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date: 2026-10-26 11:03
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-26
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 26 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 12.37˚C,
- With highs of 12.88˚C and lows of 11.58˚C,
- It may feel like 12.09˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 8.23m/s and visibility is 8000m
- The pressure is 1004hPa and humidity is 93%
- The sun will rise at 06:51 and set at 16:52

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 179 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Garden Waste Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Design for constant evolution.
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### Fixture List

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- Middlesbrough U21 v Tottenham Hotspur U21
- Crystal Palace U21 v Southampton U21
- Walsall v Salford City
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 136.9199981689453 
- ^FTSE : 10736.9404296875 
- ^FTMC : 24489.259765625 

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### Just for fun

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> Still looking for a job, even the local bakery did not have a roll for me.
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### Top News

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- Why Israel’s wartime election isn’t just about the battle with Iran and Hamas (Euronews, [just now](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/why-israels-wartime-election-isnt-just-about-the-battle-with-iran-and-hamas))
- Be nice, not nasty: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton on why AI needs humans at its heart (Euronews, [3 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/26/be-nice-not-nasty-nobel-laureate-geoffrey-hinton-on-why-ai-needs-humans-at-its-heart))
- November 2026 travel guide: Where to go, what to see and the new hotels to book in Europe (Euronews, [5 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/november-2026-travel-guide-where-to-go-what-to-see-and-the-new-hotels-to-book-in-europe))
- Revolut to launch platform for investing in private tech companies (Euronews, [12 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/revolut-to-launch-platform-for-investing-in-private-tech-companies))
- 'Pure garbage': Elon Musk’s AI-generated 'The Odyssey' clip ridiculed online (Euronews, [22 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/pure-garbage-elon-musks-ai-generated-the-odyssey-clip-ridiculed-online))
- One in three young adults use AI chatbots for drug and alcohol information, study finds (Euronews, [34 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/one-in-three-young-adults-use-ai-chatbots-for-drug-and-alcohol-information-study-finds))
- Oil plunges more than 6% from near wartime highs as diplomacy over Iran seemingly gathers pace (Euronews, [44 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/oil-plunges-more-than-6-from-near-wartime-highs-as-diplomacy-over-iran-seemingly-gathers))
- 2.92-metre monster fish: German angler lands giant catfish from Polish reservoir (Euronews, [47 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/292-metre-monster-fish-german-angler-lands-giant-catfish-from-polish-reservoir))
- Euro open source specialist proposes LLM gateway to ease token bills (Register, [47 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/26/euro-open-source-specialist-proposes-llm-gateway-to-ease-token-bills/5305170))
- Mexico: spectacular Catrina parade brings the dead to life (Euronews, [59 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/26/mexico-spectacular-catrina-parade-brings-the-dead-to-life))
- PHP2Shell is a warning shot for vulnerability disclosure (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/26/php2shell-is-a-warning-shot-for-vulnerability-disclosure/5304918))
- Why are Elvis Presley rightsholders suing AI company Anthropic? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/why-are-elvis-presley-rightsholders-suing-ai-company-anthropic))
- Iran hosts regional powers for talks to prevent renewed escalation (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7f6943d3-b089-49a7-a0bc-a6f677c09802?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge vote (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7585a18f-88d9-4fcd-882d-ed938c7c9c41?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Oil price falls back as traders remain focused on Middle East conflict (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/97a60042-f7b6-4c87-9387-8572968a7de0?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173415/the-daily-hilario-oct-25th))
- 'Let's just shove a bigger fan in there and see what happens' (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/26/lets-just-shove-a-bigger-fan-in-there-and-see-what-happens/5304654))
- How Lula turned his election fortunes around in three weeks (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/629894c7-e753-4e77-9794-c363c64dce9a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Tesco replacing VMware with Proxmox in its stores and on the edge (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/10/26/tesco-replacing-vmware-with-proxmox-in-its-stores-and-on-the-edge/5305281))
- Xabi Alonso: ‘We have to be critical of ourselves’ (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/173425/xabi-alonso-we-have-to-be-critical-of-ourselves))
- Oxford Street’s pedestrian revolution is finally here (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e14c2beb-cbcd-4e47-9f30-604b766f88e1?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- A day in Benjamin Netanyahu’s heartland (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/470fbc3a-fd2e-4ad3-8999-25d71e53d173))
- The reclusive quant billionaire coming into the light (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bc6bba42-0b33-4825-a2c5-cff9b8f5c591?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Guernsey, Jersey and other havens rake in revenues from global minimum tax (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4c3bf863-b21b-4626-83dd-26c6da3f0d8d?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Work to protect DNS from quantum decryption attacks is speeding up (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/26/work-to-protect-dns-from-quantum-decryption-attacks-is-speeding-up/5305274))
- After stunning victory, Lula will face a deep hangover (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5c283ba4-37cf-4b0e-81f3-6df04b29529b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- After threatening AI export bans, China allows DeepSeek to keep selling (Register, [10 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/26/after-threatening-ai-export-bans-china-allows-deepseek-to-keep-selling/5305267))
- Goalscoring hero voted Star of the Match against Palace! (CFC, [11 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/goalscoring-hero-voted-star-of-the-match-against-palace))
- Weil’s incoming leader to walk away from top job as law firm faces talent crisis (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0ce8a176-19d9-4fb8-8708-0c3fbd04f89c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Melvine Malard on half-time wake-up call and love for Baltimore (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/melvine-malard-on-half-time-wake-up-call-and-love-for-baltimore))
- Crystal Palace FCW 1-3 Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Post-match reaction (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/173407/crystal-palace-fcw-1-3-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction))
- Match report: Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea Women (CFC, [21 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-crystal-palace-1-3-chelsea-women))
- Sonia Bompastor on Malard 'banger' and second-half turnaround (CFC, [23 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/sonia-bompastor-on-malard-banger-and-second-half-turnaround))
- Crystal Palace FCW vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/173401/crystal-palace-fcw-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))

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### Word of the day

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 > epicurean - adjective: Devoted to refined sensual pleasure, especially fine food and comfortable living. noun: A person with such tastes; an epicure.

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### Quote of the Day

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> The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner - Jim Highsmith

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Emphasize differences

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### Film Archive

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- Fantastic Four (Rated: 4)
- Released in 2015
- Summary: A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 157, using [1, 2, 7, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 25 solutions.

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

  Solution: 100 + 75 + 7 - 25

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Boz [URL](https://boz.com/) [Feed](https://boz.com/rss.xml)
- Derek Sivers [URL](https://sive.rs/) [Feed](https://sive.rs/en.atom)
- Ben Tasker [URL](https://www.bentasker.co.uk/) [Feed](https://www.bentasker.co.uk/rss.xml)
- Shell Sharks [URL](https://shellsharks.com/) [Feed](https://shellsharks.com/feeds/all-feed.xml)
- Online Journalism [URL](https://onlinejournalismblog.com/) [Feed](http://onlinejournalismblog.com/feed/)
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