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date: 2026-10-23 10:01
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-23
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 23 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 11.1˚C,
- With highs of 11.85˚C and lows of 10.75˚C,
- It may feel like 10.8˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 3.09m/s and visibility is 7000m
- The pressure is 993hPa and humidity is 97%
- The sun will rise at 06:46 and set at 16:58

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 176 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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> Crossing the river by feeling the stones.
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### Fixture List

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- Everton U21 v Wolves U21
- Manchester City U21 v Stoke City U21
- Gateshead v Tamworth
- Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
- Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 136.60000610351562 
- ^FTSE : 10656.83984375 
- ^FTMC : 24220.58984375 

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### Just for fun

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> I have missed out on joining a well-known large sweet manufacturing business. To be honest it was my fault as I choked in the practical interview. And clearly bit off more than I could chew.
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### Top News

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- France slips into contraction as Europe’s growth slows: How bad could it get? (Euronews, [4 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/france-slips-into-contraction-as-europes-growth-slows-how-bad-could-it-get))
- Another rescue operation in the Black Sea following a distress signal from a ship (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/rescue-operation-in-the-black-sea-following-a-distress-signal-from-a-ship))
- French kids use AI far more than their parents think, survey finds (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/french-kids-use-ai-far-more-than-their-parents-think-survey-finds))
- Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery (Euronews, [8 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/pope-leo-xiv-cancels-assisi-trip-on-doctors-advice-as-he-recovers-from-surgery))
- Trump says he has the right to seek a third presidential term (Euronews, [16 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/23/trump-says-he-has-the-right-to-seek-a-third-presidential-term))
- Was Maricarmen a manager at a property company? This is what we know (Euronews, [23 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/was-maricarmen-a-manager-at-a-property-company-this-is-what-we-know))
- Oil spill hits UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/oil-spill-hits-uae-beaches-as-tanker-attacks-multiply-near-hormuz))
- New 007 incoming: James Bond casting down to these actors according to insider reports (Euronews, [25 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/new-007-incoming-james-bond-casting-down-to-these-actors-according-to-insider-reports))
- UK threatens subsea cable saboteurs with 14 years behind bars (Register, [32 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/23/uk-threatens-subsea-cable-saboteurs-with-14-years-behind-bars/5304794))
- Tributes paid to actor Tom Skerritt as star of Alien and Top Gun dies aged 93 (Euronews, [43 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/tributes-paid-to-actor-tom-skerritt-as-star-of-alien-and-top-gun-dies-aged-93))
- Oil hits $114 for first time since May as global stocks knocked by AI fears (FT, [46 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8948193b-438b-4d71-a0b1-31dff56fc308?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Anthropic strikes deal to launch European consultancy (FT, [57 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/df70bf20-e809-48d0-8485-f8f514a7fbc4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Fitch Ratings: Hungary could meet eurozone entry criteria by 2030 (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/fitch-ratings-hungary-could-meet-eurozone-entry-criteria-by-2030))
- Beware the claw: Do you want to win the bunny or reboot Android? (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/23/beware-the-claw-do-you-want-to-win-the-bunny-or-reboot-android/5304172))
- Vendor-affiliated AI agent tech gets adopted by friendly, funded foundation (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/23/vendor-affiliated-ai-agent-tech-gets-adopted-by-friendly-funded-foundation/5304912))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173304/the-daily-hilario-october-23rd))
- ‘Stars in their eyes’: AFC Bournemouth still trying to convince Alex Scott to stay (WAGNH, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/173307/stars-in-their-eyes-afc-bournemouth-still-trying-to-convince-alex-scott-to-stay))
- Winter arrives in markets (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ce0e9d68-c63f-4666-9909-512b929e6284?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Windows said modem worked fine. That unmistakable scorched electronics smell suggested otherwise (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/23/windows-said-modem-worked-fine-that-unmistakable-scorched-electronics-smell-suggested-otherwise/5304375))
- Beware Bessent’s tilt towards short-term debt (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bf959a1a-1cd8-41e2-8767-03aa1ac3ed48?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Europe’s largest landlord exposed to €8bn hit from Berlin apartment plans (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/57e5b584-78b8-49a5-be2b-c02bba63886a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How a transatlantic mega-merger fell apart over a leadership tug of war (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e114059c-308d-4d8e-8127-f88b0faca879?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Calpers retreats from Big Tech as AI rally falters (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e842173f-6f9f-4115-9e5f-a0f06f0df18d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The limits of Trump’s trade war (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0ce7d049-b264-47da-9aaa-08b33941585a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- AI oversight needs a different model to banking (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f98be079-49af-45c8-9954-ea3bd774c585))
- OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bb564eb1-79d4-4694-aa24-1155202a9abc?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- PHP2Shell exploit bypasses protections designed to stop remote code execution (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/php2shell-exploit-bypasses-protections-designed-to-stop-remote-code-execution/5304883))
- Human receives AI-designed virus for the first time (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/22/human-receives-ai-designed-virus-for-the-first-time/5304874))
- Backdoored robot tries its hand at finger chopping and cat cooking (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/22/backdoored-robot-tries-its-hand-at-finger-chopping-and-cat-cooking/5304870))
- Offer your subscriptions to businesses and schools (Apple, [16 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yfo21auu))
- Max-severity GitLab bug allows remote code execution over 12 years of releases (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/max-severity-gitlab-bug-allows-remote-code-execution-over-12-years-of-releases/5304854))
- Disgraced Indian cert issuer leaves the cert issuing business (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/disgraced-indian-cert-issuer-leaves-the-cert-issuing-business/5304848))
- PHP2Shell puts dozens of UK government services out of service (Register, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/php2shell-puts-dozens-of-uk-government-services-out-of-service/5304840))

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### Word of the day

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 > izzard - noun: The letter Z.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Be fixed on the vision, but flexible on the journey. - Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Abandon normal instruments

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### Film Archive

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- Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (Rated: 4)
- Released in 1998
- Summary: An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 214, using [1, 4, 7, 8, 75, 100]
- Answer: 7 solutions.

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

  Solution: 8 x 4 + 100 + 75 + 7

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Victor Wynne [URL](https://victorwynne.com/) [Feed](https://victorwynne.com/feed.xml)
- Dave Kiss [URL](https://davekiss.com/) [Feed](https://davekiss.com/blog.rss)
- Everything Changes [URL](https://everythingchanges.us/) [Feed](https://everythingchanges.us/feed.json)
- Bogdan on Digital Accessibility [URL](https://cerovac.com/a11y) [Feed](https://cerovac.com/a11y/feed/)
- Dan Q [URL](https://danq.me/) [Feed](https://danq.me/feed/)
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