303711))
- Macron faces political firestorm after riots (FT, [14 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/19495e50-0f55-44b1-8d19-19244163a4e8?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US threatens European companies over Starlink restrictions (FT, [18 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d1e28d93-8574-4a46-946a-b261c401d6fa?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Cuthbert on her return and 'ruthless' Bompastor (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/cuthbert-on-her-return-and-ruthless-bompastor))
- Bompastor gives Girma update and praises 'unbelievable' Chelsea fans (CFC, [20 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/bompastor-gives-girma-update-and-praises-unbelievable-chelsea-fans))
- Chelsea FCW 6-2 Tottenham Hotspur FCW, Women’s Super League: Post-match reaction (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/173226/chelsea-fcw-6-2-tottenham-hotspur-fcw-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction))
- Match report: Chelsea Women 6-2 Tottenham (CFC, [22 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-chelsea-women-6-2-tottenham))

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### Word of the day

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> zillionaire - noun: A person with incalculably enormous wealth.

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### Quote of the Day

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> An organization that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only. - Bjarne Stroustrup, Computer Scientist

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### Oblique Strategies

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> riff

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### Film Archive

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- Moulin Rouge (Rated: 4)
- Released in 2001
- Summary: Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 282, using [2, 2, 7, 7, 7, 100]
- Answer: 4 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 7 + 7 ) x 100 / ( 7 - 2 ) + 2

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Smart [URL](https://www.smartlab.at/) [Feed](https://www.smartlab.at/feed/)
- Sam Ollason [URL](https://samollason.github.io/) [Feed](https://samollason.github.io/feed)
- Karl Hughes [URL](https://www.karllhughes.com/) [Feed](https://www.karllhughes.com/feed.xml)
- Vale.Rocks [URL](https://vale.rocks/posts) [Feed](https://vale.rocks/posts/feed.xml)
- Stephen Robles (all) [URL](https://beard.fm/) [Feed](https://wrangler.steve-9e8.workers.dev/rss)

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