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date: 2026-11-13 13:03
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-11-13
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 13 November 2026

- The average temperature today is 7.45˚C,
- With highs of 9.41˚C and lows of 6.51˚C,
- It may feel like 6.69˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 1.54m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1018hPa and humidity is 66%
- The sun will rise at 07:24 and set at 16:21

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 197 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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> Crossing the river by feeling the stones.
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### Fixture List

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- England U21 v Portugal U21
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.00999450683594 
- ^FTSE : 10867.1201171875 
- ^FTMC : 24793.560546875 

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### Just for fun

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> New judges are being offered innovative pay options to help but I do not think the test-i-money will catch on.
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### Top News

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- From Ukraine peace to Europe's future: How Russia is shifting the debate (Euronews, [20 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/from-ukraine-peace-to-europes-future-how-russia-is-shifting-the-debate))
- Jensen Huang’s years-long effort to get close to China (FT, [26 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3efa9733-fbb4-47c2-83ba-b01e548ef277?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Palantir adds three UK police forces to its beat with £10.1M deal (Register, [29 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/13/palantir-adds-three-uk-police-forces-to-its-beat-with-101m-deal/5309699))
- Moscow tells Europe to pick an envoy if it wants a seat at the table (FT, [34 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4c1f5051-94eb-4d20-b154-c45f4538a2a2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Microsoft races to restore services after global outage (FT, [42 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/025b2769-bca8-4a74-b9f5-5d7ad7da32c7?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Hungary’s MOL seeks EU funding as CEO warns Russian oil phase-out could trigger social unrest (Euronews, [46 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/hungarys-mol-seeks-eu-funding-as-ceo-warns-russian-oil-phase-out-could-trigger-social-unre))
- At least three killed and more than 20 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/at-least-three-killed-and-more-than-20-injured-in-russian-strikes-on-ukraine))
- 'Take your time': Funniest reactions to Microsoft global outage (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/take-your-time-funniest-reactions-to-microsoft-global-outage))
- BOFH: The best way to stop an idea spreading is a controlled burn (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/bofh/2026/11/13/bofh-the-best-way-to-stop-an-idea-spreading-is-a-controlled-burn/5309292))
- Winter 2026 travel tips: The best dates to fly and book hotels (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/winter-2026-travel-tips-the-best-dates-to-fly-and-book-hotels))
- OK who just made $200mn shorting Nvidia ahead of Jensxit? (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/13c485dc-2d51-4920-bd1f-13a11c79d96c))
- European diesel prices stay high as global oil supply overtakes demand, IEA says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/european-diesel-prices-stay-high-as-global-oil-supply-overtakes-demand-iea-says))
- China to encourage investment in Turkish renewable energy with $15bn solar and wind deal (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/china-to-encourage-investment-in-turkish-renewable-energy-with-15bn-solar-and-wind-deal))
- Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Club Kid' - Sex, drugs & sudden parenthood (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-club-kid-sex-drugs-sudden-parenthood))
- Crackdown on UK medical record snooping after staff reported sneaking 300+ times this year (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/13/crackdown-on-uk-medical-record-snooping-after-staff-reported-sneaking-300-times-this-year/5309421))
- Latest news bulletin  November 13th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/13/latest-news-bulletin-november-13th-2026-midday))
- Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang and US Commerce Secretary Lutnick summoned to testify before Congress (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/13/ex-nvidia-ceo-huang-and-us-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-summoned-to-testify-before-co))
- US Treasuries set for worst week since Trump’s ‘liberation day’ (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7bebace2-dc87-410a-ae29-ffd9f3176def?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Brit police watchdog says cops' use of facial recog risks wrongful arrests (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/13/brit-police-watchdog-says-cops-use-of-facial-recog-risks-wrongful-arrests/5309379))
- Palantir's NHS cancer app gets plenty of praise, precious few users (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/13/palantirs-nhs-cancer-app-gets-plenty-of-praise-precious-few-users/5309316))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173965/the-daily-hilario-november-13th))
- C++26 stumbles at finish line over Contracts dispute (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/11/13/c26-stumbles-at-finish-line-over-contracts-dispute/5309526))
- Chelsea’s first-ever central London pop-up store opens for Christmas season (CFC, [5 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelseas-first-ever-central-london-pop-up-store-opens-for-christmas-season))
- Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 15 hours as its fixes keep failing (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/11/13/microsofts-massive-m365-outage-stretches-past-15-hours-as-its-fixes-keep-failing/5309609))
- Value Nvidia, not Huang (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1f76f0b0-96c6-41de-9725-9051545d32af?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Developer cleverly shrank 2,600 lines of C into a six-line script but still ending up losing sleep (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/11/13/developer-cleverly-shrank-2600-lines-of-c-into-a-six-line-script-but-still-ending-up-losing-sleep/5309264))
- Russia loses almost half a million lives in Ukraine war (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7377e093-d58e-4303-853a-5aa82b6a747e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why tech CEOs love black leather jackets (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/186f48b8-6574-48be-b0f2-3dcbac5dc24d))
- The downfall of Jensen Huang (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ef8f85a6-e2d7-4d41-b70e-092b2567813a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Singapore says US authorities, and Supermicro, hardly helped investigation of Jensen Huang’s Chinese friend (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/11/13/singapore-says-us-authorities-and-supermicro-hardly-helped-investigation-of-jensen-huangs-chinese-friend/5309579))
- Morgan Rogers scores for England; defends for Cole Palmer (WAGNH, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/173969/morgan-rogers-scores-for-england-defends-for-cole-palmer))
- Alibaba's Qwen3.8 re-educated with a more Western worldview (Register, [11 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/13/alibabas-qwen38-re-educated-with-a-more-western-worldview/5309555))
- US lawmakers pile pressure on Lutnick as Nvidia scandal widens (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/190e5eea-7461-4b26-8b69-17a3288e31d4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))

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### Word of the day

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 > tear-throat - noun: An actor who overacts, especially through loud, exaggerated speech. adjective: Marked by loud, exaggerated delivery.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Innovation is a bottoms-up, decentralized, and unpredictable thing, but that does not mean it cannot be managed. - Eric Ries, Author, The Lean Startup

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Mute and continue

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### Film Archive

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- Mr Deeds (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2002
- Summary: A sweet-natured small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 595, using [3, 5, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 44 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 75 + 25 - 5 ) x 3 + 10

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- And a Dinosaur (Zhenyi Tan) [URL](https://andadinosaur.com/) [Feed](https://andadinosaur.com/home.rss)
- Jekyll News [URL](https://jekyllrb.com/) [Feed](https://jekyllrb.com/feed.xml)
- Blog  - Andrew Nesbitt [URL](https://nesbitt.io/) [Feed](https://nesbitt.io/feed.xml)
- UK Tech Week [URL](https://uktechweek.org/) [Feed](https://uktechweek.org/feed/)
- Health Rising [URL](https://www.healthrising.org/) [Feed](https://www.healthrising.org/feed/)
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