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date: 2026-11-02 13:27
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-11-02
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 02 November 2026

- The average temperature today is 11.36˚C,
- With highs of 12.06˚C and lows of 10.85˚C,
- It may feel like 10.41˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 6.69m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1037hPa and humidity is 71%
- The sun will rise at 07:04 and set at 16:39

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 186 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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> Bias towards action.
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### Fixture List

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- Newcastle United v Everton
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 136.1699981689453 
- ^FTSE : 10710.900390625 
- ^FTMC : 24597.359375 

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### Just for fun

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> Why are all fast cars Chinese? When they drive past they all say Nǐ hǎo.
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### Top News

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- UK and Germany to jointly develop military AI in 2027 (Euronews, [4 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/uk-and-germany-to-jointly-develop-military-ai-in-2027))
- US midterm elections 2026: What are they and when will we know the results? (Euronews, [7 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/02/us-midterm-elections-2026-what-are-they-and-when-will-we-know-the-results))
- Brussels still 'traumatised' by Brexit, EU foreign policy chief warns (Euronews, [19 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/brussels-still-traumatised-by-brexit-eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns))
- 28 years and 50,000 kilometres: British adventurer Karl Bushby arrives home after epic trek (Euronews, [31 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/28-years-and-50000-kilometres-british-adventurer-karl-bushby-arrives-home-after-epic-trek))
- Taliban voices 'serious concern' over US plans to deport Afghans via Pakistan (Euronews, [35 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/taliban-voices-serious-concern-over-us-plans-to-deport-afghans-via-pakistan))
- Skeleton puppets and zombies fill New York’s Halloween parade (Euronews, [35 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/02/skeleton-puppets-and-zombies-fill-new-yorks-halloween-parade))
- How Putin has split the west (FT, [39 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/eae872b0-69cb-445c-a107-aab95f9a8525?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Marvell to buy data centre component maker Lumentum in $115bn AI bet (FT, [48 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/92322fad-f293-48b8-a14b-00506d78eb3b))
- Ukraine needs help this winter, says UN goodwill ambassador and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/02/ukraine-needs-help-this-winter-says-un-goodwill-ambassador-and-actor-nikolaj-coster-waldau))
- Global AI sell-off eases after Nasdaq’s worst month in over a year (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d7fe99f8-d292-4cb5-a8fd-45be0f8cc2b3?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Portugal house prices hit new record as October sees 7.5% annual rise (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/portugal-house-prices-hit-new-record-as-october-sees-75-annual-rise))
- Schools closed and roads flooded as new wave of severe weather hits Greek islands (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/schools-closed-and-roads-flooded-as-new-wave-of-severe-weather-hits-greek-islands))
- Netanyahu presses Trump for renewed strikes against Iran (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8505c9d9-bb41-4052-a3dd-874dc9a509b1?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Iran says it can reopen Hormuz in two days if US meets conditions (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/iran-says-it-can-reopen-hormuz-in-two-days-if-us-meets-conditions))
- Vintage fun: Prodding AI agents using retro hardware just because you can (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/11/02/vintage-fun-prodding-ai-agents-using-retro-hardware-just-because-you-can/5306705))
- Microsoft's moolah mountain is more massive than ever. It just doesn't want the people who built it (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/11/02/microsofts-moolah-mountain-is-more-massive-than-ever-it-just-doesnt-want-the-people-who-built-it/5306576))
- Britain's driverless dream hits a roundabout of awkward questions (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/02/britains-driverless-dream-hits-a-roundabout-of-awkward-questions/5306715))
- From Expertise to Intelligence: NISCO Deploys World's First Swarm-Intelligence Steel Model at Scale (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/02/partner-content-from-expertise-to-intelligence-nisco-deploys-worlds-first-swarm-intelligence-steel-model-at-scale/5306614))
- Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United, Player Ratings: Wherefore thou art Roméo (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/173673/chelsea-2-0-manchester-united-player-ratings-wherefore-thou-art-romeo))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173668/the-daily-hilario-november-2nd))
- Manager threatened to fire a colleague, then gave them a critical task – which they flubbed (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/11/02/manager-threatened-to-fire-a-colleague-then-gave-them-a-critical-task-which-they-flubbed/5306555))
- Chap who coded Google’s Pac-Man clone reveals how the game freaked out Firefox (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/11/02/chap-who-coded-googles-pac-man-clone-reveals-how-the-game-freaked-out-firefox/5306879))
- Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ee2748fb-9f85-4095-b599-526e5a4a6baa?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The meaning of the midterms (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/35d78f66-3558-402b-8816-356c0b6b2f81?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Life in Tehran under Trump’s blockade (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6242529a-9233-4f99-ac90-72bee1099abf?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The race to keep AI under control (FT, [8 hours ago](https://ig.ft.com/ai-safety/?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why rich Ireland still feels poor (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/637d66c0-0b2d-48b2-9d17-f2f5edb86971?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- India floats AI plan under which ‘The model travels to the data, rather than the data travelling to the model’ (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/02/india-floats-ai-plan-under-which-the-model-travels-to-the-data-rather-than-the-data-travelling-to-the-model/5306872))
- Trump makes final pitch to restive voters in midterms campaign (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/75e8405b-124f-44aa-9c5e-0a33d0ee5b92?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Google says Asian advertisers spending less due to Europe's customs changes (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/11/02/google-says-asian-advertisers-spending-less-due-to-europes-customs-changes/5306860))
- Linus Torvalds says Linux kernel is out of ‘stabilization phase’ and using ‘much healthier model’ for AI contributions (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/11/01/linus-torvalds-says-linux-kernel-is-out-of-stabilization-phase-and-using-much-healthier-model-for-ai-contributions/5306852))
- Charlton Athletic WFC 0-6 Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Post-match reaction (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/173660/charlton-athletic-wfc-0-6-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction))
- Charlton Athletic WFC vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/173653/charlton-athletic-wfc-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))

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### Word of the day

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 > pseudologue - noun: A habitual liar.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Stable Velocity. Sustainable Pace. - Mike Cottmeyer, Agile Author and Coach

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Put in earplugs

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### Film Archive

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- Target Number One (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2023
- Summary: In order to strengthen his connections on the street, a young man has to participate in a violent robbery. But, after surviving the war between street gangs, he becomes the main target of law enforcement and a ruthless mobster.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 685, using [1, 1, 2, 9, 75, 100]
- Answer: 4 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 75 + 2 - 1 ) x 9 + 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Accidentally in Code [URL](https://cate.blog/) [Feed](https://cate.blog/feed/)
- Fraser McLean [URL](https://frasermclean.com/) [Feed](https://frasermclean.com/rss.xml)
- Giles Turnbull [URL](https://gilest.org/) [Feed](https://gilest.org/feed/index.xml)
- Jamie Arnold [URL](https://www.jamiearnold.com/) [Feed](https://www.jamiearnold.com/blog?format=rss)
- Simon Willison (tools) [URL](http://simonwillison.net/) [Feed](https://simonwillison.net/atom/beats/tool/)
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